Since the return to the fourth democratic dispensation in 1999, the nation’s electoral management body has never been put on the defensive edge as experienced after the conduct of the 2023 general election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has severally defended its actions and a few inactions, proving the sanctity of the electoral processes […]
Yinka Odumakin, a human rights activist is the national Publicity Secretary of the Yoruba socio-cultural political group, Afenifere. In this interview, he suggests steps the country must take to bring credibility to the nation’s electoral system. He also spoke on others sundry issues in the polity. PATRICK OKOHUE report. **********The Southern and Middle-Belt Forum criticised […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will access the implementation stages of the Nov. 16 governorship election in the eight local government areas of the state. Dr Mustapha Lecky, Chairman, Planning, Monitoring and Support Centre, INEC headquarters, said this in Yenagoa during the Election Monitoring and Support Centre (EMSC) implementers workshop. The programme […]
A formidable group in Anambra State has vehemently warned electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), political parties, police and other major agencies to eschew any planned arrangement targeted towards manipulating the November 18 governorship election. The group, Independent Media Support Organisation (IMSO), released the warning during a press conference in Awka, the state […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has registered 36,000 eligible voters during the second quarter of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in Abia State, an official has said. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Dr. Joseph Iloh, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia on Friday. […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared All Progressive (APC) candidate, Alhaji Abdullahi Kalambaina, as winner of Saturday’s Kware/Wamakko Federal Constituency’s bye-election in Sokoto State. Kalambaina polled 31,288 votes to defeat his closest rival, Alhaji Aminu Bello-Kware of the People Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 7,205. The Returning Officer, Prof. Abdulatif Usman, said […]
…As cleric warns youths against violence, hooliganism The Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWASIEC) has commenced a training programme for 141 facilitators that will participate in the conduct of the November 18 local government election in the state. The electoral body is organising the three-day training programme in collaboration with the International Foundation for Electoral […]
…As calls for his sack thicken The chief executive of Kenya’s election board, who the opposition has demanded must be fired before a repeat presidential election scheduled for Oct. 26, said on Friday he was taking three weeks of leave. According to agency report, Ezra Chiloba said he had taken a personal decision to take […]