SaharaReporters has learned that hawkish members
of President Goodluck Jonathan’s inner circle have convinced him to move
in an aggressive and decisive manner to remove Attahiru Jega as the
chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) this
week.
Sources within INEC as well as the ruling Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) disclosed that, barring a last-minute change of heart, President
Jonathan will go ahead this week to force Mr. Jega to embark on a
terminal leave prior to the end of his year in the middle of 2015.
Removal of Mr. Jega would open the door
to appoint a new chairman, a national commisoner of INEC, Amina Bala
Zakari, who would be open to jettisoning the use of permanent voters
cards and other anti-rigging technologies. “Once Prof. Jega is removed,
Mr. President will nominate a new chairman who will declare that INEC is
not ready to use PVCs. And once PVCs are removed, it will become easier
to carry out major rigging,” an INEC source said.Click on ...SaharaReporters for more.
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