Former national chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has joined the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP).
The PRP announced this on Friday in a statement by its national publicity secretary, Abdul Gombe.
Jega is to chair the Strength, Weakness, Opportunities and Threat (SWOT) Analysis Committee of the party in order to reposition it for more nationalistic outlook ahead of 2023 general elections.
The statement said the party, at its 62nd National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held on June 22nd in Kaduna, decided to set up three strategic committees to review its performance in the 2019 elections.
“On the basis of a critical analysis of these, the Committee made up of some of the best intellectuals in Nigeria will recommend to the Party, strategies to adopt for its survival and growth,” it said.
The committees are the SWOT analysis committee, mobilisation committee, finance and funding committee.
The membership and mobilisation committee will be chaired by one who has been in the PRP for 41 years.
The committee will examine and advise the party on how best to grow its membership.
Others who make up the three committees include the publisher and chairman of the Trust newspapers, Kabiru Yusuf; Prof. Momodu Momodu; Dr George Kwanashie; Ayo Sando; Dr Obi Osisiogwu; and Prof. Nathaniel Abraham.
