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...
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By BARBARA KALU, Owerri – Armed hoodlums for the fourth time have attacked The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Isu Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo state. Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee disclosed this in statement in Abuja on Wednesday....
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...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says politicians buying Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) to manipulate the 2023 general elections are engaging in futile efforts. According to INEC, the Bimodal Voter Registration System (BVAS), the technology that will be used for the accreditation and authentication of voters come 2023, will...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Hoodlums on Sunday have set The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office ablaze in Imo State. The latest attack is coming barely 72 hours after hoodlums attacked it’s office on Thursday, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Monday, 12 December, 2022 to Sunday, 22 January, 2023 as the dates for the collection of PVCs in all the 774 Local Government Offices of the Commission throughout the Federation. The decision was taken after the...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its office in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State undergoing renovation was attacked on Thursday. INEC National Commissioner, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja....
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu says the commission is already working to resolve election result issues that may arise from blind network spots. Professor Yakubu stated this at a One-Day Strategic Interactive session with journalists in Lagos on Friday. The INEC chairman’s reaction followed reservations...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has commenced prosecution of persons arrested for illegal possession of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). The commission disclosed this in a statement by Mr Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee in Abuja on after the commission’s meeting....
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), on Saturday, called for punishment for perpetrators of reported infractions in the voter register by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). CDD Director, Idayat Hassan, made the call in a statement in Abuja. “Technological advancements in the electoral process, such as the Bimodal...
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 Feb. 25, 2023. The INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will thoroughly investigate cases of infraction in the ongoing display of register of voters across the country. INEC gave the assurance in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, on Thursday in Abuja. Okoye...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the methodology for claims and objections in register of voters by citizens. Mr Festus Okoye, the INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, said this in a statement in Abuja. Okoye said that INEC at its weekly meeting...
Unknown assailants, on Thursday, set ablaze the office of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ede South Local Government Area of Osun. INEC Spokesperson in Osun, Mrs Oluwaseun Osimosu, confirmed the attack to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Osimosu said that the Resident Electoral Commission (REC) in the...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has not printed the Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) of Nigerians who participated in the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise from January 15 to July 31, 2022. INEC National Commissioner, Festus Okoye, made this known on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday....
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – In compliance with provisions of the law, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of 837 candidates and their running mates for the 28 governorship elections that are due in 2023. The Commission also released the final list of 10,231...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it plans to reveal its findings on investigation carried out on alleged Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) found in different locations in Nigeria, in the nearest future. Mr Festus Okoye, the INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education, said this at...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has assured Nigerians that a thorough process has been undertaken to clean up the registration data. The Commission disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday by Mr. Festus Okoye, the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has detected many double, multiple and ineligible registration in the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) held between Jan. 1 and July 31. Mr Festus Okoye, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, made the declaration in a statement issued on Monday...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has reaffirmed its stand on the report of the monitoring team for APC Yobe North primary election. INEC stated this in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye in Abuja on Thursday. ” The attention...