Kufre George
Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega has urged the electoral umpire to resist pressure by politicians who oppose to the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Registration System (BVAS) for the 2023 elections.Jega, who spoke during an interview recently, said the desperation of politicians grows as the country gets closer to an election season.He urged INEC not to allow the parties to stop them from using the Bimodal Voter Registration System or the electronic transmission of results since they now have a legal backing.The INEC chairman from June 2010 to June 2015 further said the National Assembly should ensure that INEC nominees have non-partisan dispositions.Jega urged the national assembly to thoroughly interrogate allegations of partisanship before endorsing INEC Resident Electoral Commissioners.
