iNEC Notified Of APC Merger Only Five Days Ago, Says Jega • Insists Parties Must First Hold Conventions

INEC Notified Of APC Merger Only Five Days Ago, Says Jega • Insists Parties Must First Hold Conventions CHAIRMAN of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, Saturday, said the Commission only got official notification of the merger intention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) five days ago. It also put to rest speculations that the Commission had registered a group with the acronym, APC, to frustrate major opposition groups in the country. Jega also turned down the idea of using electronic voting for the 2015 elections, saying it was against the spirit and letter of the Constitution. Speaking on a live audience participation Radio Nigeria Hausa programme, Hanu Dayawa, the INEC boss said that, despite the controversy trailing the purported registration of another APC, the Commission was yet to register any new party.