2015 Polls Proved Doomsday Predictions Wrong – Jega

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2015 Polls Proved Doomsday Predictions Wrong – Jega

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Thursday said the last general elections in the country proved false prophets wrong.


He said although the elections might not have been perfect, it was however generally free, fair, credible and peaceful.


Jega made the comments when he received a delegation led by the Ambassador of Mexico in Nigeria, Marco Antonio Garcia Blanco, at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja, Thursday.


He said, “We are indeed very happy that our elections turned out to be well and have been recognized both nationally and internationally as free, fair, credible and also peaceful. Leading to the election, some impressions had been created, particularly in the international media as if this may be the end of our country. Thank God it was doomsday prediction which turned out to be false.”


Jega, who was delighted by the offer to share experiences with the other countries, explained that although the 2015 elections were not perfect, they were much better than that of 2011 and admitted that there was room for improvement.

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He added: “We know that the elections had not been perfect, we know that it was better than 2011. But there is also a lot of scope for improvement and that is why we welcome every opportunity to visit other countries and to see how they do their own elections and to be able to exchange ideas and to also learn good practices.
These processes we hope to adapt to our own circumstances for continuous improvement of our own electoral process.”