The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it is too late to tinker with the schedule of activities for the 2023 general elections. It’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, stated this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. Okoye spoke against […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday disclosed that it may consider alternatives for storing sensitive election materials outside the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The commission’s chairman, Mahmood Yakubu said this while responding to a question on the political ambition and partisanship of the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Kokomansion recalls that Emefiele […]
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The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele has finally dragged before an Abuja Federal High court, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and four others seeking enforcement of his right to contest the 2023 Presidential election without resigning from his current position. Emefiele’s suit with No FHC/ABJ/CS/610/2022 instituted on his behalf by […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again warned that it will not extend the deadline for the conduct of primaries. INEC in a statement released on Thursday made this clear. The electoral body said the deadline remains “firm and fixed” for Friday, June 3. It said political parties have “one month from today” to […]
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There was pandemonium on Thursday as gunmen about 12 of them, attacked some adhoc staff members of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Nkwo Ihitte market, Imo State. It was learnt that INEC Adhoc Staff were registering members of the community for the 2023 general elections when the gunmen attacked. INEC officer in charge […]
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The Supreme Court of Nigeria, on Friday, upheld the de-registration of 22 political parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The parties were scrapped in the year 2020 by the electoral body following their dismal performances in the previous elections. Justice Ejembi Eko, who delivered a landmark judgment in the matter on Friday, voided […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has reacted to the court ruling that sacked Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State. Festus Okoye, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, said the electoral umpire was yet to receive copies of the judgment from the court. Okoye stated that INEC would take action against […]
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Nigeria’s electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday announced new dates for the 2023 elections. The National Chairman of the commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu made this known at a news conference in Abuja. According to him, the Presidential and National Assembly elections will now hold on Saturday, February 25, 2023. Governorship and […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disclosed that it will on Saturday make public its position on the 2022 Electoral Amendment Bill signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday. The electoral body made this disclosure in a statement by National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, in Abuja […]
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The President, Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in six national commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Buhari did so shortly before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting at the Presidential Villa Abuja. Present at the inauguration of the Commissioners were Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan; and […]
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