How 2015 election will be better – INEC Chairman

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has assured that the 2015 general elections would be better. He, however, said the success of the election is not that of electoral body alone but the work of all citizens. He spoke on Monday in Abuja when he received the top management team of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) led by its acting Director-General, Dr. Samson Shuaibu who were on a courtesy call to the commission.


Assuring INEC's committment to a thorough voter education and public enlightenment before the 2015 elections, Jega also noted the importance of enlightened citizens in the electoral process. He said the the citizens have to be sensitized, educated and be mobilized to discharge that civic responsibility.

INEC and FRCN are working towards exploring areas of synergy and collaboration in the next election.

According to Jega, “We in INEC are aware of the enormous responsibilities that had been placed in our hands to produce a framework and deepen democracy in our country. We have been doing our best in that regard and we have benefited tremendously from the participation of all stakeholders and it is the partnership of all stakeholders with INEC that was responsible for the achievements recorded in the 2011 elections.
He cl;aimed that “since the 2011 elections, we have been doing our best to fine tune the procedures to engage all the stakeholders and ensure that we keep on improving the process. Our determination is to ensure that the 2015 elections remain must become better that of 2011 elections.”