A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Attahiru Jega, has denied describing the 2023 elections as compromised.

Jega was allegedly reported to have said this at a two-day retreat organised by the Senate in Ikot Ipene, Akwa Ibom State, last week.

The professor of political science at Bayero University, Kano, presented a paper titled, “Electoral Reform and Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria: Review of 2022 Electoral Act (areas for further legislative actions), in which he was quoted to have said, “We have seen in 2023 elections, the damaging effect of how people in the corridors of power get their client/partisan nominees appointed, without being thoroughly screened, and then they are influenced to compromise the integrity of elections.”

However, his Senior Research Assistant, Hamman-Obels, in a statement on Monday, said the report was not an accurate reflection of his position.



Hamman-Obels, who is also the Director of the Electoral Hub, an Initiative for Research, Innovation and Advocacy in Development said, “The attention of Prof. Attahiru Jega has been drawn to a misleading report published in a number of online newspapers quoting him to have commented that the 2023 elections were compromised.

“The report making the rounds is incorrect and not an accurate reflection of the presenter’s position. Professor Jega categorically denies making this particular comment about the 2023 polls.

“As would be seen in his presentation he made at the Senate Retreat held in Ikot Ipene, Akwa Ibom State, nowhere did he make such a statement that the 2023 elections were compromised. Professor Jega hopes this rebuttal will correct the incorrect and inaccurate reporting currently making the rounds.”

victorclean:
Jegga has no right to lecture us because of what he did. He is one of the architecture that designed the destruction of this country.

StOla:
Talk anything now, the People would Gazette it as they like.

Na him make footballers dey cover mouth talk.

You go loose guard where sensational headlines dey sell, dem go give you many flavours of wetin you talk.

Na you wey be author go begin explain tire.

OutOfTheAshes:
I predicted he would deny this statement. Lo and behold he finally did.

OutOfTheAshes:
I predicted he would deny this statement. Lo and behold he finally did.

fredoooooo:
Prof dont worry yaself , those Bush babies and obituarists always looking for something irrelevant to feed on. What do you expect feom peopöe wey dey follow a mad man advice.... majority of dem are yaba left patients, they're born to cry