I accept my appointment with humility – INEC boss
The Acting
National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mrs.
Amina Zakari, has said she accepted her appointment with humility.
She told
journalists in Abuja on Thursday, a day after her appointment, that she
would do her job diligently and that the commission would continue to
work hard with the aim of delivering on its assignments.
Zakari said her tenure should be seen as the continuation of the former Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega.
Jega left the commission on Tuesday after the expiration of his five-year tenure.
The new
acting chairman of the commission said, “I accept my appointment with
humility and with dedication to serve. I believe it is just a
continuation to what the former Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has
started which has been at a high level and there shouldn’t be any
problem.
“I
have been part of the process: I have known the problems, challenges
and I have seen the successes. What is remaining is for us to build on
the successes and try to tackle the outstanding challenges.
“I must say a
lot has been done to improve the electoral processes in Nigeria through
the past Chairman, Prof. Jega, and a lot more needs to be done.”
She was full
of praises for the outgone chairman of the commission, adding that the
former university don had done the bulk of the job needed to be done in
the commission.
Zakari said,
“I must say it is like trying to reach an equilibrium because the bulk
of the work has been done by former Chairman, Professor Jega to bring
the quality of changes to election management to a high level.
“So all we
need to do is to put all hands on the deck to improve further on what he
has done and improve on the good practices he has left behind.
“Basically,
with the cooperation of all, and the support of staff and the people of
Nigeria, we should be able to do it pending when a new commission is put
in place.”
On the
challenges ahead of her, she said challenges cannot be envisaged because
they come as the need arises, but added that they will be tackled as
they come.
She said the commission needs to improve where it seemed to have failed or erred during the last elections.
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