JUST IN: Elections reorder undermines INEC’s independence —Jega

The immediate past Chairman of the Independent National
Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has questioned the power
of the National Assembly to alter the sequence 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 with the theme, ‘Is Nigeria’s Democracy
Under Threat?’ Jega said the National Assembly’s action undermined
the independence of INEC.

He added that 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 former INEC boss also stated that the cost of election would
be higher if the National Assembly succeeds in changing the
election sequence.

The immediate past Chairman of the Independent National
Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has questioned the power
of the National Assembly to alter the sequence 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 with the theme, ‘Is Nigeria’s Democracy
Under Threat?’ Jega said the National Assembly’s action undermined
the independence of INEC.

He added that 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 former INEC boss also stated that the cost of election would
be higher if the National Assembly succeeds in changing the
election sequence.