January 12, 2014

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it is still possible to conduct election in the North-eastern next year

INEC Chairman, Prof Attahiru Jega, who earlier declared that election would not be conducted in any state under emergency rule in 2015, said, yesterday, that he did not foreclose election in the six states of Adamawa, Taraba, Bauchi, Yobe, Borno and Gombe.

Jega, who made the position of the Commission known in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Kayode Idowu, pointed out that INEC would conduct election in the affected states once the security challenge currently plaguing them was resolved.

Jega said, "The point must be made that elections are being planned for all the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as the commission hopes the security challenges presently being experienced in some North-East states will be resolved."

Speaking about the measures put in place to ensure a watertight election in 2015, Jega said that the features would be such that it would be futile for anyone to try to snatch ballot boxes or attempt to engage in multiple voting.
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