President Bola Tinubu has appointed former Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, as Special Adviser and Coordinator for the Presidential Livestock Reform. In a statement issued by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the appointment aims to drive significant progress in the livestock sector. Onanuga explained, “President Tinubu […]
One month after the confirmation of ten Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), a former chairman of the commission Professor Attahiru Jega is calling for a review of their appointments. President Bola Tinubu had nominated them with the Senate confirming their appointments. But the move was marred with controversy as […]
A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Attahiru Jega, has justified why chairmen of the electoral body should not be appointed by the President. Jega made the point why speaking at a two-day retreat organised for senators by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa […]
Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Attahiru Jega, has said that the country must either provide the resources to continue to mandate participation in the National Youth Service Corps scheme or otherwise make it voluntary. Jega made the statement during his address at the Opening Ceremony of the 50th Anniversary Celebration of […]
