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Jega: 2015 Polls Will Hold as Scheduled 19 Mar 2015 Font Size: a / A INEC Chairman, Professor Atahiru Jega • Court strikes out suit seeking to stop use of PVCs • APC warns against attempt to compromise INEC • Biden urges non-violence ahead of elections By Chuks Okocha, Tobi Soniyi, Onyebuchi Ezigbo and Grace Chimezie in Abuja with Agency Report The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Atahiru Jega, has stated that the commission is prepared for the 2015 polls, making it abundantly clear that there will be no further postponement of the elections slated for March 28 and April 11. His statement would put paid to speculations that the federal government was planning to postpone the polls for a second time, thereby precipitating a constitutional crisis. Jega said this in Abuja on Wednesday at an election situation room dialogue session with civil society organisations hosted by the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC). He said: “We are adequately prepared for the rescheduled elections. I have not seen any indication from anywhere for further postponement.” While addressing some of the issues facing the commission, he said the last batch of 500,000 permanent voters’ cards would be ready before Saturday.
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Jeg
a:
20
15
Po
lls
Wil
l H
old
as
Sch
edu
led
19
Mar
20
15
Fo
nt
Siz
e: a
/ A
INE
C C
hai
rman
, P
rofe
sso
r A
tah
iru
Jeg
a
C
ou
rt s
trik
es o
ut
suit
see
kin
g t
o s
top
use
of
PV
Cs
A
PC
wa
rns
ag
ain
st a
ttem
pt
to c
om
pro
mis
e IN
EC
Bid
en u
rges
no
n-v
iole
nce
ah
ead
of
elec
tio
ns
By C
hu
ks
Ok
och
a, T
ob
i S
on
iyi,
On
yeb
uch
i E
zig
bo
an
d G
race
Ch
imez
ie i
n A
bu
ja w
ith
Agen
cy
Rep
ort
Th
e C
hai
rman
of
the
Ind
epen
den
t N
atio
nal
Ele
cto
ral
Co
mm
issi
on
(IN
EC
), P
rofe
sso
r A
tah
iru
Je
ga,
has
sta
ted
th
at t
he
com
mis
sio
n i
s p
rep
ared
fo
r th
e 2
01
5 p
oll
s, m
akin
g i
t ab
un
dan
tly c
lear
th
at t
her
e w
ill
be
no
fu
rth
er p
ost
po
nem
ent
of
the
elec
tio
ns
slat
ed f
or
Mar
ch 2
8 a
nd
Ap
ril
11
.
His
st
atem
ent
wo
uld
p
ut
pai
d
to
spec
ula
tio
ns
that
th
e fe
der
al
go
ver
nm
ent
was
p
lan
nin
g
to
po
stp
on
e th
e p
oll
s fo
r a
seco
nd
tim
e, t
her
eby p
reci
pit
atin
g a
co
nst
itu
tio
nal
cri
sis.
Jega
said
th
is i
n A
bu
ja o
n W
edn
esd
ay a
t an
ele
ctio
n s
itu
atio
n r
oo
m d
ialo
gu
e se
ssio
n w
ith
civ
il
soci
ety o
rgan
isat
ion
s h
ost
ed b
y t
he
Po
licy
an
d L
egal
Ad
vo
cacy
Cen
tre
(PL
AC
).
He
said
: W
e ar
e ad
equ
atel
y
pre
par
ed
for
the
resc
hed
ule
d
elec
tio
ns.
I
hav
e n
ot
seen
an
y
ind
icat
ion
fro
m a
nyw
her
e fo
r fu
rth
er p
ost
po
nem
ent.
Wh
ile
add
ress
ing s
om
e o
f th
e is
sues
fac
ing t
he
com
mis
sio
n,
he
said
th
e la
st b
atch
of
50
0,0
00
p
erm
anen
t v
ote
rs
card
s w
ou
ld
be
read
y
bef
ore
S
atu
rday
.
-
On
th
e co
llec
tio
n o
f P
VC
s n
atio
nw
ide,
he
said
11
sta
tes
had
so
far
ach
iev
ed o
ver
90
per
cen
t co
llec
tio
n,
add
ing t
hat
th
e co
mm
issi
on
had
pu
t to
go
od
use
, th
e si
x-w
eek
ex
ten
sio
n f
or
the
po
lls.
We
are
no
w a
deq
uat
ely r
ead
y f
or
the
elec
tio
ns
wh
ich
hav
e b
een
res
ched
ule
d t
o h
old
on
Mar
ch
28
an
d A
pri
l 1
1.
An
d I
wan
t to
say
th
at I
've
no
t se
en a
ny i
nd
icat
ion
fro
m a
nyw
her
e th
at t
her
e is
a
des
ire
for
ano
ther
po
stp
on
emen
t o
f th
is e
lect
ion
. S
o w
e ar
e al
l fo
cuse
d o
n M
arch
28
an
d A
pri
l 1
1.
So
on
aft
er w
e an
no
un
ced
th
e re
sch
edu
lin
g o
f th
e el
ecti
on
s, t
he
com
mis
sion
met
an
d d
ecid
ed o
n
ho
w b
est
to u
tili
se t
his
per
iod
of
exte
nsi
on
of
six
wee
ks.
We
dec
ided
th
at t
he
firs
t th
ing t
o d
o w
as
to u
nd
erta
ke
a fi
eld
ass
essm
ent,
h
e sa
id.
Als
o c
om
men
tin
g o
n t
he
lib
erat
ed t
ow
ns
reca
ptu
red
fro
m B
ok
o H
aram
an
d t
he
po
ssib
ilit
y o
f co
nd
uct
ing e
lect
ion
s in
th
ose
pla
ces,
he
said
: W
e h
ave
rece
ived
ass
ura
nce
s fr
om
th
e se
curi
ty
agen
cies
th
at t
hey
are
do
ing e
ver
yth
ing p
oss
ible
to
pro
vid
e ad
equ
ate
secu
rity
.
We
are
ple
ased
wit
h t
he
rep
ort
s th
at t
her
e h
as b
een
a r
emar
kab
le i
mp
rov
emen
t in
sec
uri
ty i
n t
he
area
s o
f th
e in
surg
ency
an
d w
e u
nd
erst
and
th
at t
her
e ar
e o
nly
th
ree
loca
l g
ov
ern
men
ts i
n B
orn
o
Sta
te t
hat
hav
e n
ot
bee
n t
ota
lly c
lear
ed o
f th
e in
surg
ents
.
Bu
t w
e al
so k
no
w t
hat
th
e in
surg
ents
are
ver
y d
esp
erat
e an
d a
lo
t o
f b
om
bin
gs
and
th
e u
se o
f in
cen
dia
ry d
evic
es h
as b
een
hap
pen
ing e
ven
th
ou
gh
in
iso
late
d p
lace
s. H
ow
ever
, w
e ar
e w
ork
ing
v
ery c
lose
ly w
ith
th
e se
curi
ty a
gen
cies
to
en
sure
th
at m
easu
res
are
pu
t in
pla
ce t
o c
hec
k t
his
an
d
ensu
re t
hat
th
ey d
o n
ot
dis
rup
t th
e el
ecto
ral
pro
cess
.
Jega
also
sta
ted
th
at a
rran
gem
ents
mad
e fo
r v
ote
rs i
n i
nte
rnal
ly d
isp
lace
d p
erso
ns
(ID
P)
cam
ps
wo
uld
rem
ain
in
pla
ce.
We
hav
e p
lan
s to
arr
ange
vo
tin
g f
or
IDP
s. T
he
pla
ns
are
stil
l o
n t
he
gro
un
d.
We
hav
e sa
id t
hat
in
are
as w
her
e p
eop
le h
ave
mo
ved
bac
k a
nd
it
is c
on
firm
ed t
hat
it
is s
afe,
th
en i
t is
bet
ter
for
us
to g
o b
ack
to
th
e p
oll
ing u
nit
s th
ere
and
org
anis
e th
e el
ecti
on
s.
An
d w
e h
ave
task
ed o
ur
Res
iden
t E
lect
ora
l C
om
mis
sio
ner
s to
mak
e th
at a
sses
smen
t n
ow
. B
ut
we
kn
ow
th
at i
n m
any c
ases
, ID
Ps
are
no
t go
ing b
ack
. S
o i
f th
ere
are
stil
l p
eop
le i
n I
DP
cam
ps
and
th
ey a
re n
ot
go
ing b
ack
, w
e w
ill
go
ah
ead
wit
h t
he
elec
tio
ns
as w
e h
ad p
lan
ned
in
th
e d
esig
nat
ed p
lace
s fo
r th
e ID
Ps,
Je
ga
said
.
Wit
h r
egar
ds
to a
ctu
al v
oti
ng b
y p
oli
tica
l o
ffic
e h
old
ers,
Jeg
a b
arre
d a
rmed
or
un
ifo
rmed
sec
uri
ty
per
son
nel
fro
m a
cco
mp
anyin
g t
hei
r p
rin
cip
als
to t
he
po
llin
g u
nit
s o
n e
lect
ion
day
.
He
furt
her
in
sist
ed
that
th
e d
ays
for
the
elec
tio
ns
sho
uld
n
ot
be
seen
as
an
ex
cuse
fo
r u
nju
stif
iab
le m
ov
emen
t, a
dd
ing t
hat
on
e o
f th
e m
ain
ch
alle
nges
fac
ing I
NE
C w
as t
he
pre
val
ence
o
f h
igh
pro
file
per
son
s an
d t
op
go
ver
nm
ent
off
icia
ls w
ho
hab
itu
ally
bre
ak t
his
ru
le.
We
ve
bee
n e
mp
hat
ic w
ith
ou
r se
curi
ty o
per
ativ
es o
n t
he
nee
d t
o b
e m
ore
dil
igen
t an
d e
nsu
re
that
th
ese
gu
idel
ines
are
co
mp
lied
wit
h,
he
said
.
-
He
furt
her
no
ted
th
at f
or
the
pu
rpo
se o
f th
e el
ecti
on
s, t
he
bal
lot
box
es h
ad b
een
co
lou
r-co
ded
in
ord
er t
o m
ake
a cl
ear
dif
fere
nti
atio
n f
or
the
po
liti
cal
off
ices
in
co
nte
nti
on
.
Bec
ause
we
are
hav
ing t
hre
e se
ts o
f el
ecti
on
s o
n t
he
sam
e d
ay,
we
are
usi
ng t
hre
e b
allo
t b
ox
es
on
Mar
ch 2
8 a
nd
tw
o f
or
Ap
ril
11
, h
e ex
pla
ined
.
He
mad
e it
cle
ar t
hat
all
ele
cto
ral
off
icer
s w
ho
bre
ach
th
e la
w g
uid
ing t
he
elec
tora
l p
roce
ss
wo
uld
be
pu
nis
hed
acc
ord
ingly
.
Th
e IN
EC
ch
airm
an a
dd
ed t
hat
an
y p
oll
ing u
nit
wh
ere
the
card
rea
der
s ar
e st
ole
n w
ou
ld r
esu
lt i
n
the
vo
idin
g o
f th
e v
ote
s o
f th
at p
arti
cula
r p
oll
ing u
nit
.
If
peo
ple
sn
atch
car
d r
ead
ers,
it
is s
uff
icie
nt
gro
un
ds
to c
ance
l el
ecti
on
s in
th
ose
pla
ces,
h
e sa
id.
He
alla
yed
fea
rs e
xp
ress
ed i
n s
om
e q
uar
ters
th
at f
inger
pri
nts
wh
ich
wer
e n
ot
cap
ture
d w
ill
be
dis
enfr
anch
ised
des
pit
e v
ote
rs h
avin
g P
VC
s, s
ayin
g:
An
yo
ne
wh
o h
as r
egis
tere
d a
nd
has
a P
VC
w
ill
be
allo
wed
to
vo
te.
Ear
lier
, th
e E
xec
uti
ve
Dir
ecto
r, P
LA
C,
Cle
men
t N
wan
kw
o,
said
IN
EC
has
th
e fu
ll b
ack
ing o
f ci
vil
so
ciet
y g
rou
ps
for
the
con
du
ct o
f th
e p
oll
s.
He
said
ci
vil
so
ciet
y
org
anis
atio
ns
wo
uld
ta
ke
Jega
for
his
w
ord
, ad
din
g,
We
do
h
ave
con
fid
ence
th
at
the
card
re
ader
w
ou
ld
be
ver
y
go
od
in
cu
rtai
lin
g
elec
tora
l fr
aud
. W
e ar
e co
nfi
den
t in
th
e ca
rd r
ead
er m
ach
ines
.
Jega
s b
rief
ing c
oin
cid
ed w
ith
th
e d
ecis
ion
of
a F
eder
al H
igh
Co
urt
in
Ab
uja
to
str
ike
ou
t a
suit
fi
led
by t
he
So
ciet
y f
or
Ad
van
cem
ent
and
Pro
tect
ion
of
Pu
bli
c R
igh
ts s
eek
ing a
n o
rder
to
sto
p
INE
C f
rom
ex
clu
siv
ely u
sin
g P
VC
s fo
r th
e co
nd
uct
of
the
elec
tio
ns.
Just
ice
Ab
du
lkad
ir
Ab
du
l-K
afar
ati
stru
ck
ou
t th
e su
it
afte
r th
e p
lain
tiff
fi
led
a
no
tice
to
d
isco
nti
nu
e th
e su
it.
Ho
wev
er,
the
pla
inti
ff h
as s
ince
fil
ed a
no
ther
su
it b
efo
re J
ust
ice
Gab
riel
Ko
law
ole
op
po
sin
g t
he
use
of
card
rea
der
s fo
r th
e el
ecti
on
s.
Th
e co
urt
had
on
Feb
ruar
y 2
2,
20
15
, gra
nte
d t
he
sep
arat
e ap
pli
cati
on
s b
y t
he
All
Pro
gre
ssiv
es
Co
ngre
ss (
AP
C),
its
pre
sid
enti
al c
and
idat
e, M
ajo
r-G
ener
al M
uh
amm
adu
Bu
har
i, t
he
Peo
ple
s D
emo
crat
ic P
arty
(P
DP
), a
nd
th
e F
isca
l an
d C
ivil
Rig
hts
En
ligh
ten
men
t F
ou
nd
atio
n,
to b
e jo
ined
as
def
end
ants
in
th
e fi
rst
suit
on
PV
Cs.
INE
C a
nd
th
e A
tto
rney
-Gen
eral
of
the
Fed
erat
ion
wer
e th
e d
efen
dan
ts i
n t
he
suit
.
Just
ice
Ko
law
ole
had
als
o o
n M
arch
6,
in t
he
pla
inti
ffs
new
su
it,
gra
nte
d t
he
pra
yer
s o
f th
e P
DP
an
d t
he
AP
C t
o b
e jo
ined
as
def
end
ants
.
-
Bu
t th
e p
lain
tiff
s c
ou
nse
l, M
r. O
latu
nji
Sal
awu
, yes
terd
ay s
aid
he
was
wit
hd
raw
ing t
he
suit
on
b
ehal
f o
f h
is c
lien
t b
ecau
se i
t h
ad b
een
ov
erta
ken
by e
ven
ts b
ased
on
th
e w
ider
dis
trib
uti
on
of
PV
Cs
in t
he
cou
ntr
y.
Ho
wev
er,
in t
he
new
su
it,
the
gro
up
arg
ued
th
at t
he
use
of
card
rea
der
s w
as l
ikel
y t
o l
ead
to
th
e d
isen
fran
chis
emen
t o
f el
igib
le v
ote
rs.
It h
eld
th
at s
ince
IN
EC
had
no
t en
gag
ed i
n a
mo
ck t
rial
of
the
PV
Cs
and
car
d r
ead
ers,
th
e ef
fect
iven
ess
of
the
mac
hin
es c
ou
ld n
ot
be
gu
aran
teed
.
Th
e gro
up
wan
ts t
he
cou
rt t
o,
amo
ng o
ther
s, d
irec
t IN
EC
to
rev
ert
to t
he
use
of
tem
po
rary
vo
ters
ca
rds
(TV
Cs)
, w
hic
h i
t sa
id,
had
bee
n t
este
d d
uri
ng p
rev
iou
s el
ecti
on
s.
Th
ere
are
no
w t
wo
pen
din
g s
uit
s ch
alle
ngin
g t
he
use
of
card
rea
der
s fo
r th
e co
nd
uct
of
the
elec
tio
ns
at t
he
Fed
eral
Hig
h C
ou
rt i
n A
bu
ja,
wit
h t
he
oth
er f
iled
by t
hre
e p
oli
tica
l p
arti
es b
efo
re
Just
ice
Ad
eniy
i A
dem
ola
.
Mea
nw
hil
e, t
he
AP
C h
as e
xp
ress
ed c
on
cern
ov
er P
resi
den
t G
oo
dlu
ck J
on
ath
ans
dec
isio
n t
o
sum
mo
n t
he
INE
C c
hai
rman
to
a m
eeti
ng t
hat
was
no
t at
ten
ded
by o
ther
po
liti
cal
par
ties
in
A
bu
ja o
n T
ues
day
wh
ich
it
war
ned
mig
ht
be
an a
ttem
pt
to c
om
pro
mis
e th
e in
tegri
ty o
f th
e el
ecto
ral
com
mis
sio
n.
On
th
e in
vit
atio
n o
f th
e p
resi
den
t, J
ega
had
att
end
ed t
he
Nat
ion
al S
ecu
rity
Co
un
cil
mee
tin
g o
n
Tu
esd
ay t
o b
rief
th
e p
resi
den
t an
d t
he
secu
rity
ch
iefs
on
th
e p
rep
ared
nes
s o
f IN
EC
to
co
nd
uct
th
e el
ecti
on
s es
pec
iall
y i
n t
he
No
rth
-eas
t.
Th
e p
arty
sai
d w
hat
ever
bri
efin
g t
hat
was
to
be
giv
en b
y t
he
INE
C c
hai
rman
on
th
e el
ecti
on
s sh
ou
ld h
ave
had
in
att
end
ance
th
e re
pre
sen
tati
ves
of
all
the
po
liti
cal
par
ties
th
at w
ill
par
tici
pat
e in
th
e el
ecti
on
s.
In a
sta
tem
ent
issu
ed y
este
rday
by
its
Nat
ion
al P
ub
lici
ty S
ecre
tary
, A
lhaj
i L
ai M
oh
amm
ed,
the
par
ty
said
it
w
as
wro
ng
for
the
pre
sid
ent,
w
ho
h
imse
lf
is
a ca
nd
idat
e in
th
e fo
rth
com
ing
elec
tio
ns,
to
be
sum
mo
nin
g t
he
elec
tora
l u
mp
ire
at w
ill,
esp
ecia
lly w
hen
su
ch m
eeti
ngs
are
po
pu
late
d b
y h
is a
pp
oin
tees
.
Wit
ho
ut
the
rep
rese
nta
tiv
es o
f o
ther
po
liti
cal
par
ties
att
end
ing s
uch
mee
tin
gs,
irr
esp
ecti
ve
of
wh
eth
er o
r n
ot
it i
s ai
med
at
bri
efin
g s
ecu
rity
ch
iefs
on
th
e p
rep
arat
ion
s fo
r th
e p
oll
s, t
he
ruli
ng
PD
P a
nd
its
pre
sid
enti
al c
and
idat
e ar
e se
ekin
g t
o g
ain
an
un
du
e ad
van
tage
ov
er o
ther
s ah
ead
of
the
elec
tio
ns.
It
is l
ike
the
refe
ree
in a
fo
otb
all
mat
ch m
eeti
ng w
ith
key
off
icia
ls o
f o
ne
of
the
team
s ah
ead
of
the
mat
ch.
Th
is i
s ag
ain
st t
he
spir
it o
f tr
ansp
aren
cy a
nd
fai
rnes
s an
d m
ust
sto
p f
ort
hw
ith
.
Had
th
e re
pre
sen
tati
ves
of
oth
er p
oli
tica
l p
arti
es a
par
t fr
om
th
e P
DP
(th
e p
resi
den
t is
th
e le
ader
o
f th
e P
DP
) at
ten
ded
th
e m
eeti
ng,
the
wid
esp
read
sp
ecu
lati
on
s th
at J
ega'
s li
fe a
nd
jo
b w
ere
-
thre
aten
ed i
f h
e fa
ils
to d
rop
th
e u
se o
f th
e ca
rd r
ead
er,
as w
ell
as c
ircu
lati
ng r
epo
rts
that
he
wil
l b
e re
mo
ved
bef
ore
Sat
urd
ay,
wo
uld
no
t h
ave
hap
pen
ed,
it
said
.
It a
lso
dec
ried
th
e cl
and
esti
ne
mee
tin
gs
bet
wee
n s
om
e k
ey p
resi
den
cy a
nd
IN
EC
off
icia
ls w
ith
a
vie
w t
o r
iggin
g t
he
elec
tio
ns,
war
nin
g t
he
pre
sid
ency
to
ste
er c
lear
of
the
elec
tora
l o
ffic
ials
if
ind
eed
it
is d
esir
ou
s o
f fr
ee,
fair
, cr
edib
le a
nd
pea
cefu
l el
ecti
on
s.
In a
dd
itio
n,
the
par
ty h
as s
aid
th
at t
he
pre
sid
ency
an
d P
DP
can
no
t an
d m
ust
no
t b
e al
low
ed t
o
pro
fit
fro
m t
hei
r sp
on
sors
hip
of
eth
nic
mil
itia
s, i
ncl
ud
ing M
AS
SO
B a
nd
OP
C,
to c
reat
e ch
aos
and
vio
len
ce b
efo
re,
du
rin
g a
nd
aft
er t
he
elec
tio
ns.
It s
aid
th
e p
lot
by t
he
du
o i
s to
mak
e th
e co
un
try
so u
nsa
fe b
efo
re t
he
po
lls
that
mem
ber
s o
f th
e N
atio
nal
Yo
uth
Ser
vic
e C
orp
s (N
YS
C),
wh
o a
re s
up
po
sed
to
ser
ve
as e
lect
ora
l o
ffic
ials
, w
ou
ld
sim
ply
say
th
ey c
an n
o l
on
ger
par
tici
pat
e in
th
e el
ecti
on
s b
ecau
se t
hey
fea
r fo
r th
eir
liv
es.
Th
is w
ill
sim
ply
tru
nca
te t
he
elec
tio
ns
and
tri
gger
a c
on
stit
uti
on
al c
risi
s, t
he
exac
t sc
enar
io
bei
ng p
lott
ed b
y t
he
Jon
ath
an a
dm
inis
trat
ion
an
d t
he
PD
P t
o a
llo
w t
hem
to
eit
her
per
pet
uat
e th
emse
lves
in
off
ice
or
inst
all
an i
nte
rim
go
ver
nm
ent,
A
PC
sai
d.
It s
aid
an
oth
er b
oo
by
trap
on
th
e p
ath
of
ho
ldin
g t
he
elec
tio
ns
as r
esch
edu
led
are
th
e p
end
ing
co
urt
cas
es a
gai
nst
th
e u
se o
f th
e ca
rd r
ead
er b
y I
NE
C.
Nig
eria
ns
sho
uld
no
te t
hat
no
thin
g i
s yet
gu
aran
teed
as
far
as t
he
con
du
ct o
f th
e re
sch
edu
led
el
ecti
on
s is
co
nce
rned
. T
he
Jon
ath
an a
dm
inis
trat
ion
an
d t
he
PD
P a
re s
till
sh
op
pin
g f
or
a co
urt
ju
dgem
ent
to d
ecla
re t
he
use
of
card
rea
der
s u
nco
nst
itu
tio
nal
, ju
st b
ecau
se t
hey
are
no
w p
ain
full
y
awar
e th
at N
iger
ian
s h
ave
reje
cted
th
em a
nd
th
eir
par
ty.
We
are
ther
efo
re c
alli
ng o
n a
ll o
ur
com
pat
rio
ts t
o b
e m
ore
vig
ilan
t in
the
nex
t fe
w d
ays
to t
he
elec
tio
ns.
We
are
also
ale
rtin
g l
oca
l an
d f
ore
ign
ob
serv
ers,
an
d t
he
inte
rnat
ion
al c
om
mu
nit
y, t
o
the
on
go
ing s
hen
anig
ans
by t
he
Jon
ath
an a
dm
inis
trat
ion
an
d t
he
PD
P t
o s
cutt
le t
he
po
lls,
A
PC
sa
id.
In a
rel
ated
dev
elo
pm
ent,
Un
ited
Sta
tes
Vic
e-P
resi
den
t Jo
e B
iden
has
rai
sed
co
nce
rns
abo
ut
vio
len
ce i
n N
iger
ia a
hea
d o
f th
at c
ou
ntr
y's
Mar
ch 2
8 e
lect
ion
s.
Bid
en s
po
ke
sep
arat
ely y
este
rday
wit
h J
on
ath
an a
nd
Bu
har
i o
n t
he
nee
d t
o e
nsu
re p
eace
ful
po
lls,
th
e A
sso
ciat
ed P
ress
(A
P)
rep
ort
ed.
Th
e W
hit
e H
ou
se
said
B
iden
co
mm
end
ed
bo
th
lead
ers
for
sign
ing
an
acco
rd
c o
mm
itte
d
to
a n
on
-vio
len
t el
ecti
on
. H
e af
firm
ed
US
su
pp
ort
fo
r an
in
dep
end
ent
elec
tio
n
com
mis
sio
n w
ork
ing t
o e
nsu
re t
he
elec
tio
ns
are
free
, fa
ir a
nd
cre
dib
le.
Bid
en
said
b
oth
ca
nd
idat
es
nee
ded
to
m
ake
clea
r v
iole
nce
h
as
no
p
lace
in
el
ecti
on
s.
Th
e U
S h
as b
een
co
nce
rned
ab
ou
t th
e gro
wth
of
the
Bo
ko
Har
am e
xtr
emis
t gro
up
in
Nig
eria
, w
hic
h k
idn
app
ed m
ore
th
an 2
00
sch
oo
lgir
ls l
ast
yea
r. T
he
Wh
ite
Ho
use
's b
rief
su
mm
ary o
f th
e ca
lls
did
n't
men
tio
n w
het
her
th
e le
ader
s d
iscu
ssed
th
ose
iss
ues
.
-
CO
NF
AB
Rep
ort
: F
EC
ok
ay
s im
med
iate
im
ple
men
tati
on
on
Mar
ch 1
9,
20
15
/
i
n H
ead
lin
es,
New
s 1
2:0
0 a
m
/
Co
mm
ents
By B
en A
gan
de
Ab
uja
T
he
Fed
eral
Ex
ecu
tiv
e C
ou
nci
l, F
EC
, yes
terd
ay s
et t
he
stag
e fo
r th
e re
stru
ctu
rin
g o
f th
e co
un
try b
y a
pp
rov
ing
im
med
iate
an
d f
ull
im
ple
men
tati
on
of
the
reco
mm
end
atio
ns
con
tain
ed
in t
he
20
14
Nat
ion
al C
on
fere
nce
Rep
ort
.
Min
iste
r o
f C
ult
ure
, T
ou
rism
an
d N
atio
nal
Ori
enta
tio
n,
Ch
ief
Ed
em D
uk
e, d
iscl
ose
d t
his
to
n
ewsm
en a
fter
th
e F
EC
mee
tin
g.
Co
nfa
b C
lose
s F
rom
lef
t: P
resi
den
t G
oo
dlu
ck J
on
ath
an r
ecei
vin
g R
epo
rt o
f 2
01
4 N
atio
nal
C
on
fere
nce
fro
m C
hai
rman
of
the
Co
nfa
b,
Just
ice
Idri
s K
uti
gi
at t
he
clo
sin
g c
erem
on
y o
f co
nfe
ren
ce i
n A
bu
ja.
Ph
oto
: G
bem
iga
Ola
mik
an.
Th
e m
ov
e w
as i
mm
edia
tely
rid
icu
led
by t
he
All
Pro
gre
ssiv
es C
on
gre
ss,
AP
C,
as a
n a
ct o
f d
esp
erat
ion
by t
he
adm
inis
trat
ion
ben
t o
n w
inn
ing
vo
tes
by a
ny m
ean
s ju
st t
wo
wee
ks
bef
ore
th
e el
ecti
on
.
Th
e A
PC
sai
d t
he
imp
lem
enta
tio
n o
f th
e re
po
rt w
as p
ract
ical
ly i
mp
ract
icab
le g
iven
co
nst
itu
tio
nal
am
end
men
ts r
equ
ired
.
Du
ke,
wh
o w
as j
oin
ed b
y t
he
Sec
reta
ry t
o t
he
Go
ver
nm
ent
of
the
Fed
erat
ion
, S
GF
, S
enat
or
An
yim
Piu
s A
nyim
, sa
id t
he
cab
inet
mem
ber
s h
aile
d t
he
rep
ort
an
d c
om
men
ded
del
egat
es t
o t
he
con
fere
nce
fo
r a
job
wel
l d
on
e.
-
Am
on
g t
he
reco
mm
end
atio
ns
of
the
Nat
ion
al C
on
fere
nce
wer
e th
e ad
op
tio
n o
f re
gio
nal
go
ver
nm
ents
, d
elis
tin
g o
f th
e 7
74
lo
cal
go
ver
nm
ents
fro
m t
he
con
stit
uti
on
, es
tab
lish
men
t o
f st
ate
po
lice
, ab
oli
tio
n o
f st
ate
ind
epen
den
t el
ecto
ral
com
mis
sio
ns,
SIE
Cs
amo
ng o
ther
s.
Ex
pat
iati
ng o
n t
he
dec
isio
n o
f th
e co
un
cil,
An
yim
no
ted
th
at t
he
cou
nci
l sp
ecif
ical
ly a
pp
rov
ed
the
mo
dal
itie
s fo
r im
ple
men
tati
on
of
the
rep
ort
.
Mem
ber
s o
f th
e N
atio
nal
Co
nfe
ren
ce d
id n
ot
on
ly m
ake
reco
mm
end
atio
ns
bu
t al
so s
et o
ut
mo
dal
itie
s fo
r th
e im
ple
men
tati
on
of
the
rep
ort
.
An
yim
no
ted
th
at t
he
app
rov
al o
f th
e re
po
rt b
y F
EC
was
th
e f
irst
of
con
cret
e st
eps
to
war
ds
imp
lem
enta
tio
n o
f th
e co
nfa
b r
epo
rt,
just
as
has
bee
n d
eman
ded
an
d e
xp
ecte
d b
y N
iger
ian
s.
Mo
da
liti
es o
f im
ple
men
tati
on
An
yim
fu
rth
er e
xp
lain
ed t
hat
th
e m
od
alit
ies
of
imp
lem
enta
tio
n w
ill
incl
ud
e th
e Ju
stic
e M
inis
ter
com
pil
ing t
he
reco
mm
end
atio
ns
of
the
rep
ort
th
at r
equ
ire
con
stit
uti
on
al a
men
dm
ents
an
d
forw
ard
ing s
ame
to t
he
Nat
ion
al A
ssem
bly
, w
hic
h w
ill
in t
urn
wo
rk w
ith
sta
te a
ssem
bli
es t
o
effe
ct t
he
imp
lem
enta
tio
n.
Th
e re
com
men
dat
ion
s th
at d
eal
wit
h j
ust
po
licy
mat
ters
wil
l b
e re
ferr
ed t
o t
he
rele
van
t m
inis
trie
s an
d d
epar
tmen
ts o
f th
e F
eder
al G
ov
ern
men
t as
wel
l as
sta
te a
nd
lo
cal
go
ver
nm
ents
fo
r ap
pro
pri
ate
imp
lem
enta
tio
n.
Its
no
t ca
mp
aig
n g
imm
ick
A
nyi
m
Th
e S
GF
dis
mis
sed
in
sin
uat
ion
s th
at t
he
tim
ing o
f th
e F
EC
ap
pro
val
was
po
liti
call
y m
oti
vat
ed
sin
ce t
he
gen
eral
ele
ctio
ns
are
du
e in
tw
o w
eek
s.
He
insi
sted
th
at J
on
ath
an h
ad f
rom
day
on
e b
een
co
nsi
sten
t in
his
res
olv
e to
im
ple
men
t th
e re
po
rt,
sayin
g t
he
app
rov
al b
y F
EC
co
uld
no
t b
e re
gar
ded
as
a ca
mp
aign
gim
mic
k o
r a
resu
lt o
f p
ress
ure
mo
un
ted
on
him
.
He
said
: I
t is
no
t an
ov
ern
igh
t th
ing b
ut
the
jou
rney
has
sta
rted
. C
erta
inly
, th
ere
is n
o i
ssu
e o
f p
ress
ure
; h
e is
kee
pin
g t
o h
is p
rom
ise.
Its
an
act
of
des
per
ati
on
A
PC
AP
C s
po
kes
man
, A
lhaj
i L
ai M
oh
amm
ed,
ho
wev
er,
des
crib
ed t
he
dec
isio
n a
s an
act
of
des
per
atio
n b
y a
go
ver
nm
ent,
he
said
, w
ou
ld d
o a
nyth
ing t
o w
in v
ote
s.
Th
ey a
re f
ree
to d
o s
o.
Th
ey b
elie
ve
that
Nig
eria
ns
are
stu
pid
. H
ave
they
mad
e th
e re
po
rt
pu
bli
c? T
hey
are
get
tin
g s
o d
esp
erat
e an
d s
o o
bse
ssed
wit
h w
inn
ing.
Th
at i
s w
hat
th
ey c
ou
ld
hav
e d
on
e tw
o o
r th
ree
yea
rs a
go
, th
ey a
re n
ow
ru
shin
g t
o d
o j
ust
tw
o w
eek
s to
ele
ctio
n.
-
It
is f
rau
du
len
t an
d a
n a
ct o
f d
esp
erat
ion
bec
ause
yo
u c
ann
ot
imp
lem
ent
thes
e co
nst
itu
tio
nal
re
form
s th
at i
nv
olv
e tw
o-t
hir
ds
of
the
two
ho
use
s o
f th
e N
atio
nal
Ass
emb
ly a
nd
th
e m
ajo
rity
of
24
sta
te H
ou
ses
of
Ass
emb
ly j
ust
tw
o w
eek
s to
th
e el
ecti
on
?
Hig
hli
gh
ts o
f th
e re
po
rt
*D
elis
tin
g o
f th
e 7
74
lo
cal
go
ver
nm
ents
fro
m t
he
Co
nst
itu
tio
n, tu
rnin
g N
iger
ia i
nto
a t
wo
-tie
r fe
der
atio
n;
*In
tro
du
ctio
n o
f re
gio
nal
go
ver
nm
ents
; ab
oli
tio
n o
f S
tate
In
dep
end
ent
Ele
cto
ral
Co
mm
issi
on
s,
SIE
Cs;
lSta
te p
oli
ce;
*C
reat
ion
of
18
ad
dit
ion
al s
tate
s;
*T
hre
e yea
rs g
uar
ante
ed t
enu
re f
or
loca
l go
ver
nm
ents
;
*M
ayo
ral
stat
us
for
Ab
uja
;
*R
emo
val
of
imm
un
ity
for
pre
sid
ent
and
go
ver
no
rs.
Oth
ers
are:
*F
ive
per
cen
t o
f C
on
soli
dat
ed R
even
ue
Fu
nd
to
be
use
d f
or
exp
lora
tio
n o
f so
lid
min
eral
s;
*E
ach
sta
te t
o h
ave
its
con
stit
uti
on
;
*C
on
clu
sio
n o
f al
l el
ecto
ral
pet
itio
ns
bef
ore
th
e in
augu
rati
on
of
elec
tiv
e o
ffic
e h
old
ers;
*D
iasp
ora
vo
tin
g;
*F
eder
al a
nd
sta
te g
ov
ern
men
ts t
o s
top
sp
on
sors
hip
of
pil
gri
ms;
*L
egis
lato
rs t
o l
ose
sea
ts o
n d
efec
tio
n f
rom
po
liti
cal
par
ties
on
wh
ose
pla
tfo
rm t
hey
wo
n
elec
tio
n;
*R
eten
tio
n o
f m
inim
um
of
13
% a
s d
eriv
atio
n p
roce
eds
and
On
sho
re/O
ffsh
ore
dic
ho
tom
y
abo
lish
ed i
n t
he
inte
rpre
tati
on
of
oil
rev
enu
e.
Sca
rcit
y o
f D
oll
ars
Hit
s F
ore
ign
Ex
cha
ng
e M
ark
et
19
Mar
20
15
Fo
nt
Siz
e: a
/ A
-
So
me
do
llar
n
ote
s
A
irli
nes
un
ab
le t
o r
emit
tic
ket
sa
les
F
irm
s, i
nd
ivid
ua
ls h
oard
fo
rex
on
ele
ctio
n c
on
cern
s
CB
N:
Ho
ard
ers
are
in
fo
r a
su
rpri
se
Ob
inn
a C
him
a
Mo
st f
irm
s in
Nig
eria
see
kin
g t
o u
tili
se a
nd
rem
it U
S d
oll
ars
ov
erse
as a
re f
ind
ing
it
extr
emel
y
dif
ficu
lt t
o p
urc
has
e F
OR
EIG
N E
XC
HA
NG
E d
ue
to t
he
sho
rtag
e o
f su
pp
ly o
f th
e g
reen
bac
k i
n
the
eco
no
my,
TH
ISD
AY
has
lea
rnt.
Acc
ord
ing
to
fin
din
gs,
so
me
firm
s n
ow
re
sort
to
th
e b
lack
m
ark
et
for
do
llar
p
urc
has
es.
TH
ISD
AY
als
o l
earn
t th
at a
lo
t o
f fo
reig
n a
irli
nes
op
erat
ing i
n t
he
cou
ntr
y a
re f
ind
ing i
t a
her
cule
an
task
to
co
nv
ert
rev
enu
e fr
om
th
eir
nai
ra
tick
et
sale
s to
d
oll
ars,
h
ence
m
akin
g
it
imp
oss
ible
fo
r th
em t
o r
emit
th
eir
earn
ings
ov
erse
as.
Th
e d
evel
op
men
t h
as b
een
att
rib
ute
d t
o t
he
sign
ific
ant
dro
p i
n F
OR
EIG
N E
XC
HA
NG
E i
nfl
ow
as
ap
pre
hen
sio
n o
ver
th
e el
ecti
on
s co
nti
nu
es t
o s
wel
l.
In a
dd
itio
n,
oil
co
mp
anie
s w
hic
h s
up
ply
do
llar
s to
th
e in
terb
ank
mar
ket
hav
e se
en t
hei
r ea
rnin
gs
fall
on
th
e b
ack
of
cras
hin
g O
IL P
RIC
ES
, an
d t
he
litt
le t
hey
hav
e, t
hey
are
un
wil
lin
g t
o o
fflo
ad
as c
on
cern
s m
ou
nt
ov
er t
he
elec
tio
ns.
Ow
ing t
o t
he
dev
elo
pm
ent,
in
div
idu
als
and
fir
ms
hav
e b
een
ho
ldin
g o
n t
igh
tly t
o t
hei
r d
oll
ar
ho
ldin
gs
in a
nti
cip
atio
n t
hat
th
e n
aira
wil
l d
epre
ciat
e.
Ho
wev
er,
CB
N o
ffic
ials
, w
ho
sp
ok
e to
TH
ISD
AY
yes
terd
ay,
said
co
mp
anie
s th
at h
ave
bee
n
sho
rtin
g t
he
nai
ra,
bec
ause
th
ey e
xp
ect
it t
o s
ink
fu
rth
er a
gai
nst
th
e gre
enb
ack
, a
re i
n f
or
a su
rpri
se.
-
We
kn
ow
wh
at i
s h
app
enin
g a
nd
we
inte
nd
to
flo
od
th
e m
ark
et w
ith
do
llar
s. S
o t
ho
se t
hin
kin
g
that
th
ey c
an t
ake
adv
anta
ge
of
the
spre
ad w
ill
be
in f
or
a sh
ock
, s
aid
on
e ce
ntr
al b
ank
er w
ho
d
id n
ot
wan
t to
be
nam
ed.
Alt
ho
ugh
th
e C
entr
al B
ank
of
Nig
eria
(C
BN
) h
as b
een
ab
le t
o h
old
th
e n
aira
at
N1
97
to
a d
oll
ar
in t
he
inte
rban
k m
ark
et,
a lo
t o
f fi
rms
and
in
div
idu
als
ho
ldin
g d
oll
ars
are
no
t w
illi
ng t
o s
ell,
in
anti
cip
atio
n t
hat
th
e n
aira
val
ue
wo
uld
dep
reci
ate
afte
r th
e el
ecti
on
s. T
he
nai
ra s
ells
fo
r ab
ou
t N
21
9 t
o a
do
llar
in
th
e b
lack
mar
ket
.
Fin
anci
al m
ark
et a
nal
yst
s w
ho
sp
ok
e to
TH
ISD
AY
yes
terd
ay a
lso
co
nfi
rmed
th
e d
evel
op
men
t.
Th
e ce
ntr
al b
ank
ex
actl
y a
mo
nth
ago
sto
pp
ed t
he
bi-
wee
kly
sal
e o
f fo
reig
n e
xch
ange
thro
ugh
th
e R
etai
l D
utc
h A
uct
ion
S
yst
em (R
DA
S)
and
W
ho
lesa
le D
utc
h A
uct
ion
S
yst
em (W
DA
S),
ef
fect
ivel
y
sto
pp
ing
th
e sa
le
to
man
ufa
ctu
rers
an
d
oil
m
ark
etin
g
com
pan
ies
at
the
hu
gel
y
sub
sid
ised
off
icia
l ra
te.
Fo
llo
win
g t
he
scra
pp
ing
of
the
auct
ion
s, t
he
cen
tral
ban
k h
ad a
sked
au
tho
rise
d d
eale
rs an
d
mem
ber
s o
f th
e p
ub
lic
to c
han
nel
all
dem
and
s fo
r fo
reig
n e
xch
ange
to t
he
inte
rban
k m
ark
et.
Th
e n
aira
has
bee
n t
rad
ing b
etw
een
N1
97
an
d N
19
8 a
t th
e in
terb
ank
sin
ce t
he
po
licy
was
an
no
un
ced
.
A c
urr
ency
an
alyst
at
Eco
ban
k N
iger
ia,
Mr.
Ku
nle
Ezu
n,
wh
o c
on
firm
ed t
he
sho
rtag
e o
f d
oll
ars
in t
he
FO
RE
X M
AR
KE
T,
said
: A
s w
e sp
eak
, th
e d
oll
ar i
s k
ing.
Yo
u d
on
t s
ee d
oll
ars
anyh
ow
!
Ezu
n e
xp
lain
ed t
hat
a
lot
of
peo
ple
are
act
ual
ly g
oin
g l
on
g o
n t
he
do
llar
. T
hat
is,
a l
ot
of
peo
ple
ar
e b
uyin
g t
o k
eep
, so
th
ey a
re s
ho
rtin
g t
hei
r n
aira
. T
hat
is
wh
y t
he
do
llar
is
so s
carc
e.
He
ho
wev
er p
oin
ted
ou
t th
at t
her
e h
as b
een
a s
ign
ific
ant
red
uct
ion
in
th
e v
olu
me
of
do
llar
su
pp
ly
in t
he
cou
ntr
y,
esp
ecia
lly w
ith
th
e d
rop
in
cru
de
oil
pri
ces.
Th
e m
ajo
r so
urc
e o
f in
flo
w o
f fo
rex
in
to N
iger
ia h
as a
lway
s b
een
th
rou
gh
cru
de
oil
sal
es,
wh
ich
h
as d
rop
ped
in
th
e la
st c
ou
ple
of
mo
nth
s.
Als
o,
the
infl
ow
of
fore
ign
in
ves
tmen
t in
to t
he
fix
ed i
nco
me
mar
ket
has
dro
pp
ed b
ecau
se o
f th
e v
ola
tili
ty i
n t
he
mar
ket
. A
dd
to
th
at a
uto
no
mo
us
sou
rces
, w
hic
h a
re t
he
oil
co
mp
anie
s th
at a
re
alw
ays
on
th
e si
del
ines
to
su
pp
ort
th
e ce
ntr
al b
ank
als
o,
bu
t ar
e h
oar
din
g d
oll
ars,
h
e ad
ded
.
Ezu
n h
ow
ever
fel
t th
e ce
ntr
al b
ank
was
do
ing t
he
righ
t th
ing b
y i
nte
rven
ing i
n t
he
mar
ket
.
Th
e b
est
the
cen
tral
ban
k c
an d
o i
s w
hat
it
is d
oin
g p
rese
ntl
y.
Th
e C
BN
is
alw
ays
in t
he
mar
ket
. T
od
ay,
ther
e is
tra
nsp
aren
cy i
n p
rici
ng.
Fo
r yo
u t
o b
uy f
ore
x,
ther
e m
ust
be
the
un
der
lyin
g
do
cum
enta
tio
n.
Th
ose
yo
u
see
go
ing
to
the
bla
ck
mar
ket
, ar
e th
ose
w
ho
d
o
no
t h
ave
the
nec
essa
ry d
ocu
men
tati
on
to
su
pp
ort
leg
itim
ate
pu
rch
ases
of
do
llar
s at
th
e in
terb
ank
mar
ket
, h
e sa
id.
-
Als
o,
the
Man
agin
g
Dir
ecto
r o
f C
ow
ry
Ass
et
Man
agem
ent
Lim
ited
, M
r.
Joh
nso
n
Ch
uk
wu
, at
trib
ute
d t
he
scar
city
of
do
llar
s to
th
e fa
ct t
hat
th
ere
is o
nly
on
e m
ajo
r su
pp
lier
, th
e C
BN
, in
th
e m
ark
et.
He
argu
ed t
hat
fo
reig
n i
nv
esto
rs a
re a
lso
no
t ac
tiv
e in
th
e m
ark
et p
rese
ntl
y b
ecau
se o
f m
ou
nti
ng
an
xie
ty o
ver
th
e el
ecti
on
s.
So
bec
ause
of
the
app
reh
ensi
on
ab
ou
t th
e el
ecti
on
s, a
lo
t o
f in
flo
ws
are
on
ho
ld a
nd
th
e le
vel
of
dem
and
fo
r th
e d
oll
ar o
utw
eigh
s su
pp
ly,
he
add
ed.
Th
e C
BN
is
sch
edu
led
to
ho
ld i
ts s
eco
nd
Mo
net
ary P
oli
cy C
om
mit
tee
(MP
C)
mee
tin
g i
n 2
01
5
nex
t w
eek
an
d th
e m
ark
et w
ou
ld b
e w
atch
ing
k
een
ly fo
r th
e d
ecis
ion
s to
b
e ta
ken
b
y th
e co
mm
itte
e.
Th
e M
PC
mee
tin
g w
ill
com
e u
p a
few
day
s b
efo
re t
he
pre
sid
enti
al e
lect
ion
wh
ich
ho
lds
on
Mar
ch 2
8.
Ch
ibo
k p
are
nts
ta
sk J
on
ath
an
on
2 L
Gs
stil
l h
eld
by
BH
ara
m
on
Mar
ch 1
9,
20
15
/
i
n N
ews
2:0
1 a
m
/
Co
mm
ents
By E
mm
a U
jah
A
bu
ja
Mem
ber
s o
f th
e C
hib
ok
co
mm
un
ity,
yes
terd
ay,
sen
t a
del
egat
ion
to
Pre
sid
ent
Go
od
luck
Jo
nat
han
to
urg
e gre
ater
go
ver
nm
ent
effo
rts
at r
e-ta
kin
g t
he
rem
ain
ing a
reas
of
Bo
rno
Sta
te s
till
h
eld
by B
ok
o H
aram
, w
ith
th
e h
op
e o
f re
scu
ing t
hei
r d
augh
ters
wh
o w
ere
abd
uct
ed f
rom
th
e G
ov
ern
men
t G
irls
Sec
on
dar
y S
cho
ol
, G
GS
S,
Ch
ibo
k,
last
yea
r.
Th
e d
eleg
atio
n w
as l
ed b
y M
alam
Du
nam
o M
pu
r C
hib
ok
, C
hai
rman
of
the
Par
ents
-Tea
cher
s A
sso
ciat
ion
, P
TA
, o
f th
e G
ov
ern
men
t G
irls
Sec
on
dar
y S
cho
ol,
GG
SS
, C
hib
ok
.
We
are
con
cern
ed t
hat
th
e m
ilit
ary s
aid
th
at t
hey
hav
e n
ot
go
t in
form
atio
n a
bo
ut
ou
r d
augh
ters
in
th
e ar
eas
they
hav
e re
cap
ture
d.
We
wan
t th
e F
eder
al G
ov
ern
men
t to
ex
ped
ite
acti
on
to
cle
ar
the
rem
ain
ing t
wo
lo
cal
go
ver
nm
ent
area
s as
we
ho
pe
and
a w
ait
the
resc
ue
of
ou
r d
augh
ters
, M
alam
Ch
ibo
k s
aid
.
Th
e P
TA
ch
airm
an d
iso
wn
ed r
epo
rts
that
th
e co
mm
un
ity
reje
cted
th
e re
con
stru
ctio
n o
f G
GS
S
Ch
ibo
k a
nd
oth
er s
cho
ols
des
tro
yed
by B
ok
o H
aram
in
th
e ar
ea.
-
Jon
ath
an
Th
e m
edia
, la
st w
eek
, re
po
rted
a g
rou
p c
laim
ing t
o r
epre
sen
t C
hib
ok
as
sayin
g t
hat
th
e co
mm
un
ity w
ante
d t
he
gir
ls r
escu
ed n
ot
reco
nst
ruct
ion
of
bu
rnt
sch
oo
ls.
Bu
t th
e p
aren
ts,
wh
o w
ere
rece
ived
by t
he
Co
ord
inat
ing M
inis
ter
for
the
Eco
no
my a
nd
Min
iste
r o
f F
inan
ce,
Dr.
Ngo
zi O
ko
njo
-Iw
eala
, sa
id t
ho
se w
ho
ad
dre
ssed
th
e p
ress
in
Mai
du
gu
ri r
ejec
tin
g
the
reco
nst
ruct
ion
of
bu
rnt
sch
oo
ls d
id n
ot
rep
rese
nt
the
gri
evin
g p
aren
ts o
f th
e C
hib
ok
gir
ls.
He
no
ted
th
at m
any o
ther
sch
oo
ls i
n t
he
area
had
bee
n d
estr
oyed
by t
he
insu
rgen
ts a
nd
th
at t
he
com
mu
nit
y w
elco
mes
ste
ps
bei
ng t
aken
by t
he
Fed
eral
Go
ver
nm
ent
to r
ebu
ild
th
em i
n o
rder
to
en
sure
ch
ild
ren
in
th
e ar
ea r
esu
med
stu
die
s.
He
said
: O
ur
pra
yer
s ar
e w
ith
ou
r d
augh
ters
an
d w
e h
op
e an
d p
ray t
o s
ee t
hem
ver
y s
oo
n.
We
nee
d t
hem
ho
me
and
so
on
est,
bu
t th
is w
ill
no
t st
op
us
fro
m a
gre
ein
g w
ith
th
e fa
ct t
hat
we
nee
d
ou
r sc
ho
ol
reb
uil
t as
we
ho
pef
ull
y a
wai
t th
eir
arri
val
ho
me.
Wit
hin
th
e co
mm
un
ity
hav
e ch
ild
ren
th
at a
re r
edu
nd
ant
at h
om
e w
ho
hav
e n
ot
bee
n a
ble
to
go
to
sch
oo
l.
Ad
dre
ssin
g S
tate
Ho
use
Co
rres
po
nd
ents
aft
er t
he
Nat
ion
al S
ecu
rity
Co
un
cil
mee
tin
g i
n A
bu
ja,
on
Tu
esd
ay,
the
Ch
ief
of
Arm
y s
taff
, G
en.
Ken
net
h M
inim
ah,
said
th
at t
her
e w
as n
o n
ews
abo
ut
of
the
abd
uct
ed g
irls
yet
.
His
wo
rds,
N
o n
ews
for
no
w i
n a
ll t
he
lib
erat
ed a
reas
. W
e h
ave
also
mad
e in
qu
irie
s b
ut
the
tru
th
is w
hen
th
e te
rro
rist
s ar
e ru
nn
ing a
way
th
ey a
lso
ru
n w
ith
th
eir
fam
ilie
s.
An
d t
ho
se w
e h
ave
com
e in
co
nta
ct (
wit
h)
hav
e n
ot
mad
e an
y c
om
men
ts s
ug
ges
tin
g t
hat
Ch
ibo
k
gir
ls w
ere
ther
e an
d t
aken
aw
ay.
-
Bu
t w
e ar
e o
pti
mis
tic
that
as
the
war
get
s cl
ose
r, t
he
terr
ito
ry i
s b
eco
min
g e
lusi
ve
to t
hem
(t
erro
rist
s) a
nd
we
wil
l g
et f
urt
her
det
ails
on
th
at
he
said
.
Th
e S
ecre
tary
of
the
Kib
aku
Are
a D
evel
op
men
t A
sso
ciat
ion
, D
r. A
llen
Man
asse
h,
in h
is r
emar
ks
said
th
at C
hib
ok
was
gri
evin
g f
or
the
abd
uct
ed g
irls
, as
wel
l as
, h
avin
g a
ll t
hei
r ch
ild
ren
ou
t o
f sc
ho
ol.
He
spec
ific
ally
sai
d M
rs.
Sar
ah P
aul,
a p
aren
t o
f o
ne
of
the
kid
nap
ped
gir
ls,
had
eig
ht
chil
dre
n
and
th
at b
esid
es h
er a
bd
uct
ed d
augh
ter,
th
e o
ther
sev
en c
hil
dre
n w
ere
all
at h
om
e, w
ith
ou
t at
ten
din
g s
cho
ol
, in
th
e la
st o
ne
yea
r.
Reg
rett
ed t
he
po
liti
ciza
tio
n o
f th
e ab
du
ctio
n o
f th
e gir
ls b
ut
urg
ed t
he
go
ver
nm
ent
and
all
go
od
-sp
irit
ed m
emb
ers
of
the
soci
ety t
o r
emai
n s
tead
fast
in
th
e se
arch
fo
r th
e gir
ls w
ith
a v
iew
to
re
turn
ing t
hem
saf
e to
th
eir
par
ents
.
Dr.
Ok
on
jo-I
wea
la s
aid
sh
e w
as p
erso
nal
ly r
elie
ved
by t
he
po
siti
on
ex
pre
ssed
by t
he
del
egat
ion
an
d w
ou
ld p
rom
ptl
y p
ass
thei
r le
tter
to
Pre
sid
ent
Go
od
luck
Jo
nat
han
.
Acc
ord
ing t
o h
er t
he
rep
ort
ed r
ejec
tio
n o
f th
e re
con
stru
ctio
n o
f sc
ho
ols
in
th
e ar
ea,
un
der
th
e S
afe
sch
oo
ls I
nit
iati
ve
was
co
nfu
sin
g.
Her
wo
rds,
W
e ar
e v
ery p
leas
ed t
o h
ave
this
un
exp
ecte
d v
isit
fro
m y
ou
. W
e ar
e v
ery h
app
y t
hat
yo
u c
ame
all
the
way
fro
m C
hib
ok
to
mak
e yo
ur
po
siti
on
on
th
is m
atte
r cl
ear.
I w
ill
rela
te i
t to
M
r. P
resi
den
t. I
t w
as v
ery c
on
fusi
ng w
hen
we
hea
rd t
hat
Ch
ibo
k c
om
mu
nit
y r
ejec
ted
re-
con
stru
ctio
n o
f th
e sc
ho
ol.
Get
tin
g o
ur
chil
dre
n b
ack
to
sch
oo
l ca
nn
ot
be
po
liti
cize
d.
Sav
e S
cho
ols
In
itia
tiv
e is
no
t ab
ou
t p
oli
tics
. It
is
abo
ut
dev
elo
pm
ent
.
Th
e m
inis
ter
said
th
at t
her
e w
ere
abo
ut
3,
00
0 s
cho
ol
age
chil
dre
n w
ho
nee
ded
to
be
retu
rned
to
sc
ho
ol
in t
he
area
an
d a
s su
ch s
tep
s w
ou
ld b
e ta
ken
to
urg
ent
get
th
em b
ack
to
cla
sses
.
12
of
26 P
oli
tica
l P
art
ies
Ple
dg
e A
lleg
ian
ce t
o A
PC
19
Mar
20
15
Fo
nt
Siz
e: a
/ A
By O
nyeb
uch
i E
zigb
o i
n A
bu
ja
Th
irte
en
po
liti
cal
par
ties
h
ave
ple
dg
ed
to
wo
rk
wit
h
the
mai
n
op
posi
tio
n
par
ty,
the
All
P
rogre
ssiv
es C
on
gre
ss (
AP
C),
to
en
sure
th
at t
he
gen
eral
ele
ctio
n i
s co
nd
uct
ed i
n a
fre
e an
d f
air
man
ner
.
Th
e N
atio
nal
Ch
airm
an o
f th
e P
eop
les
Dem
ocr
atic
Mo
vem
ent
(PD
M),
Dr.
Bas
hir
Ib
rah
im,
wh
o
led
rep
rese
nta
tiv
es o
f th
e p
arti
es o
n a
so
lid
arit
y v
isit
to
th
e A
PC
pre
sid
enti
al c
and
idat
e, M
ajo
r-
-
Gen
eral
Mu
ham
mad
u B
uh
ari
(rtd
), W
edn
esd
ay i
n A
bu
ja,
said
th
ey w
ou
ld s
tan
d w
ith
th
e A
PC
by
insi
stin
g t
hat
th
e ri
gh
t th
ing i
s d
on
e to
en
sure
a c
red
ible
ele
ctio
n.
We
are
her
e to
co
llab
ora
te w
ith
th
e A
PC
. It
is
un
fort
un
ate
that
so
me
po
liti
cal
par
ties
hav
e d
ecid
ed t
o s
erv
e th
eir
mas
ters
rat
her
th
an t
he
cou
ntr
y.
We
are
her
e to
in
form
yo
u t
hat
we
wil
l st
and
by y
ou
an
d o
n t
he
sid
e o
f th
e tr
uth
, h
e sa
id.
Wh
ile
rece
ivin
g t
he
par
ties
Bu
har
i ex
pre
ssed
gra
titu
de
to t
ho
se w
ho
had
ag
reed
to
en
ter
into
a
wo
rkin
g r
elat
ion
ship
wit
h h
im a
nd
th
e A
PC
.
I h
on
estl
y a
pp
reci
ate
ho
w y
ou
arr
ived
at
this
dec
isio
n t
o c
oo
per
ate
wit
h u
s in
th
is e
lect
ion
. T
his
d
ecis
ion
is
ver
y p
atri
oti
c. W
e h
ave
to a
pp
reci
ate
the
stag
e w
e ar
e in
. W
e h
ave
to r
eali
se t
hat
we
can
sav
e th
e sy
stem
an
d o
ur
cou
ntr
y i
f w
e co
me
toget
her
, h
e sa
id.
He
also
acc
use
d t
he
ruli
ng P
eop
les
Dem
ocr
atic
Par
ty (
PD
P)
of
sen
ten
cin
g N
iger
ia t
o e
con
om
ic
and
po
liti
cal
un
der
dev
elo
pm
ent
sin
ce i
t as
sum
ed p
ow
er 1
6 y
ears
ago
, ad
din
g t
hat
th
e co
un
try h
ad
mad
e m
ore
mo
ney
bet
wee
n 1
99
9 a
nd
20
15
th
an i
t m
ade
bet
wee
n 1
91
4,
wh
en a
mal
gam
atio
n t
oo
k
pla
ce,
and
19
99
.
He
chal
len
ged
th
e ru
lin
g p
arty
to
tel
l N
iger
ian
s h
ow
it
had
uti
lise
d t
he
reso
urc
es i
t m
ade
in t
he
last
16
yea
rs i
t h
as b
een
in
po
wer
.
We
chal
len
ge
the
PD
P,
let
them
acc
ou
nt
for
thei
r st
ay i
n p
ow
er f
or
16
yea
rs i
n t
erm
s o
f th
e fu
nd
amen
tal
ob
ject
ives
we
hav
e b
een
tal
kin
g a
bo
ut
in t
he
area
s o
f se
curi
ty,
the
eco
no
my a
nd
co
rru
pti
on
.
We
hav
e b
een
ver
y co
nsi
sten
t ab
ou
t th
ese
issu
es b
ut
peo
ple
wh
o a
re s
itti
ng o
n t
he
per
iph
ery
hav
e k
ept
on
mak
ing n
ois
e an
d w
asti
ng o
ur
tim
e. L
et t
hem
co
me
and
def
end
th
emse
lves
on
wh
at
they
hav
e d
on
e in
th
e la
st 1
6 y
ears
wit
h t
he
incr
edib
le r
eso
urc
es t
hey
mad
e w
ith
in t
his
per
iod
, th
e in
cred
ible
res
ou
rces
th
is c
ou
ntr
y r
eali
sed
wit
hin
th
is p
erio
d,
wh
ich
is
mu
ch m
ore
th
an w
hat
th
e co
un
try m
ade
sin
ce a
mal
gam
atio
n i
n 1
91
4.
If y
ou
lik
e, g
o a
nd
get
th
is r
eco
rd f
rom
th
e ce
ntr
al
ban
k.
Th
e ty
pe
of
mo
ney
we
mad
e in
th
e la
st 1
6 y
ears
, w
e h
ave
nev
er m
ade
it b
efo
re.
We
use
d t
o
hav
e N
iger
ian
Air
way
s, t
he
Nig
eria
n S
hip
pin
g L
ine,
Nig
eria
n R
ailw
ays,
etc
. B
ut
wh
at d
o w
e h
ave
no
w,
no
thin
g.
Lo
ok
at
the
stat
e o
f o
ur
nai
ra.
No
w y
ou
hav
e to
get
N2
20
-so
met
hin
g f
or
a d
oll
ar.
Ho
w c
an w
e d
evel
op
un
der
th
is s
yst
em?
he
ask
ed.
So
me
of
the
par
ties
pre
sen
t d
uri
ng
th
e v
isit
in
clu
ded
PD
M,
Afr
ican
Peo
ple
s A
llia
nce
(A
PA
),
KO
WA
P
arty
, S
oci
al D
emo
crat
ic P
arty
(S
DP
), A
fric
an D
emo
crat
ic C
on
gre
ss (A
DC
), H
op
e D
emo
crat
ic P
arty
(H
DP
), D
emo
crat
ic P
eop
les
Par
ty (
DP
P),
Un
ited
Peo
ple
s P
arty
(U
PP
), A
cco
rd
Par
ty (
AP
), I
nd
epen
den
t D
emo
crat
ic P
arty
(ID
P),
Un
ity P
arty
of
