The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied that it is involved in a legal dispute with the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, over allegations of non-declaration of assets. DSS in a statement by it’s spokesperson Peter Afunanya, responded to a report in a newspaper that incorrectly claimed that a […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will not end the ongoing continuous voter registration (CVR) on June 30, 2022. Chairman of the Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, made this known on Saturday, during the Youth Vote Count concert at the old parade ground, Abuja. It could be recalled that the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the current democracy in Nigeria is being threatened by the predominance of money politics. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu,said this at a one-day colloquium on Emerging Issues that will Shape the 2023 General Elections in Nigeria organised by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) in collaboration […]
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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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It was a day of change of batons in the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC even if temporary, as the Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu temporarily step aside. He handed over the affairs of the commission to National Commissioner, retired Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Ahmed Mu’azu pending the confirmation of his second tenure. […]
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Justice Stephen Pam of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, to arrest and bring the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, to court. This is due to the failure of the INEC boss to appear in court and refusal to obey […]
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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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Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has sworn in seven new Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs, bringing the total number of serving RECs in the commission to 33. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC Chairman, at the swearing in expressed confidence that the new RECs would contribute to the commission’s determination to make 2019 general elections the best in the […]
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Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Friday said a panel has been set up to investigate the alleged issue of underage registration and voting in Kano State. Mahmood said this during a workshop in Lagos. The workshop is attended by leading senior members of staff of the commission at […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission says it is making arrangements with the Nigeria Prisons Service to ensure that prisoners are allowed to vote in the 2019 general elections. The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this in Abuja on Tuesday at a dialogue session with the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room Dialogue – a […]
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