Tag: Independent National Electoral Commission

INEC vows to crush vote-buying in Nigeria

Ayo Olowo

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed concern over vote-buying during elections in Nigeria, vowing to crush the trend in Osun state. The two major parties – All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – in the Ekiti state gubernatorial election which held on Saturday induced voters with money. Mohammed Haruna, a […]

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We only spent N100m on Melaye’s recall

Eben Tanimola

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has said only N100 million was spent on the bid to recall Dino Melaye, lawmaker representing Kogi west senatorial district. Yakubu said this at a press conference in Abuja on Friday, debunking the allegation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the commission spent […]

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