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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Saturday said he is under intense pressure to shift the February 14presidential election by six weeks in the first instance.

Jega told representatives of the Civil Societies at a meeting in Abuja that he had received a letter from those at the helms of the country’s security agencies that their concerns now is to defeat the Boko Haram insurgency and not to provide security for elections.

The Civil Societies however advised INEC to resist the pressure.
The statement reads:

“The NIGERIA Civil Society Situation Room (Situation Room) this afternoon, Saturday, 7th February 2015 met with the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and with all of its 12 National Commissioners in attendance.

“At the meeting, INEC Chairman Prof. Attahiru Jega, conveyed that he had received a letter from the security services advising that he postpones the general elections on the grounds that the security agencies were engaged in a renewed battle against insurgency in the North-East that would require their full concentration. In the letter the Military was demanding a rescheduling of elections by at least 6wks in the first instance.

“Situation room conveyed to INEC its disappointment with the letter from the security agencies pointing out that this amounted to the Military’s abdication of its constitutional duties to provide security to citizens and to the Commission to enable it conduct elections and appeared contrived to truncate the democratic process in NIGERIA.

“Situation Room is further worried that the Military’s position also aims to blackmail and arm-twist the Election Management Body away from its constitutional guaranteed function of conducting elections. Situation Room also condemns this advisory by security agents that they cannot guarantee the security of citizens, election officials and materials during the election.
“The Situation Room calls for the resignation of military chiefs and security heads including the Police on of their inability to exercise their constitutional responsibility to secure lives and property at all times including during the elections.
“Situation Room also calls on Nigerians to be vigilant and be ready to protect this hard won democracy!

“The Situation Room is made up of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) working in of credible and transparent elections in NIGERIA and includes such groups as Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), CLEEN Foundation, Action Aid Nigeria, Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), Enough is Enough Nigeria, Wangonet, Partners for Electoral Reform and Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth & Advancement (YIAGA). Others are Development Dynamics, Human Rights Monitor, Election Monitor, Reclaim Naija, Institute for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, CITAD, CISLAC and several other CSOs numbering more than Sixty.”

http://theeagleonline.com.ng/security-chiefs-put-pressure-on-me-to-shift-polls-jega/

Eyah, even if he bows to the pressure will that Stop APC from winning the polls?

Hell NO

#SaiBuhari

Vote General Muhammadu Buhari

let everybody shout Jonathan till 2019.

Gej all thee way

if you know that buhari is a learner, click the share buttom.

Meanwhile as Gov Okoro, Ameachi and Fashola. Are warming up for there protest which is lega, i insist kindly make sure there children are also on the line protesting APC people make una wise up oo
.

Meanwhile, the last time i checked its still Brother Ebele Jonathan AKA Goodluck AKA current GCFR aka till 2019.

Abeg nak my like since its still Jonathan till 2019.


Sipping my ku-nun zaki and drinking my fresh air under this peaceful mango tree.

Singing: Bufallo soldier na we go win this election...

Modified
BTW more engine oil to the weapons of our gallant security men.
Weather USA sell us weapons or not.
We thank those country that sold and are still selling us weapons and wares (as part of jonathans transformation agenda to equip our over hyped under equip military) and also thanks to our neighbours who have agreed to coorperate with us in this fight.

Victory is ours.

FirmJudge

Apc no gt say 4 dis nation jor,,,#GEJtill2019

Jega, an islamist will always be an islamist

okosodo:
Jega, an islamist will always be an islamist

When he declared GEJ winner in 2011 why didn't you call him an islamist?

Clown!

if JEGA resigns or postpones this general election as a result of the pressures! hmmmmm, i can't say more than that!

Those PROPAGANDA-MONGERING, HALLUCINATING, BRAINWASHED, RETRO-CHANGE TOUTING homo sapiens keep coining silly catchphrases and engaging in e-wars and living in the faux of their delusional imaginary impending 'victory' at the polls.

Good thing about this government is that it allows people dream - dream that THEIR VOTES WOULD REALLY COUNT...and it would but surely not on social media.




We all know the difference(s) between a DREAM and a NIGHTMARE, don't we?



GEJ is the dream, the other fellow is the nightmare.


If you value your civil and human rights then you should vote wisely.



...TheSon.OfMark has opined. GOOD L UCK to you all.

Firmjudge:
Meanwhile as Gov Okoro, Ameachi and Fashola. Are warming up for there protest which is lega, i insist kindly make sure there children are also on the line protesting APC people make una wise up oo

legal, their

Meanwhile, the last time i checked it still Brother Ebele Jonathan till 2019.

Abeg nak like since its still Jonathan till 2019.


Sipping my ku-nun zaki and drinking my fresh air.
Singing: Bufallo soldier na we go win this election...

Dem dey drink fresh air?

They should free this Man now

I guess it finally dawned on the presidency that this isn't an inter-party contest as it is made to seem but a conspiracy by the HAUSA/FULANI stock to return power to themselves.


JEGA has been comprised obviously and is no longer an unbiased umpire judging from his decision to assign 21,000 polling units to the North and 9,000 to the South. His blatant show of bigotry gave him away.



We thought Maurice Iwu was partial but Jega has proven to be worse.


#OutJegaOrYouJeGba

APC screaming "change" meanwhile they've been implicated by arms smuggling operations gone awry.


https://nairaland.unblockandhide.com/2135397/police-impound-arms-laden-vehicle-kwara

If JONATHAN like let him postpone the election to december, Nigerians will still not vote for him. Real Nigerians are more wiser now.

WE MUST HANDS TOGETHER TO SALVAGE THIS GREAT COUNTRY FROM COLLAPSING FURTHER. IRRESPECTIVE OF YOUR TRIBE AND RELIGIOUS BELIEVE. THIS IS NOT ABOUT JONATHAN AND BUHARI BUT ABOUT YOUR FUTURE AND MY FUTURE

THE TIME FOR CHANGE IS NOW

SAI BUHARI/OSIBANJO 2015-2019

GOD BLESS NIGERIA
GOD BLESS NIGER-DELTA.

#IHAVEDECIDED

Advice is a visitor when you accepts him,he stays but when you rejects him,he leaves immediately...Judge ye!

godsamist:
Advice is a visitor when you accepts him,he stays but when you rejects him,he leaves immediately...Judge ye!

what are you saying?

The security chiefs must have had an actionable intel that BH boys will go full offensive during the election time to have called for the postponement.




Boko Haram planned to attack whole country – Jonathan
Source: http://www.e reporter.com.ng/index.php/national-news/item/3085-boko-haram-planned-to-attack-whole-country-jonathan

Whatever

TELL ME SOMETHING.....

When the DSS and the Military were deployed to Osun State in August last year, was there any form of insurgency in the state? But they were being deployed in order to intimidate the masses. My fellow NLs, I wish you were there to witness the incoming movement of the DSS (Faces covered) you will feel perturbed...
#TeamElectionMustHold ..

We are waiting...

Cant blame anybody,

Knowing fully well that cupid always drifts around with a bow and an arrow, was jega expecting to hold elections on valentines day and not get shot?

from febuhary/failbuhari to mortuary/march4buhari

Oya...

Death to PDP!

security Chief - the plaything of Jonathan.

buhari until of GEJ stop using people to his advantage

Whao.

GEJ will lose even if its postponed.

They shouldnt dare cos i am tired of the terrible traffic jams them rallies been causing

okosodo:
Jega, an islamist will always be an islamist

This is the only thing you could pick from the article

@topic, I like what I just read. As far as I am concerned the reason the security agencies gave for postponement of the elections is not coming with good intentions. Why would they mount pressure on Jega and threaten not to be available for what they are required to do. Is it now they realise insurgency requires full concentration? Are all the soldiers, policemen and so on in the north east fighting boko haram? Why are they now thinking along this line just a week to the election.

PVC issues, I can relate with, but this? Total bullshit. .

I the call for their resignation too. Bunch of clueless people!

GMB for 9ja, #ChangeIsSure