INEC meets parties Saturday to decide on polls

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will on Saturday meet with chairmen and secretaries of all registered political parties before taking decision on whether the polls would proceed as scheduled on February 14 and February 28, 2015.

This is following the briefing of the National Council of State by Attahiru Jega, the chairman, INEC, on the commission’s level of preparedness for the 2015 polls.

The commission said this in a statement signed by Kayode Idowu, the chief press secretary to INEC chairman.

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The statement read in part, “On Thursday, February 5, 2015, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, was invited to brief the National Council of State (NCS) on the preparedness of INEC to conduct the 2015 general elections. He made a presentation titled ‘Preparations for the 2015 General Elections: Progress Report.’ The National Security Adviser (NSA) and armed services chiefs also briefed the council on the current security situation.

“As a follow-up to that meeting, the commission has scheduled a consultative meeting with chairmen and secretaries of all registered political parties, as well as a meeting with the resident electoral commissioners (RECs) on Saturday, February 7, 2015.

“Thereafter, the commission will address a press conference to brief the nation on its decision with regard to whether or not the general elections will hold as currently scheduled.”