Prof Attahiru Jega, the former National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has joined the nation’s politics, by becoming a member of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP)
Confirming the development, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Alhaji Abdul Gombe, noted that Jega will head the SWOT Analysis Committee of the party to prepare it for the 2023 general elections.
The Chairman of Daily Trust, Mallam Kabiru Yusuf, Prof Kassim Momodu, Dr George Kwanashie, Ayo Sando, Dr Obi Osisiogwu and Prof Nath Abraham are also members of the committee.
The statement said the decision to constitute the committee was reached at the party’s 62nd National Executive Committee meeting in Kaduna.
Among the deliverables of the committee is to recommend the strategies to adopt for the PRP’s survival and growth.
The statement said, “The membership mobilisation committee is headed by Alhaji Sule Mohammed, with the Group Managing Director of Leadership, Abdul Gombe, as member. Alhaji Falalu Bello, a former Chairman of Unity Bank, is the chairman of the finance and funding committee.”
According to Gombe, the committees would be inaugurated in Abuja on August 17.