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delimitation and political parties registration and regulation. The committee also recommended proportional representation and that the INEC head should be appointed by the judiciary rather than the
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Nigerians and the World see as free, fair and credible which declared the APC Presidential candidate General
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in the United States (1981–1984) where he earned a Ph.D.PhD in
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On 3 April 2023, the Kano State
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Jega's nomination as INEC chairman was approved at a meeting of the
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asserted that "most experts believe Jega will seek to declare an accurate result as quickly as possible, regardless of any political interference he may face."
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In 2021, ahead of the 2023 Nigerian general elections, Jega teamed with some other political stakeholders and floated a political movement he called the
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The poverty eradication programme in Nigeria: problems and prospects
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Members of the Independent National Electoral Commission
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Attahiru Jega; Haruna Wakili; Mustapha Ahmad (2002).
818:"Jega, Utomi, Duke, others float new political party"
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304:(NLC), and continued that connection throughout his
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319:Jega was appointed a member of the Justice
278:Nigerian Institute of International Affairs
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893:Attahiru Jega & Haruna Wakili (2002).
494:"Jega Bows Out, Hand Over to Amina Zakari"
379:, Speaker of the House of Representatives
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816:Olatunji, Kehinde (22 September 2021).
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596:"Attahiru Jega, the New INEC Chairman"
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234:Jega was born on 11 January 1957 in
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683:Daniel Idonor (12 December 2008).
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296:(ASUU) and was an opponent of the
292:Jega is a former president of the
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468:"Attahiru Jega a Radical at INEC"
466:Mohammed S. Shehu (9 June 2010).
254:, and then was admitted into The
711:"Attahiru Jega is New INEC Boss"
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709:Daniel Idonor (9 June 2010).
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769:allAfrica.com: Vanguard
543:"The Man Attahiru Jega"
492:Leadership Newspapers.
375:. The Senate President
302:Nigeria Labour Congress
282:University of Stockholm
267:Northwestern University
256:Ahmadu Bello University
172:Attahiru Muhammadu Jega
114:Attahiru Muhammadu Jega
931:Attahiru Jega (2007).
413:Rescue Nigeria Project
666:"What is Jega up to?"
246:Town Primary School,
1116:Muhammad Kudu Haruna
361:Abdulsalami Abubakar
58:4th Chairman of the
210:(INEC), subject to
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288:Political Activity
271:Evanston, Illinois
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447:. 6 December 2021
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381:Oladimeji Bankole
369:Olusegun Obasanjo
357:Ibrahim Babangida
337:Goodluck Jonathan
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196:Bayero University
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1092:Sylvester Ezeani
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