Nigerian Politicians Are Most Difficult In The World – Jega

Nigerian politicians are most difficult in the

Former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega has described Nigerian politicians as the “most difficult to deal with in the world.”

He said the politicians are at their best when it comes to scheming and actualizing their goals by “hook or crook”.

According to Daily Post, Jega stated this on Wednesday, March 16, at Chatham House in London during an interactive session after delivering a lecture titled: “Challenges of Modernising Election Processes: the Nigerian Experience.”

“When I was vice-chancellor, I thought students were the most difficult to deal with,” he said, adding that he found out Nigerian politicians are the most difficult when he assumed office at INEC.

Recounting his experience at INEC, he said he made frantic efforts to carry politicians along by keeping them in the loop about activities and initiatives of the electoral body.

He said but the same people who approved the plans would suddenly make a U turn, or accuse the electoral body of trying to favour rival parties if things did not go their way.

Explaining further, the professor made an example of the Goodluck Jonathan administration regarding the voters’ cards.