Jonathan behind Jega’s success as INEC chairman – PDP

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The Peoples Democratic Party has lauded the former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, for delivering credible elections.

The party, however, said the real person behind Jega’s success was former President Goodluck Jonathan, who appointed him and allowed him to perform his duties.
The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, said this while speaking with Punch on Tuesday.


He said although Jega was not perfect, elections became more credible under his watch.

Speaking on Jega’s performance, Metuh said, “He led us to our first defeat. But to be honest, Jega, to an extent, brought confidence to the system. Nobody is perfect but we owe his success and achievements to Jonathan who allowed him to function without interference.”

When asked to score Jega, Metuh said the party still had several cases at the Election Petitions Tribunal, so it would not be appropriate to put a figure on Jega’s performance.
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