The head of Nigeria’s electoral commission Attahiru Jega on Monday responded to calls for him to resign from some supporters of President Goodluck Jonathan.
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has criticised Attahiru Jega’s handling of the electoral process and some accuse him of bias towards the main opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari, charges he denies. Jega finally responded on Monday and here is an excerpt of what he had to say.
“I believe it would be a disservice to this country at this point in time for me to say I’m resigning….Yes there have been all sorts of demands for either my resignation or my removal and even now some demonstrations for that, as far as I’m concerned I have a job to do and I remain focused to do it,” Jega