The House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected a motion to summon the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, over the postponement of the general elections.

The elections were earlier scheduled for February 14 and 28 but now to hold on march 28 and March 11.

The motion, which was moved by the House Deputy Majority Leader, Mr. Leo Ogor, failed in a voice vote at the session presided over by the Speaker, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal.

Ogor, who is from Delta State, had told the House that INEC postponed the elections to March 28 owing to security challenges, noting that there was still the need to hear from Jega on whether the commission was really prepared for the elections on the rescheduled date.

“Mr. Speaker, we have to invite the INEC chairman to know how prepared they are for the elections,” he stated.

When Tambuwal put the motion to vote, it failed in a resounding voice vote.

Jega however appeared before the Senate on Wednesday to answer questions on the readiness of his commission for the elections.

While the motion on Jega failed in the House, another motion seeking to debate the role of the military in elections was endorsed by members.

The motion on the military, which was moved by the Minority Leader, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, succeeded in the legislature dominated by members of the All Progressives Congress.

Gbajabiamila said, “The role of the military in elections in Nigeria, especially in the light of the current video and audio on the Ekiti elections, has become very vital.

“We have to determine whether or not the military has a role in our elections.”

Members passed the motion in a majority voice vote and scheduled it for debate on Thursday (today).

The development came as the Peoples Democratic Party lost another member to the APC on the floor of the House, coming less than 24 hours after six lawmakers defected from the PDP on Tuesday.

The newly-defected PDM member, Mr. Dan Akpan, is from Akwa Ibom State.

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