By Ehi Ekhator, Naija Center News
The nation’s Resident Electoral Commissioner has reached an agreement with the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Attahiru Jega on election postponement.
INEC has all day been holding consultative meetings with political parties, civil society organisations and the RECs with a view to taking decision on whether to or not postpone the general elections scheduled for February 14 and 28.
According to the outcome of the meeting, the REC said Jega must promise that after the six weeks requested, he will not demand for another postponement.
In addition, the commission must be allowed to decided how long the postponement should last.
“RECs need a guarantee that there will not be further postponement after the six weeks they are demanding,” our source said.
“The feeling is that outside forces, especially the security agencies, should not be the ones to decide how long to shift the elections. That should be solely decided by INEC,” he said.
The INEC chairman agreed with REC to consult with the Presidency and security agencies in Nigeria and then return for another meeting to finalize the discussion at 8pm.
“The Chairman will then brief the RECs on the outcome of his consultations,” our said.
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