Elections 2015: How Council Of State Rejected Postponement Of Elections

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governors have given details of what transpired at the meeting of the National Council of State, which held at the presidential villa in Abuja on Thursday. The council had met to consider a proposal to postpone the general elections billed for 14 and 28 of this month. According to APC governors, after spending the day listening to relevant bodies such as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and top echelons of the nation’s security apparatus, the council decided that the election should go on as planned.

Speaking under the banner of Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) the APC governors expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the meeting.

In a communiqué signed by its Chairman and Governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha, after the meeting, the governors said they were satisfied by the assurances given by INEC Chairman, Attahiru Jega and the National Security Adviser, NSA, Sambo Dasuki on the state of preparedness for the 14th and 28th February General elections.

”The Chairman of INEC assured Council that INEC is ready to proceed with elections scheduled emphasizing, in his own words, that ‘ our accomplishments are to such a degree that we can conduct the elections. Compared with the 2011 General Elections, for instance, our systems are definitely more robust. We believe that we are ready for the elections as planned,” Mr. Jega was quoted as saying.

Source: Premium Times