Hundreds of protesters took to some streets of Lagos on Monday demanding that the chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, must go before the conduct of the general elections slated for March 28 and April 11.
The presidential and national assembly elections come up on March 28 while those for governorship and state assembly are slated for April 11.
The protesters on Monday were mainly members of the People Democratic Party (PDP) as many of them displayed the colour of the party.
The event also appeared to have been organised or coordinated by Transformation Agenda of Nigeria (TAN), a group at the forefront of the campaign for President Goodluck Jonathan as its banners and posters dotted the vehicles used for the protests.
Vehicular movement was seriously affected along Ikorodun road, particularly between Anthony and Maryland where hundreds of protesters on foot literally block the road.
With different placards demanding that ‘Jega Must Go’, they also condemn some agencies of the Lagos State government.
“No more KAI (Kick Against Indiscipline) and LASTMA (Lagos State Traffic Management Authority) in Lagos” shouted some excited protesters.
It was gathered that officers of the LASTMA tactically withdrew from the routes of the protests to avoid confrontation with the protesters.
