Professor Attahiru Muhammadu Jega

US Secretary of State John Kerry said he was 'deeply disappointed' by the postponement and expressed concern about attempts to pressure Attahiru Muhammadu Jega the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)...

The PDP's win in last month's gubernatorial elections in Anambra State showed how crassly elections can be rigged despite the respected Attahiru Jega chairing the Independent National Electoral Commission...

Secondly the Independent National Election Commission is headed by a reformer Professor Attahiru Jega who has been battling to break the grip of the politicians on the election system (AC Vol 51 No 16 Father Kukah Professor Jega and the vote)...

Although domestic and international observers praised INEC’s efforts under new Chairman Attahiru Jega neither Buhari nor his party accepted the presidential figures as genuine and are challenging them in court...

Unlike his predecessors Jonathan has so far proved willing to give INEC’s Chairman (the democracy activist Professor Attahiru Jega) the independence to do his job thoroughly...

• a credible and non-partisan academic Attahiru Jega heads the Independent National Election Commission (INEC)...

Attahiru Jega Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (AC Vol 51 No 18) has improved management at the centre but the big problems are in the states where electoral commissioners come under huge pressure from governors...

That still has not cleared things up and the new urgency comes from the Chairman of the Independent National Election Commission Professor Attahiru Jega who has said the slow progress in procuring and training officials mean the chances of a credible election would improve with a month’s delay...

There is no shortage of candidates or political parties contesting the presidential election due early next year; the exact timetable (AC Vol 51 No 18) is under review after the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Attahiru Jega last week called for more time to register an estimated 70 million electors...

Everyone in and out of government acclaimed the appointment in June of academic and trades unionist Attahiru Jega as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission...