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APC Senators has alleged that the Federal government and the PDP is likely to sack INEC chairman, Prof Attahiru Jega by mandating him by way of a directive from the Head of Service to proceed on pre-retirement leave as from next week.
Prof Jega would be to retire in June. At a media briefing after yesterday’s plenary session, the spokesperson of the APC senators, Senator George Akume said information reaching them from reliable sources indicated that Jega will soon be served a letter in a few days asking him to be on terminal leave. They say it’s illegal & unconstitutional.
“We have received information from very very informed source, a very credible source that next week the Chairman of INEC would be served a letter by the office of the head of civil service directing him to proceed on terminal leave. We oppose the removal because it is criminal, it is illegal. It is unconstitutional” he said
The APC Senators also stated that they are opposed to the nomination of Senator Musiliu Obanikoro for a ministerial appointment.
“All of us we have agreed that we are going to oppose that. The three senators from Lagos state have written a letter to the president saying they are opposed to him based on these facts” Senator Babafemi Ojudu said
