I never said 2023 elections were compromised – Jega

A former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has denied saying that the 2023 general elections were compromised.

Jega reportedly said the 2023 elections were compromised at a two-day retreat organised by the Senate in Ikot Ipene, Akwa Ibom State.

“We have seen, in 2023 elections, the damaging effect of how people in the corridors of power get their client/partisan nominees appointed, without being thoroughly screened, and then they are influenced to compromise the integrity of elections,” he was quoted as saying.

But in a terse statement yesterday by his Senior Research Assistant (SRA), Princess Hamman-Obels, Jega said the report is incorrect and not an accurate reflection of his position.

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The statement reads in part, “The attention of Prof. Attahiru Jega has been drawn to a misleading report published in a number of online newspapers quoting him to have commented that the 2023 elections were compromised.

“The report making the rounds is incorrect and not an accurate reflection of the presenter’s position. Professor Jega categorically denies making this particular comment about the 2023 polls.”