The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Prof Attahiru Jega, will meet with all resident electoral commissioners (RECs) and the chairmen and secretaries of all the registered political parties in the country on Saturday during which a decision on the postponement of this month’s general elections is expected to be made.
The media adviser to the INEC chairman, Kayode Idowu, said in a statement that INEC will after the meeting address a press conference “to brief the nation on its decision with regard to whether or not the general elections will hold as currently scheduled.”
Jega had on Thursday briefed the National Council of States on the preparedness of the Commission to conduct the 2015 general elections.
He made a presentation titled “Preparations for the 2015 General Elections: Progress Report”.
The National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, and the nation’s services chiefs also briefed the Council on the current security situation in the North-East.
Jega told the Council that his commission was in a better position to conduct election at present compared to its state of preparedness for the 2011 election.
“Compared with the 2011 General Elections, for instance, our systems are definitely more robust. We believe that we are ready for the elections as planned,” Jega said.
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