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. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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