Politics

2023: INEC committed to credible election, Yakubu assures

Ihesiulo Grace 30 March 2022 0

By Tunde Opalana Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has assured Nigerians of credible election in 2023. He gave the assurance while addressing national commissioners at a retreat in Lagos on Monday. Yakubu reiterated that party primaries are

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Just In: Senate confirms Yakubu as INEC Chairman

Ihesiulo Grace 1 December 2020 0

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission for the second term of five years. The confirmation followed the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on INEC, led by Senator Kabiru Gaya, which submitted its report at plenary and recommended Yakubu for […]

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Ondo: No one will benefit from impunity, INEC chair warns politicians

Ihesiulo Grace 6 October 2020 0

By Tunde Opalana *Says smart card reader compulsory for accreditation, z- pad deployment okayed Governorship candidates and members of political parties that will participate in Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo state have been warned to avoid all forms of activities that may disrupt the electoral process as they stand to gain nothing. Chairman of the […]

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Nigeria’s electoral reform and INEC’s quest for e-voting, a child of necessity

Ihesiulo Grace 1 June 2020 0

These are changing times and this year 2020 marks the beginning of doing things completely differently from the way people are used to doing it, there is what is being described as a new normal that has fallen on everyone. Welcome to the era of coronavirus, otherwise known as Covid-19. The entrance of Covid-19 has […]