‘Not Too Late’: Jega’s Message Concerning Appointment To Tinubu Emerge

‘Not Too Late’: Jega’s Message Concerning Appointment To Tinubu Emerge

One month following the confirmation of ten Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, a former chairman of the commission, is advocating for a reconsideration of their appointments.

The nominees, put forth by President Bola Tinubu, received confirmation from the Senate.

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However, the process faced controversy as critics raised concerns about the perceived partisan inclinations of some appointees.

Professor Jega, who oversaw the 2015 elections, is urging President Tinubu to reassess the appointments in light of the raised partisan apprehensions.

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“I think there is no doubt that if the President were listening, my advice would be to immediately review the appointment of the Resident Electoral Commissioners that was passed by the Senate recently,” he said on Monday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today. 

“So, that is the first recommendation: I will review those appointments. It’s not too late if it is established that the people who were appointed were very partisan or registered members of political parties, contrary to the legal provisions. The right thing should be done and corrections should be made.”

“I would want to believe that Mr President was either misinformed or is not really furnished with all the necessary details with regards to this appointments,” Jega said on the show.

“So, that is the first recommendation: I will make review those appointments. It’s not too late if it is established that the people who were appointed were very partisan or registered members of political parties contrary to the legal provisions. The right thing should be done and corrections should be made.”

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“Secondly, moving into the future, the Senate itself needs to be up and doing. The normal thing when these kinds of recommendations are made is to send it to the committee which would have the time to do a thorough review of the details of all the people that are appointed before it comes to plenary, you know.

“But in this particular case, from everything we have heard or read, it appears that the matter did not go to committee. It just went to the floor of the Senate and they rushed the approval,” Jega maintained.

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