…Says their policies are ‘anti-people’ Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has urged the Nigerian government not to take every advice offered by the Bretton Woods institutions – the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, (IMF). The former INEC boss gave this advice while speaking at the ongoing 2024 Annual Directors’ Conference, with the theme: ‘Good Governance as a Catalyst for Economic Recovery, Growth, and Development’, organised by the Chartered Institute of Directors of Nigeria, (CIoD), said while it is good and useful…
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‘Political mafias captured Nigeria’s election, Govt. under Yakubu; citizens must rise now’ – Attahiru Jega
Former Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) INEC chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega ,at the weekend, sounded a warning to Nigerians, saying the country’s fundamental governing instruments have been hijacked by a pack of reckless political actors. He rallied Nigerians to immediately rise and recover control of the country or risk farming out their collective destiny to a clique of selfish individuals who lacked the requisite aptitude to salvage the country’s descent into a failed entity. According to him: “Citizens have an obligation in good or bad times, They have key roles to…
Read More‘Nigeria’s presidential system defective’- Jega
…Says restructuring critical before 2027 Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has called on Nigerians to put heads together and ensure the country is restructured before the 2027 general elections. The former INEC chairman, who, made the call yesterday, while delivering the convocation lecture at the Bauchi State University, Gadau, on the theme: ‘Safeguarding Nigeria’s future: Prioritising citizen’s welfare and security amidst challenges’, said power devolution to the sub-nationals was critical for the country to develop. He also pointed out that the presidential system being…
Read More‘Bad governance worsening Nigeria’s insecurity’ – Jega
A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega has said bad governance is responsible for the worsening security challenges facing Nigeria. He stated this on Thursday, as the keynote speaker at the Pre-Inaugural Lecture organised in honour of Umaru Bago Mohammed, the governor-elect of Niger State. He said the prevailing national security challenges in Nigeria were caused by poor management of complex diversity and poor governance complicated by heightened mobilisation of ethno-religious identities, especially during political and electoral contests. He lamented that the number of…
Read More2023: “Politicians see elections as do-or-die affair” – Jega laments
A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has urged Nigerians to be vigilant ahead of the 2023 elections, warning that politicians are likely to deploy all means necessary to emerge victorious. He said Nigerian politicians since 1999 see the electoral contest as a do-or-die affair, noting that the 2023 elections won’t be different. Jega stated this on Tuesday, in Abuja, while delivering a keynote at the public sensitization on peaceful co-existence and the need to have hitch-free 2023 elections, organised by the Abuja National…
Read MoreLeadership: ‘Nigerians are unfortunate global citizens’ – Attahiru Jega
Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, yesterday, lamented that Nigerians belong to the category of the ‘unfortunate citizens of the world’. Prof. Jega stated this during the pre-Ramadan lecture, organised by the University of Lagos Muslim Alumni (UMA), with the theme: “Leadership Recruitment – The Missing Anchor in Our National Development.” According to him, this is because the country’s leadership “ in the context of a civil democratic dispensation, leaves much to be desired”. Jega, who was Chairman of the occasion, further said Nigerian…
Read MoreNigeria in process of total collapse
― Former INEC boss, Jega
The former Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, on Wednesday, said that Nigeria is in the process of collapsing, alleging that reckless elite in control of the governance process are blindly running the country aground. The former INEC boss, who stated this in Abuja, during the 2022 Workers’ Political Conference organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), said considering the current situation in the country, 2023 general elections may be the ‘make or break’ epochal moment. Painting a gloomy of the situation in the country, Prof.…
Read More2023: Jega, Utomi, Kwankwaso, Moghalu, Ezekwesili others to float mega political party
In a bid to rescue Nigeria from what it calls a deplorable state, leaders of conscience, key stakeholders and partners, among them, former chairman of the Independent and National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, Pat Utomi, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, Kingsley Moghalu, Oby Ezekwesili and a host of others, are set to float a mega political party. The group stated that the emergent Third Force Movement of Nigeria, under the auspices of the National Consultative Front, (NCFront), is to consummate the various consultations and negotiations among parties and stakeholders aimed at…
Read More“We can’t all sit on sidelines and allow people to destroy our nation” — Prof. Jega
Former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Professor Attahiru Jega, has said that Nigerians cannot continue to sit on the sidelines and allow people to keep destroying the country. Prof. Jega, who stated this in a published interview yesterday, said, “One of the major challenges that have brought us as a country to where we are is the poor management of our diversity. “We have not utilised the benefits of having a federal system of government to be able to better manage this diversity. The bottom line is…
Read MoreWorsening security challenges may affect 2023 elections – Jega warns
The rising security challenges in the country may affect the conduct of the 2023 general elections, former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Attahiru Jega, has said. Speaking at the fourth ‘Senator Abiola Ajimobi Roundtable’ on Thursday, organised by the Abiola Ajimobi Foundation and the Institute of Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ibadan, Jega said the security challenges may pose a serious threat to the elections. Jega, who served as INEC chairman during the 2011 and 2015 General Elections, maintained that security was important in order to…
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