The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by the Secretary to the Commission, Mrs Augusta Ogakwu, said the National and State Assembly rerun elections earlier scheduled for July 30, has been postponed due to incidence of violence in a number of local government areas and the atmosphere of […]
Continue ReadingThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has recognised former Governor Ahmed Makarfi as the Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This is contained in a statement issued by Nick Dazang, INEC’s Deputy Director, Voter Education and Publicity, on Tuesday in Abuja. He said INEC ratified the administrative approval granted Makarfi, based on […]
Continue ReadingThe outspoken Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose has again expressed worry over the inability of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct conclusive elections since the advent of the President Muhammadu Buhari led All Progressives Congress (APC) government. Fayose, alleged manipulation of the Imo North Senatorial election, which was declared inconclusive, saying that […]
Continue ReadingThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday in Benin, released a list of 19 political parties that would participate in the Sept. 10 governorship election in Edo. The list signed by INEC’s Head of Legal Services, Mr Mathew Ugwuocha, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) also contained the names of […]
Continue ReadingOsagie Ize-Iyamu, is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Edo Sept. 10 governorship election, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Nick Dazang, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Deputy Director for Voter Education and Publicity, disclosed this in an interview with NAN on Tuesday in Abuja. Mr. Dazang said the decision to […]
Continue ReadingThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would await final outcome of court cases in deciding on Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s candidate for the governorship election in Edo.Mr Nick Dazang, Deputy Director, Voter Education and Publicity, INEC, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja. NAN […]
Continue ReadingDespite Monday’s award of a certificate of returns to Uche Ogah, the man who was “disqualified” from office by an Abuja-based federal high court, Okezie Ikpeazu, says there should be no confusion about who is governor of the state. Speaking through Enyinnaya Appolos, his media aide, after Ogah received a certificate of return from the […]
Continue ReadingChairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has advised states’ Independent Electoral Commissions to emulate the commission in the deployment of technology for conduct of elections. Yakubu gave the advice when he received the Executive of the Forum of States Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs) led by its Chairman, Mrs Gloria Ukpong, in […]
Continue ReadingThe Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has given insight into why many of the elections conducted since he came on board are inconclusive.In a statement on Wednesday, he noted that it is because elections are getting better and votes are being made to count. The INEC Chair added that […]
Continue ReadingThe Peoples Democratic Party has purported that the Independent National Electoral Commission is no longer independent as it has now come under the firm control of the All Progressives Congress.The party made the assertion, citing the piecemeal release of results of the March 19 rerun election in Rivers State by the commission, which it alleged […]
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