Nigerians celebrate Prof. Jega on Twitter as he officially bows out

Professor Attahiru Jega formally bowed out of office as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC today June 30th. He was named director of the electing body in 2010 and has led two campaigns, the 2011 and 2015 decisions. Professor Jega has handed over to Mohammed Wali, a national comissioner of the electoral body from Sokoto state.

Nigerians have taken to twitter to commend him. #CelebrateJega is the No.1 trending topic in Nigeria today. See a few tweets bellow.

Why Jonathan cannot fire Jega

 Amid speculations of plots by the Presidency to remove the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Attahiru Jega, from office, it has been established that the president has no powers to do so.
According to the 1999 Constitution (amended), the president can only remove the INEC Chairman on the strength of an advice from the Senate.  Mr. Jega, a former vice chancellor of Bayero University, Kano, who was appointed in June 2009, completes his five year tenure on June 30 this year.
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