Election Chief: Boko Haram will
not threaten vote. Abuja – Nigeria can hold elections in
February even if Boko Haram violence
makes voting impossible in parts of
the northeast, the country’s elections
chief told AFP, arguing that the
disenfranchisement of thousands of
people would not undermine the
entire vote.
Attahiru Jega, who heads the
Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC), said he was
preparing to organise polling in the
three states under emergency rule
because of Islamist attacks.
Based on current security
assessments, the 57-year-old former
academic said it was “inconceivable”
that unrest could prevent voting
throughout Adamawa, Borno and
Yobe states.
