Nigeria: Jonathan, PDP May Force Jega to Resign - Buhari

Lagos — Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) Presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, alerted on Monday that President Goodluck Jonathan and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may force Attahitu Jega to resign as Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman.

He warned of surreptitious moves in the days ahead to embark on a media campaign to force Jega to resign so that an INEC Commissioner friendly with the PDP can be appointed as acting INEC Chairman.

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