Thursday, February 19, 2015

2015 Elections: No More Postponement – Jonathan –

President Goodluck Jonathan has assured Nigerians that the rescheduled 2015 general elections will hold as planned.The President gave this assurance on February 19, Thursday, during the commissioning of four new vessels to boost the capacity of the Nigerian Navy. READ ALSO: Commissioning Ceremony Of New Warships Held In Lagos According to the Nation, in addition to dousing the fears of another election postponement, the president also restated his commitment to the unity of the nation, adding that the federal government has placed premium on national security, including food security and employment generation. He said the government was working in harmony with the military to ensure the nation stability. According to him,“We will rout Boko Haram. Our capacity has increased sufficiently and officers and men are doing wonderfully well. The ongoing activities to contain the sect will also provide conducive atmosphere for elections to hold in the region.” READ ALSO: Despite Court Judgments Army Insists It Will Be Involved In Elections In a separate incident, the Nigerian Senate has summoned the nation’s service chiefs to clarify the reasons why the security agencies were unable to provide security during the previous dates of the elections. The decision was made at plenary after the meeting with the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Attahiru Jega