Former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, has said that the commission worked hard to prevent rigging in the 2015 general elections, thereby making it impossible for the ex-President Goodluck Jonathan to be rigged back into office.
Jonathan in a book, Against the Run of Play, written by ThisDay Editorial Board Chairman, Olusegun Adeniyi, expressed disappointment with how Professor Jega conducted the elections.
Reacting through his Special Assistant, Professor 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 INEC Boss insisted that the introduction of the card reader made it difficult to manipulate elections and inflate results.
“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.” [myad]
