Prof. Jega bows out of office...Nigerians celebrate him on Twitter!

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Today, 30th June 2015, Professor Attahiru Jega officially bowed out of office as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC . He was appointed chairman of the electoral body in 2010 and has conducted two elections, the 2011 and 2015 elections. Professor Jega has handed over to Mohammed Wali, a national commissioner of the electoral body from Sokoto state.

Nigerians have taken to twitter to celebrate him. #CelebrateJega is the No.1 trending topic in Nigeria this morning. See some tweets after the cut...

Mohammed Wali...

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