VEXED by the media war between the Campaign Organizations of the Presidential aspirants on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the National Chairman of the Party, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo has summoned the Director General of the four presidential aspirants of the party to a truce meeting.

Senator George Sekibo in his contribution described Jega’s remarks as a conspiracy against the National Assembly and expressed fears on the ability of INEC to conduct free and credible polls in 2011. He added: “I foresee a situation where people fail in their duty or job and blame it on the National Assembly.”

The Police Tuesday, arrested Mr. Bodunde Adeyanju, Special Assistant to former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Domestic Affairs who has been at large despite several invitations by the federal government panel on the Halliburton scam to report to force headquarters.

THE Senate Tuesday reacted angrily to comments by the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, that the delay in passage of the second amendment to the 1999 Constitution and the Electoral Act by the National Assembly is frustrating the work of the
Commission, as it summoned the INEC boss to appear before a committee of the senate to explain his comments.

NATIONAL Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Attahiru Jega, yesterday, said that if the National Assembly delayed approval of the extension of time lines being sought by the commission beyond November, it would affect its plan for both the registration of voters and the 2011 elections negatively.