Topic: INEC hopeful on Diaspora voting forNigeria Elections – Jega  (Read 2430 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

The INEC Chairman, Attahiru Jega, stated this when he accepted an invitation to the Commission by the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia to observe voting by Indonesians in Nigeria, as part of the Asian country’s parliamentary elections.

Diaspora voting by Indonesians in Nigeria will hold on Saturday in Lagos and on Sunday in Abuja, at the country’s consular offices.

The voting will be conducted as part of the parliamentary elections in mainland Indonesia scheduled for April 9.

The INEC chairman said it had made recommendations to the National Assembly for an amendment so as to allow people in the Diaspora to vote, adding “We are hopeful that our recommendation will be taken on board. It is good to know that Indonesia does it, because we are looking out for the best model that can be adapted to our country when the time comes.”

Mr. Jega said conducting elections in a country like Nigeria was quite challenging, but restated the Commission’s confidence that given on-going preparations, the 2015 general elections would be much better than 2011 and would comply with global best standards.

Earlier, Mr. Haseng said Diaspora voting was applicable only to the Jakarta constituency in the parliamentary election. PremiumTimes

 

Related Topics

  Subject / Started by Replies Last post
0 Replies
2554 Views
Last post November 09, 2014, 01:00:27 PM
by clowntom
0 Replies
2401 Views
Last post November 16, 2014, 07:00:24 PM
by clowntom
0 Replies
2389 Views
Last post December 11, 2014, 01:00:42 AM
by clowntom
0 Replies
2432 Views
Last post March 26, 2015, 01:00:18 PM
by flukky-1
0 Replies
1199 Views
Last post April 28, 2018, 01:06:22 AM
by NaijaPilot
0 Replies
1549 Views
Last post May 26, 2020, 01:04:08 AM
by sahara
0 Replies
1615 Views
Last post September 12, 2020, 07:01:12 AM
by flukky-2
0 Replies
1975 Views
Last post December 17, 2021, 07:17:11 PM
by flukky-1
0 Replies
1265 Views
Last post September 22, 2024, 01:02:18 PM
by PulseNG
0 Replies
634 Views
Last post December 13, 2024, 01:03:13 AM
by olutee