“Therefore the law Jega applied to deregister PRP was not true because a party can exist without contesting for election.” Nigeria PRP AtahiruJega
Former Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega, came under severe criticism in Abuja yesterday over his recent declaration to join Peoples Redemptions party . His action was likened to a dog returning to his vomit having deregistered the party under his leadership of the electoral umpire.
“He singlehandedly deregistered PRP,” Musa said. “The law he applied in deregistering PRP was strange. When we took him to court, I was the one that filed the case and I was attending the proceedings until the judge gave the judgment in favour of PRP. The judge, in his ruling, said a party can survive without having an intention to field candidates to contest election. Therefore the law Jega applied to deregister PRP was not true because a party can exist without contesting for election.
“If the members of PRP had not gone to court to defend their right, and also return to court that he must recognize them after court judement had been given, would there have been PRP before he would talk of Aminu Kano’s legacy to hang onto today?” “We want to change the system whereby if a governor conducts local government election, he takes all. So, we must do something to stop it. That is why in the last meeting with INEC, my party posit that that responsibility should be taken over by INEC. People are saying it is a state matter. But I say, ‘no’; the governors are not mature, that they should let go.”
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