INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega clears air on forthcoming election issues

Prof. Attahiru Jega in a town hall meeting that ended a few minute ago clears the air on some of the issues bothering on election. He said the card readers are necessary for the elections ahead "If we do not use the card readers, we will lose in many fundamental respects," and only people with permanent voter cards will be allowed to vote. He said the Temporary Voters Cards can no longer be use due to those who register more than once in 2011 that have been removed from the commission database.  Card readers will be configured according to polling units. You can only vote where you registered, Many Nigerians who participated in the card reader test have expressed satisfaction with the use of the card readers, We have done quality assurances field tests that assure us the card readers will work well, he stated further that No material related to the 2015 general elections were destroyed at the INEC institute that gutted fire last night between 11pm to 2am. Jega says he was shocked to see some Governors on TV misinforming people on card readers. "As I speak with you today, we are adequately prepared to conduct free, fair, and credible elections.
He reaffirmed his stand that "No soldiers or armed police will be at the polling units. Armed police will only be at 300 metres away from the polling unit in order to make sure troublemakers are dealt with.
 On his removal or resignation rumour, he said  "I think at this time it would be a disservice to this country to say I am resigning". There has been speculation about my removal,as far as I'm concerned I have a job to do and have no reason to resign". He said himself and other REC commissioners are focus on the success of this election process at hand and have done everything humanly possible to ensure free, fair, & peaceful elections.

INEC chairman, Prof Jega explain the usefulness of card readers

The INEC chairman cleared the air on some of the issues related to the postponed forthcoming election. He said card readers will be use for accreditation and not election as been peddle around in some quarters. He proceed further that the fire that gut the INEC institute started about 11pm on sunday and was put off around 2am, but did not affect any of the materials to be use for the 2015 elections because all 2015 materials have been dispatched to where they are needed.