Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega yesterday in Abuja called for greater support to the nation’s media industry in order to strengthen professionalism and promote ethical conduct among practitioners.
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Jega made the call when he received a delegation of the European Union led by its Ambassador to Nigeria Mr. Michel Arrion when they paid him a courtesy visit in his office.
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He further stated that INEC was ready to increase its interaction with the media in order to enhance exchange of information, develop competence and professionalism, adding that EU’s support would be welcome in this regard.
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The INEC boss commended the European Union (EU previous election observation missions and declared that the commission was ready to receive a pre- election midterm review report.
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He said previous election observation missions have been very beneficial to the commission, adding that INEC had studied their reports and did it best to implement many of the very good recommendation contained in them.
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Jega appreciated the EU’s contribution to the joint donor basket fund, saying it had gone a long way to support democracy, governance and developmental project in general.
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He called on the EU to support those processes which INEC had found very beneficial, explaining that as the nation moves towards 2015, there are calls for additional collaboration and cooperation in a number of areas especially in the area of voter education.
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