Olisa Metuh pays tribute to Prof.Jega

Punch newspaper confirmed that during a telephone conversation with the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, he praised the former INEC boss Prof. Attahiru Jega who he said was the best INEC Boss Nigeria has ever produced.He credited the peaceful and transparent 2011 and 2015 election to the former INEC boss.

“He led us to our first defeat. But to be honest, Jega, to an extent, brought confidence to the system. Nobody is perfect but we owe his success and achievements to Jonathan who allowed him to function
without interference. Jega started well and ended well. I remember when he was nominated by Jonathan and he came for confirmation at the Senate in 2010. I advised him to let his light shine so that people would give glory to God.

“I also asked him how he would like to be remembered. Now that he is leaving, I think he has done very well. He will be remembered as the best INEC chairman ever. He presided over a historic general election in which for the first time, an opposition party defeated a ruling party. His insistence on the use of the PVC and card reader also ensured that the elections were free and fair. He always handled challenges in a cool manner. We all remember how he handled the Orubebe drama during the announcement of the results. It would take the personality of a man with maturity and humility of a dove to do what Jega did,” he said.