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5,409,438 to vote in Bayelsa, Kogi, Imo governorship polls – INEC

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By Tunde Opalana The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Tuesday declared that 5,409,438 voters will participate in the November 11 governorship elections in Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo states . The Commission presented the voters register for the three states after its meeting in Abuja

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INEC disowns officer , denies withdrawal from Kano Guber petition case

Ihesiulo Grace 9 October 2023 0

By Tunde Opalana The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied its withdrawal from the Kano State Governorship Election petitio case. It disowned officer of the Commission who purportedly issued a statement to that effect. Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee refuted the withdrawal Saturday in a

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INEC fixes date for Edo, Ondo guber elections

Ihesiulo Grace 26 September 2023 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Sept. 21, 2024, for the conduct of the Edo governorship election and Nov. 16, 2024, for Ondo State. The commission announced the dates in the timetable and schedule of activities for the two states’ governorship elections released on Tuesday in Abuja. The schedule was signed by Sam […]

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Bayelsa, Kogi, Imo Guber Polls: INEC assures of compliance with legal framework

Ihesiulo Grace 31 August 2023 0

By Tunde Opalana The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured that it will leverage the lessons learned in the 2023 General Election to ensure that the Governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states scheduled for November 11, 2023, are conducted in full compliance with the Electoral Legal Framework. The INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood […]

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CSO raises alarm over alleged compromise of Imo Guber election

Ihesiulo Grace 21 August 2023 0

…petitions INEC, seeks transfer of REC Sylva Agu and 27 EOs By Tunde Opalana A Civil Society Organisation CSO, known as International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, has raised alarm over alleged plot to compromise Imo Governorship election scheduled to hold November 2023. The CSO who petitioned Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC […]

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Media critical to successful electoral process – INEC Chairman

Ihesiulo Grace 27 July 2023 0

By Tunde Opalana The Nigerian media has been described as critical to success of electoral processes in the country. Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu passed this note if confidence on the media Wednesday at the meeting with media executives and heads of various media organisations at the Commission’s headquarters,

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Binani dragging INEC to court, exercise in futility- Saidu

Ihesiulo Grace 14 July 2023 0

By Tom Garba The Adamawa State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Senator Aishatu Dahiru Binani has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for not recognizing her as the governor. Binani took INEC to court to also seek interpretation of her declaration by the suspended state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Barr Yunusa Ari Hudu

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INEC yet to provide vital documents after collecting N6.69m

Ihesiulo Grace 8 June 2023 0

BY ANDREW OROLUA The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), of clogging the wheel of progress in the prosecution of his petition. Atiku told the Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC) on Wednesday in Abuja that despite paying N6.69 million to the

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Only ignorant are calling for non-inauguration of new government–INEC REC, Agboke

Ihesiulo Grace 22 May 2023 0

… Keeps mum on Kano High Court ruling on LP candidates, says moral rectitude needed for democracy to grow in country By Stephen Gbadamosi A Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Dr. Mutiu Agboke, has described those calling for non-inauguration of the president-elect on May 29 as people displaying ignorance […]

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INEC, Tinubu oppose live broadcast of PEPC’s proceedings

Ihesiulo Grace 19 May 2023 0

…Court reserves judgment BY ANDREW OROLUA The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress, APC, have kicked against the request of the former Vice President, Abubakar Atiku for live broadcast of his petition challenging the declaration of Tinubu as winner of the 2023 presidential election. In their

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More exchanges at PEPC: 70% of documents requested from INEC not received- LP

Ihesiulo Grace 18 May 2023 0

INEC, Tinubu, APC accuse LP lawyers of walking out of meetings BY ANDREW OROLUA The meeting conveyed by Abubakar Mahmoud SAN, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC’s lead counsel between the legal teams of Labour party presidential candidate Peter Obi , President -Elect Ahmed Bola Tinubu and All Progressives Congress, APC, to sort out documents […]

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INEC swears in Isah as REC

Ihesiulo Grace 16 May 2023 0

By Tunde Opalana The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday in Abuja sworn in Dr Mahmuda Isah as Resident Electoral Commissioner . Dr. Isah took his oath for a second and final term. at the INEC Headquarters,during the Commission’s weekly meeting, which has the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, National Commissioners and the Secretary […]

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APGA’s leadership tussle, Why INEC has not recognized Njoku as Chairman – Okoye

Ihesiulo Grace 9 May 2023 0

By Tunde Opalana The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has explained why it has not recognized Chief Efozie Njoku as authentic National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). The explanation was given by Festus Okoye , National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee in a statement on Tuesday. He said the […]

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INEC, Tinubu, Atiku, Obi get notices as tribunal opens pre-hearing Monday

Ihesiulo Grace 4 May 2023 0

BY ANDREW OROLUA The Presidential Election Petitions Court PEPC, will hold a pre-hearing session on Monday, May 8, 2023 in Abuja on all the five petitions challenging the election of President-elect, Bola Tinubu and the processes that cumulated in his declaration as the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC. Pre-hearing session notices were […]

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INEC presents Certificate of Return to APGA’s Anas in Taraba

Ihesiulo Grace 30 April 2023 0

BY OKERAFOR ATHANATIUS The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the weekend presented a Certificate of Return to Shuaibu Anas Didango of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), winner of the Supplementary Election conducted in Karim II State Assembly of the State. Speaking at the ceremony held at INEC Headquarters in Jalingo, the Resident Electoral […]

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INEC full of bias, not being neutral, says Obi

Ihesiulo Grace 27 April 2023 0

BY ANDREW OROLUA The Labour Party LP, and its presidential candidate in February 25, 2023 poll, Peter Obi, have accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of not being neutral in the case they filed at the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja . They said that the electoral body in its preliminary objection to […]

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Adamawa: INEC petitions Police over controversial REC

Ihesiulo Grace 25 April 2023 0

The Nigeria Police Force say it is in receipt of a letter dated 18th April 2023 from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) detailing the alleged impropriety of the actions of one Barr. Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), during the recently concluded supplementary elections and calling on the Police to investigate […]

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INEC denies allegation of partisanship

Ihesiulo Grace 20 April 2023 0

By Tunde Opalana The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied any complicity in the just concluded Adamawa State governorship election. The Commission refuted allegations of partisanship leveled by one of the political parties involved in the Adamawa guber polls. National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Barrister

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INEC insists Al-Mustapha represented AA, not excluded from election

Ihesiulo Grace 17 April 2023 0

BY ORIAKU IJELE The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has told the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) sitting in Abuja that retired Maj. Hamza Al-Mustapha was the duly sponsored presidential candidate of Action Alliance (AA) in the Feb 25 election. INEC, through its team of lawyers led by Abubakar Mahmoud, SAN, insisted that though Al-Mustapha […]

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Adamawa rerun update: Our national commissioners were harassed — INEC

Ihesiulo Grace 16 April 2023 0

According to Festus Okoye, the National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), two of the commission’s National Commissioners who were deployed in Adamawa State for the supplementary elections were harassed. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Okoye made this known while providing an