Still unconfirmed from INEC, news from Associated Press had it that the general elections scheduled to hold on February 14, 2015, would be shifted by six weeks. This unconfirmed news formed the basis for the critical meeting held between INEC officials and security chiefs today 7th February, 2015. Thus the elections would be held in March, 2015.
According to other news sources since yesterday (eg, Naij.com), the NSA and the Army chief had made it clear to Prof. Attahiru Jega, the INEC chairman that, there will be no guaranty of security should he decide to hold the presidential elections on February 14. As it obvious that the INEC chairman has no jurisdiction over the security control, it is expected that he would cave in to this decision.
The earlier decision of PVC distribution seemed not enough for this extension decision, but adding the matter of insecurity as a yardstick, even the opposition parties would not deviate from this agreement. According to the military chiefs, the six weeks extension would allow them in collaboration with the multinational troops from Chad, Cameroon, Niger etc, to contain and chase out Boko Haram insurgents from the areas they currently preside as under their caliphate sovereignty. We hope this decision is in the interest of the citizenry and not for political gains.
SADOH M. S.
All these will work for the good of Nigeria IJN.
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