Nigeria’s Presidency dismissed reports that Goodluck Jonathan’s administration was plotting to remove the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega. Attahiru Jega After the elections postponement announced on February 7, Saturday, reports started circulating in the media that Jonathan was not any longer comfortable with Jega and wanted to sack him before the rescheduled polls.

The INEC however denied the rumours adding that the information that a new chair was nominated was “false”.
Vanguard reports with reference to a source from the office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) that the reports were mischievous propaganda allegedly orchestrated by the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The official, who pleaded for anonymity, cited security concerns and warned politicians against spreading information that might result in violence.
“The rumoured sack of Jega is not from the Presidency, but part of the propaganda by the opposition to soil the good name of the President, to discredit the government and cause trouble.”
According to the source, Jonathan’s administration follows the provisions of Nigeria’s Constitution “in the discharge of its duties, including the Chairman of INEC or any member for that matter”.
“The laws are clear about the question of leaving or not leaving and government has nothing to do with that. The man has a job to do and please allow him to do the job without dragging government into it and the man working under the rule of law.“This is the government that has been obeying the rule of law and is not going to abandon its adherence to it. Please, they should allow Professor Jega to do his work and stop heating up the polity.”
A lot of Nigerians expressed their strong discontent with the idea to remove the INEC bossdescribing the rumoured decision as “a joke” and “a comedy show”

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