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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has come out to say that political parties whose members or supporters go haywire during their congresses and or conventions could be blacklisted. The National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Barr. Festus Okoye, recently revealed this in a statement ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has come out to say that it intends to take polling units closer to Nigerians in 2023. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, recently revealed this in Abuja during the training of the commission’s heads (Electoral Operations) on ...

Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has come out to say that no one will successfully rig election under his watch. He recently revealed that INEC has developed robust tracking systems to monitor elections, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, the legitimacy of ...

INEC has come out to say that management of large crowd at several polling units is a major challenge during elections. INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu recently revealed this at INEC’s first quarter meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) for this year. According to him, with ...

The National Assembly Joint Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission Matters has come out to urge INEC to consider any married girl that is not up to 18 as eligible to vote. The committee recently revealed this while proposing a review of the provision in the Electoral Act on ...

The Enugu State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has come out to hail the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the security agencies, for the conduct of a credible, transparent and hitch-free bye-election for Isi-Uzo Constituency seat in the State House of Assembly. Recall that the election was ...

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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has come out to say that the 2023 presidential elections will hold in 855 days from today and the commission is already looking forward to it. He revealed this at the National Assembly in his speech at the ...

The present governor and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Rotimi Akeredolu just won the October 9, 2020 gubernatorial election in Ondo. Gov. Rotimi recently defeated Mr. Eyitayo Jegede, and Hon Agboola Ajayi of the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP, with about ninty-nine thousand (99), votes in 15 Local ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has come out to say that the responsibility of appointing collation and returning officers with individuals, groups, or political parties will not be shared. INEC National Commission and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr. Festus Okoye revealed this in a recent interview with ...

The International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) has come out to beg the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct the forthcoming Ondo polls like the recently-concluded Edo gubernatorial poll. IHRC Envoy in Nigeria, Dr. Kenneth Anozie revealed this via a recent statement in Enugu. According to him, the Edo governorship ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has come out to say that it is working hard to guarantee the early opening of polls and declaration of results during Nigerian elections. INEC recently revealed that this is the plan ahead of the Oct. 10 governorship election in Ondo State. According to ...

Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu has come out to warn staffs of the commission against giving any candidate or political party in Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State any undue advantage. He revealed this in a recent message to the staff of the Commission on Friday. ...

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has come out to affirm that security agencies will guarantee that everything is under control regarding the identified hotspots in Edo ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. Mr. Festus Okoye, National Commissioner in Charge of Information and Voter Education of INEC revealed this recently when he ...

Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has come out to say that the fire incident that destroyed 5,141 card reader machine at the Akure headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was an unfortunate and worrisome incident. He disclosed this during an on the spot assessment visit to the ...

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has urged the military, the federal government, and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to not tamper with the will of the electorate by making sure the conduct of the credible and transparent election. Diran Odeyemi, deputy national publicity secretary of the party revealed this ...

National Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has come out to beg officials in the 18 local government areas (LGAs) in Edo to be neutral and professional in handling the Sept. 19, governorship polls. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu revealed this at a meeting with the Electoral Officers (EOs), ...

Ahead of the September 19 governorship election in Edo State, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has come out to advise INEC and Nigeria’s security agencies to ensure the polls are free and fair. The PDP Governors’ Forum, chaired by Sokoto state governor, under the leadership of Aminu Tambuwal, revealed this ...

The Federal High Court Abuja has come out to say that INEC actually has the power to deregister political parties in Nigeria. Justice Taiwo Taiwo revealed this while delivering judgment in a suit filed by Hope Democratic Party (HDP) against INEC. According to Taiwo, INEC was empowered by the 1999 ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has come out to say that the coronavirus pandemic will not obstruct Nigeria’s democracy and the electoral process. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu shared this in Abuja recently as part of his remarks at the commission’s first virtual meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners ...