The Lagos state chapter of the PDP on Sunday advocated for the use of Card Readers for the state’s council elections. This was coming on the heels of accolade received by INEC for the use of the innovative cars reader for the 2015 general elections in Nigeria. The tenure of the last democratically elected council […]
Former Governor of Kebbi State, Adamu Aliero, on Tuesday tasked security agencies to arrest with immediate effect the the director of publicity of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organization, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, for misleading the public when he claimed that the PDP had won the presidential election in 23 states. He made the […]
… Warns Against Under-aged Voters The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the poor working of the Permanent Voter Card readers in Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections across the country could have been avoided if INEC had listened to sound advice from well meaning individuals and organizations including the PDP regarding their […]
President Goodluck Jonathan’s bid to get himself accredited by the Card Readers used by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at his ward in Otuoke, Bayelsa state, has once again proved abortive, as his card was rejected by the fourth voter card readers. After several fruitless attempts with three different card readers, the president […]
As Nigerians prepare to elect their president and National Assembly members for the next four years, fears have continued to mount over the card reader system that will be used to for the exercise, as well as the preparedness of the stakeholders. Could it be true that some polling booths have just one registered voter, […]
The President, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mohammed Garba, has applauded the use of card readers introduced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the rescheduled March 28 and April 11 elections. Speaking on Monday in Kaduna, at a one day workshop, Garba, who is also the President, Federation of African Journalists described, the […]
The Minister of Police Affairs, Mr. Jelili Adesiyan, Thursday said there is nothing wrong with the use of electronic card readers for the 2015 elections. The minister said this in Osogbo at the campaign rally to drum support for President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election and other candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party in the coming elections. […]
Desperation surges within the presidency and PDP camp. Postponing the election to March 28, this group thought they had bought added time to alter the electoral equation in their favour. They were frightened that February 14 would have been their demise. Four weeks out of the six week delay, they have not found the elixir […]
As the 2015 general elections draw near, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega on Monday said no soldier will be at the polling units. Prof. Jega disclosed this at a town hall meeting in Abuja. “There will be no soldiers at the polling unit. The army is not supposed to […]
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Thursday said some actions of some candidates for the March 28 and April 11 elections were becoming a threat, thereby were heating up the polity. Prof. Jega made this known during a meeting the commission had with registered political parties in Abuja. The […]