A former chairman of the
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has
questioned the power of the National Assembly to alter the order of the 2019
elections
Jega made his position known at
an event organised by the Youth Initiative for Advocacy Growth and Development
in Abuja on Thursday.
Speaking at the event tagged, ‘Is
Nigeria’s Democracy Under Threat?’ he said the National Assembly’s action
undermines the independence of INEC, and would increase the cost of elections.
“Several sections of the 1999
Constitution clearly state that the power to organise and set the date for
elections remain the exclusive preserve of INEC.
“The cost of election would be
higher if the National Assembly succeeds in changing the election sequence,”
Jega stated
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