The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, says the electoral body has no reason to change the current sequence of the 2019 general elections released based on the provision of the existing laws.

Professor Yakubu, who said this yesterday in Abuja at a regular consultative meeting with the media, did not rule out the possibility of looking at the sequence of the election timetable if there was any compelling issue.

“On 9th January, we issued the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2019 General Elections based on our powers and extant laws and nothing has changed. There is a principle behind the choice of these dates- as our democracy matures, we should be moving from uncertainty to certainty.

“As far as the Commission is concerned, there is no legal lacuna for now; we are working based on existing laws. But if something happens tomorrow, we will come out clear and tell Nigerians, but I think we are not operating based on conjectures,” he said.

The INEC chairman, who reiterated the concern of the electoral body over what he called “monetization of the electoral process,” said the commission was already working with security agencies to stop the menace.

Professor Yakubu said INEC was optimistic about the conduct of free, fair and credible general elections in view of its continued engagement with critical stakeholders in the electoral process.

He said the commission had finished all the preparatory steps for the 2019 general elections, adding that practical steps had been taken to implement provisions of the Election Project Plan (EPP).

The INEC chairman said the commission was making efforts to ensure that voting process was easier for persons living with disabilities (PWDs), including pregnant and lactating women as well as the aged.

He ruled out the possibility of giving opportunities for underage voters in national elections conducted by the INEC, stressing that the electoral body would do “whatever it takes to clean up the voter register so that only those who are eligible are allowed to vote.”

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/inec-stands-by-2019-election-timetable-prof-yakubu.html

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First ever FTC.
I feel like flying right now

nice one

See them, "correct", Nice one"-people are trying to profer solutions. The old timetable will encourage rigging,people will use the federal might to do impunity.

Who blinks first...

nice one
to hell with the corrupt national assembly
body go gist them

na una sabi

Lawmakers and governors were campaigning for the order in which the election is to be held for it to be change in order to suit their criminal mindsets.

Oleburuku...
Ino
Criminals...

Supported. The Supreme Court will back you. They want to be elected first then influence who becomes Governor and President.

INEC want to conduct fake election again neither are they interested in stopping under age voting. I don't know why the date is more important than the election it's self. I support national assembly the presidential election should come first to allow some atom of credibility infact we are even saying let election be hold on different month or year.
This is my first time i seeing INEC rejecting an electoral amendment bill from the national assembly. We hope they will help us make our election more credible and acceptable than previous one.

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uselessness the problems we are facing now is it from this timetable? if they get the best time table will our problem solve.

Yankee101:
Supported. The Supreme Court will back you. They want to be elected first then influence who becomes Governor and President.

How would they influence who become governor and president? When the governor virtually controls the state which they are part of? And the president whom majorly controls the governor's?

The national assembly members are evil, senseless and self centered.
they abandoned burning and serious issues and start chasing shadow.
They never pass any bill to stop fulani herdsmen from killing nigerians, they never pass any bill to compel state governors to pay salaries before any project and lots more.
it's good the way they're rendering themselves useless.

All this noise for the upcoming fake election

Stupid People.. Talking like they can conduct free and fair election... I mean an election that under age will not vote..

Many of the senators dat supported dis new law av been der since d last administration
Y did dey not make dis law then,y now??
Something is fishy I think

Ipob/PDP/corruption children how market. You can go to court.

Esseite:


How would they influence who become governor and president? When the governor virtually controls the state which they are part of? And the president whom majorly controls the governor's?

Immediately you win an election in Nigeria, all security agent chiefs in your State deflect to you. If it happened with Goodluck and his appointed Police IG who be Governor?

That's why they want to be elected first

From the very hour you are announced winner, money, power, influence and people gravitate towards you.

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Nice move.i know he will perform better than jega.tge constitution is superior to any elector act so inec are in order and the supreme court will easily support them.all nass has to do to change the order is to amend the constitution taking away the power of inec to conduct elections and vesting it on nass.nonsense.uo buhari

Our senators are rogues

Hello Nigerians, come let's reason together, no reasonable person in Nigeria today is happy with d situation of things most especially on the economy and security of the nation. But then, 2019 election is around the corner and some political parties with some other fellow Nigerians like me are planning to oust PMB. Hmmm, let's think well about this oo. We know he hasn't performed well to be reelected but giving the seat to another northerner won't do anybody any good. For me, I just want power to move away from the north back to the south come 2023. This is because , if another northerner gets there, he wld want two terms, meaning the south would wait till 2027 and that would be 12 years for the north. Haba...that's a cheat. So, my candid opinion is that PMB 2019...abeg

For Election to be FREE AND FAIR, it be must generally presumed to be free And Fair , the PROCESS, the METHODOLOGY , the PERCEPTION and the observation must be generally accepted to be Free and Fair.
Yakub is a card member of APC, he can't never Never conduct elections that will not favor Buhari.2019 Elections will be between Other political parties and ÀPC, while APC and INEC are One political party, other political parties will be contesting against INEC and ApC.

Yankee101:
Supported. The Supreme Court will back you. They want to be elected first then influence who becomes Governor and President.

With the presidential election coming last the governorship, rep and senate candidates are on their own infact they will have more time within their states and communities campaigning than running to Abuja.

Yankee101:


Immediately you win an election in Nigeria, all security agent chiefs in your State deflect to you. If it happened with Goodluck and his appointed Police IG who be Governor?

That's why they want to be elected first

From the very hour you are announced winner, money, power, influence and people gravitate towards you.

What power does a senator have to influence a police IG or army chief and the organs of the party whom he/she was elected on just a week or 2 ago?

Don't you forget everything and all candidates would have been set already.

Esseite:


Then you should have known that the proposed policy from national assembly is best for democracy.

Or, it is the best for national assembly. Lol.

maasoap:

Or, it is the best for national assembly. Lol.

We both know which policy is best. The proposed policy from national assembly gives an even spread to seek the best candidate amongst political parties even the unpopular ones.

Esseite:


What power does a senator have to influence a police IG or army chief and the organs of the party whom he/she was elected on just a week or 2 ago?

Don't you forget everything and all candidates would have been set already.

Alot of Senators are former Governors, Ministers etc, that's the power

Ok