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 […]
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 […]
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