Professor Attahiru Jega; immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), during an event organised by the Youth Initiative for Advocacy Growth and Development in Abuja on Thursday, questioned the power of the National Assembly to alter the sequence of the 2019 elections.
Speaking at the event with the theme, ‘Is Nigeria’s Democracy Under Threat?’ The former INEC boss said the National Assembly’s action undermined the independence of INEC. And that the cost of election would be higher if the National Assembly succeeds in changing the election sequence
He added that several sections of the 1999 Constitution clearly state that the power to organise and set the date for elections remain the exclusive preserve of INEC.
