Comments on: 20 Things Jega Must Do http://thenewsafrica.com/2010/07/05/20-things-jega-must-do/ Nigeria's authoritative weekly news magazine Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:37:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Goodluck Diigbo http://thenewsafrica.com/2010/07/05/20-things-jega-must-do/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Goodluck Diigbo Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:02:26 +0000 http://thenewsafrica.com/?p=662#comment-32 Place more emphasis on transparent recruitment of presiding officers. 2. More emphasis on declaration of all-party certified results at polling sites. 3. Stipulate severe penalties for presiding officers that help to rig or falsify voting outcome. 4. Severe penalties for politicians behind every rigging or attempt to rig. 5. Above all, preparation of creditable voters' register should be given more time than time set aside to fight legal battle. I doubt if even one year can guarantee resolution legitimate electoral disputes in court. Policy makers or law makers did not seem to have estimated time frame needed for legal disputes with reference to Nigeria's court procedures and lack of faclities at the court. The police not being well paid is not only a problem, but the Nigeria Police Force may not have the tools for proper investigation. Why rush the elections? It is like parking into a house without roof. This is ill-advised. Thanks Ademola Adegbamigbe, Desmond Utomwen and Nnamdi Felix in Abuja for your effort. Let's know all contributors next time to make a follow-up dialogue more interactive. Goodluck Diigbo, MOSOP President /Spokesman Place more emphasis on transparent recruitment of presiding officers. 2. More emphasis on declaration of all-party certified results at polling sites. 3. Stipulate severe penalties for presiding officers that help to rig or falsify voting outcome. 4. Severe penalties for politicians behind every rigging or attempt to rig. 5. Above all, preparation of creditable voters’ register should be given more time than time set aside to fight legal battle. I doubt if even one year can guarantee resolution legitimate electoral disputes in court. Policy makers or law makers did not seem to have estimated time frame needed for legal disputes with reference to Nigeria’s court procedures and lack of faclities at the court. The police not being well paid is not only a problem, but the Nigeria Police Force may not have the tools for proper investigation. Why rush the elections? It is like parking into a house without roof. This is ill-advised. Thanks Ademola Adegbamigbe, Desmond Utomwen and Nnamdi Felix in Abuja for your effort. Let’s know all contributors next time to make a follow-up dialogue more interactive. Goodluck Diigbo, MOSOP President /Spokesman

]]> By: James Hall http://thenewsafrica.com/2010/07/05/20-things-jega-must-do/comment-page-1/#comment-24 James Hall Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:54:49 +0000 http://thenewsafrica.com/?p=662#comment-24 Great article! Desmond, please contact me. I have lost your telephone number. Please check your email. Thank you Great article! Desmond, please contact me. I have lost your telephone number. Please check your email.

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]]> By: Mr Merry Chuckwu http://thenewsafrica.com/2010/07/05/20-things-jega-must-do/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Mr Merry Chuckwu Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:14:53 +0000 http://thenewsafrica.com/?p=662#comment-20 Our to much sabi is drawing us back, you are talking of national ID card, do you not know that many people like us do not have it uptill date. The exercise was flustrating in some parts and I decided not to be going for ID instead of my daily bread. Registration is good but brings noise and fight, Voters will not appear as they register. If we are matured and like to play it right. cast your vote anf leave. That is why honest people should be trusted in the INEC. You people said Jega is good why are you dictating for him as well. Any looser always have two thingd to talk. Leave INEC ALONE. Our to much sabi is drawing us back, you are talking of national ID card, do you not know that many people like us do not have it uptill date. The exercise was flustrating in some parts and I decided not to be going for ID instead of my daily bread.

Registration is good but brings noise and fight, Voters will not appear as they register. If we are matured and like to play it right. cast your vote anf leave. That is why honest people should be trusted in the INEC. You people said Jega is good why are you dictating for him as well. Any looser always have two thingd to talk. Leave INEC ALONE.

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