Political scientist applauds
INEC on election
postponement
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 11.Feb.2015 | DISQUS_COMMENTS
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Professor Aloysius Okolie of the
Department of Political Science, University
of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) has said that the
Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) postponement of February 14 and
28 elections to March 28 and April 11 is a
welcome development.
Okolie, a professor of political science
made this known to the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) in Nsukka, on Tuesday.
He stated that given the highly security
atmosphere in North East and some lapses
in INEC’s preparations, the postponement
was necessary, if the country’s integrity
was to be maintained.
“The postponement is necessary if we
have to maintain the integrity of this
federation. It is a welcome development to
all meaning Nigerians though it might not
be a welcome development to the
desperados.
“The same people, who want this election
to go on not will not like their children or
relations to be posted to the highly
unsecured areas as returning offers,
polling officers or assistant polling
officers.
“I congratulate those who have the gut to
postpone the elections as I enjoin INEC
and relevant organisations to always have
the political will to do the needful for the
overall interest of this federation,’’ he said
He said that those who by false
calculation insisted that the elections
should go on, thinking they would win in
spite of the danger on INEC and the
members of ad hoc staff are selfish
leaders.

May God bless u for speaking so boldly abt d truth.
INEC was only 30% prepared I presume.