Election 2011
President Jonathan inaugurates new INEC, calls for voter-vigilance
Jun 30, 2010, 13:10
| | President Goodluck Jonathan has charged Nigerians to be vigilant and defend their votes and insist that every vote must count.
President Jonathan gave the charge on Wednesday June 30, while inaugurating the newly reconstituted Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa.
Swearing in Professor Attahiru Jega as chairman and other new commissioners in the presence of Vice President Mohammed Namadi Sambo, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Alhaji Yayale Ahmed, Ministers and top Government officials, President Jonathan observed that the success or failure of the reconstituted INEC rested with all Nigerians, noting that rules and regulations must be obeyed while electoral misconduct cannot be tolerated irrespective of status or party affiliation.
“Most Nigerians believe that our difficult electoral history is the reason for our underdevelopment and lack of confidence in those who govern. We must therefore begin to repudiate this arbitrariness, and there is no better time to start than now”, he said.
The new INEC Commissioners are:
1. Prof Attahiru Jega (Chairman)
2. Nuru Yakubu (Yobe)
3. Col M.K. Hammanga (Adamawa)
4. Dr Abdulkarim Suleiman Oniyangi (Kwara)
5. Dame Gladys Nne Nwafor (Abia)
6. Mrs Thelma Iremiren (Delta)
7. Prof Lai Olurode (Osun)
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