2015 ELECTION: JEGA REPLIES GOODLUCK JONATHAN

Former Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Prof. Attahiru Jega, has replied Goodluck Jonathan, over his expression regarding the conduct of 2015 general elections.

Jonathan in a book titled, "Against the Run of Play" written by Olusegun Adeniyi, expressed disappointment with how Jega conducted the election.

Reacting though his Special Assistant, Prof Mohammed Kuna, Jega disagreed with Jonathan’s belief that the wide margin between the presidential election and National Assembly results in Kano State was a reflection of a flawed election.

The former President said it was strange that the state recorded 1.8 million votes in the presidential poll and 800,000 in the National Assembly election on the same day.

But Prof Kuna dismissed Jonathan’s claims and insisted that the introduction of the card reader made it difficult to manipulate elections and inflate results.

There is nothing particularly special about the Kano result; it is a general trend as many voters were more interested in the presidential election than in other elections. That was what happened across the country and you can go and do the tabulation. 

With the card reader, it is no longer possible to return results that are higher than the accredited voters. If you analyse the results nationally, you will discover the same trend.