2011: INEC partners with credible youth groups

2011: INEC partners with credible youth groups

INEC Chairman Attahiru Jega said in Abuja on Tuesday that INEC would identify and partner with credible youth groups to ensure effective co-operation in the 2011 elections.

Jega, who spoke at a lecture organised by the U.S. Mission on “Elections and Democracy in Africa: Restoring Nigerian Leadership ” said that the youth in Nigeria have a vital role to play in the forthcoming elections.

‘’We are open, any group that comes to us, we would listen to them, partner with them and ensure those who are credible are carried along to ensure a free, fair and credible elections,'' he said.

Jega also said that INEC would engage political parties in legal condition campaign awareness toward enhancing credibility during elections.

‘’We have been engaging political parties, making them aware of our responsibilities when it comes to monitoring their activities and also bringing civility into political contestation which is very, very important,'' he said.

He charged politicians to change their mindset of a ‘’do or die politics’’.