News: Jega held secret meetings with APC leaders in Dubai- Femi Fani Kayode

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday raised fresh allegations against National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, over the conduct of the forthcoming elections.

At a press conference in Abuja, the Director of Media and Publicity of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, alleged that Jega had meetings with some unnamed leaders of the main opposition, the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Dubai.He alleged that the meeting was aimed at making sure that those who were yet to get the Permanent Voter Cards were denied the opportunity of receiving them.The former minister of aviation put the number of these set of voters at 23million.Fani-Kayode further alleged that the commission was scheming out voters in states and areas where he said supporters of the ruling party were.“Pieces of information at our disposal have shown that Jega has had meetings with APC stalwarts in Dubai and other cities in the world to perfect this wanton conspiracy against 23 million eligible voters.“Besides, we have information that the PVCs that Nigerians are scrambling for are not in Nigeria and will not arrive before the elections.“These PVCs are still in China and Jega has strategically delayed their arrival to suit his electioneering permutations.”Fani-Kayode however said that Jega must also show Nigerians proof that the Chinese company printing the PVCs had been paid in full by disclosing the total contract sum and the amount paid to date.