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Collection of PVCs at registration areas/wards to begin today – INEC

Ihesiulo Grace 6 January 2023 0

.Sets up committees for national situation room, collation centre The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) at registration areas/wards across the country would commence today (Friday). In a statement by its National Commissioner

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Court stops DSS, Police, CCB from investigating INEC boss’ alleged false asset declaration

Ihesiulo Grace 5 January 2023 0

By Andrew Orolua A Law suit that sought to scuttle the 2023 general election by removing the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu from office has been dismissed. The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory Garki, quashed an alleged false assets declaration suit against Yakubu on Wednesday. Presiding judge, […]

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2023 poll: Again, INEC cautions against fake ad hoc staff recruitment portal

Ihesiulo Grace 4 January 2023 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again cautioned Nigerians against a purported portal for recruitment of ad hoc staff 2023 general election. INEC said this in a short message by Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi on Tuesday in Abuja. Oyekanmi said that the portal was fake as the commission was […]

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2023: INEC poised to conduct freest, fairest election in Africa – Okoye

Ihesiulo Grace 29 December 2022 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the time had come for it to organise the freest and fairest election in Africa. The National Commissioner for Information and Voter Education, Mr Festus Okoye, said this on Wednesday at the 2022 Calabar Carnival, while sensitising Nigerians on the upcoming General Elections. Okoye, therefore, urged […]

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INEC: Double registration won’t stop you from voting

Ihesiulo Grace 26 December 2022 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said those who carried out double registration are not entitled to a new permanent voters card. The electoral body, however, noted that double registration won’t stop the electorates from voting in the forthcoming general election. In a chat with Punch on Sunday, the National Commissioner and Chairman of INEC’s […]

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2023: INEC warns politicians against PVC buying

Ihesiulo Grace 22 December 2022 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned politicians against engaging in buying of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of the 2023 general elections. An INEC National Commissioner, Festus Okoye, gave the warning on Wednesday at a capacity building workshop for journalists in Ibadan, saying such “is an exercise in futility”. The News Agency of […]

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2023: Politicians can’t bypass BVAS through bought PVCs- INEC

Ihesiulo Grace 19 December 2022 0

.Says it’s an electoral offence to be found with a PVC that doesn’t belong to one .’We’ve made provision for spare BVAS machines in the case of failed machines’ .SERAP asks Buhari to arrest politicians buying PVCs from poor voters By Benjamin Omoike The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Sunday, said politicians buying Permanent […]

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Attacks won’t stop 2023 polls, INEC assures Nigerians

Ihesiulo Grace 5 December 2022 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again assured Nigerians that the 2023 general election will be conducted despite attacks on its facilities. Within three weeks, two attacks were carried out on INEC local government facilities in Ogun and Osun. Though INEC said its Ebonyi office was also attacked on Sunday, the police said fire […]

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2023: INEC Chairman warns staff, says allegiance to Nigerians

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2022 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has given assurance that its allegiance and loyalist are to Nigerians in 2023 general elections, warning staff against compromise. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, gave this assurance at the opening of a two-day Induction Retreat for the commission’s Administrative Secretaries in Lagos on Monday. The News Agency

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2023: Production, delivery of critical non-sensitive materials on course-INEC

Ihesiulo Grace 24 November 2022 0

Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC Chairman said the commission has made tremendous progress in the production and delivery of critical non-sensitive materials ahead of the 2023 general elections. Yakubu disclosed this at the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room National Stakeholders Forum on Elections supported by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), on

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Court declines to order INEC to resume Continuous Voters Registration

Ihesiulo Grace 23 November 2022 0

By Andrew Orolua A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, refused to direct the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to resume the continuous voter’s registration (CVR) exercise. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, held that going by the date of this verdict, INEC would have had “just a few days away from 90 days before […]

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No underage person will vote in 2023, INEC insists

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2022 0

BY BENJAMIN OMOIKE The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has insisted that persons who are yet to attain the legal voting age will not be allowed to vote in the 2023 elections. The Director of Voter Education and Publicity, INEC, Victor Aluko, said this when he appeared on Channels Television on Sunday. He said: “I […]

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2023: We’re preparing for possible run-off election – INEC

Ihesiulo Grace 19 November 2022 0

By Tunde Opalana with agency report The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is already making plans and preparations for the conduct of a run-off presidential election, where no candidate meets the conditional requirements for declaring a winner from votes cast on February 25, 2023. The INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter

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INEC vows to address issues with voter register, punish culpable officials

Ihesiulo Grace 18 November 2022 0

Ahead of the 2023 elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC on Thursday said it would address all issues raised concerning the national register of voters. INEC had this month made the entire register public on its website for the first time in the nation’s electoral history. However, many Nigerians have identified numerous cases of […]

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2023 Election: No going back on BVAS – INEC

Ihesiulo Grace 17 November 2022 0

The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) in Plateau said that the commission would not back down on the use of BVAS in the 2023 general elections. The state Electoral Commissioner, Dr Oliver Agundu, said this during a meeting with party leaders and candidates in Jos on Wednesday. Agundu stated that the commission was ready to deliver […]

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INEC contending with 600 pre-election cases, says Yakubu

Ihesiulo Grace 8 November 2022 0

By Andrew Orolua The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu said on Monday that the commission is contending with 600 pre-election case in courts even before the real election next year. Yakubu stated this in Abuja during the inauguration of 307 judges that would serve in the various panels of 2023 […]

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INEC inaugurates election logistics committee for 2023 poll

Ihesiulo Grace 5 November 2022 0

Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday inaugurated the Electoral Logistics Committee (ELOC) for 2023 general election in Abuja, toward a hitch-free poll. Speaking at the ceremony, Yakubu said that inaugurating the committee was critical to the successful conduct of the 2023 election. He said that the idea was to […]

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Don’t hobnob with politicians, Yakubu warns 19 new RECs

Ihesiulo Grace 4 November 2022 0

By Tunde Opalana Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, on Thursday, warned 19 newly sworn-in Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) to be totally apolitical in their states of assignment. He urged them not hobnob with state governors, political office holders and other stakeholders in any way to compromise their official

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2023: INEC to publish preliminary voters’ register in November

Ihesiulo Grace 28 October 2022 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday said it will publish and display a preliminary voters’ register for the 2023 general elections for citizens to file their claims and objections. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this during a meeting with journalists and members of the civil society organisations in Abuja, the nation’s

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93.5m Nigerians to vote in 2023 – INEC

Ihesiulo Grace 27 October 2022 0

By Tunde Opalana A total of 93,522,272 are currently eligible to vote in next year’s general election. The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this Wednesday in Abuja at the third quarterly meeting with leaders of the 18 registered political parties. He noted that the released 93,522,272 register is […]