The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mrs Ireti Kingibe of the Labour Party (LP) as the winner of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)Senate seat. INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Sanni Saka of the University of Abuja announced the result on Tuesday in Abuja. Saka said that Ireti scored...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has said that the Commission is not contemplating any adjustment to the election timetable, let alone the postponement of the General Election. According to him, for the avoidance of doubt, the Presidential and National Assembly...
Sen. Gabriel Suswam has said that with the introduction of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BIVAS) the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has tackled the challenge of ballot box snatching. Suswam spoke on Monday in in Adikpo, headquarters of Kwande Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue, at the flag-off of...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has tasked the Attah Igala, His Royal Majesty, Matthew Ogwuche-Akpa in Kogi, on the need to educate his subjects on peaceful electioneering campaign for 2023 general election. Dr Hale Gabriel-Longpet, the INEC Kogi Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), said this when he paid a...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it will continue to partner with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to curb vote buying, especially during the 2023 general elections. The Chairman of the EFCC, Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa said this in an interview with journalists in Abuja on Thursday,...
Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development (SCDDD) has urged the Federal Government to ensure timely release of funds to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for 2023 general election. The Chairman, Council of the Wise, SCDDD, retired Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, made the appeal at a news conference on...
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River has challenged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure conduct of free, fair and credible elections in Cross River. The Governor gave the challenge on Wednesday in Calabar when he received the new Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Dr Alalibo...
Chief Osita Chidoka, the former Minister of Aviation, says there are lessons for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from the ongoing presidential election in Kenya. Chidoka, who said this in a statement on Monday, added that though INEC was faster than the Kenya Independent Electoral and Boundary Commission...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the deadline for the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise remains July 31, and those who register more than once would not get their PVCs. The Resident Electoral Commissioner for FCT, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, made this known at a news conference on the...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says speedy passage of the National Electoral Offences Commission and Tribunal Bill by the National Assembly will checkmate vote buying. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the bill, meant to provide the legal framework for investigation and prosecution of electoral offences...
A Federal High Court in Abakaliki on Friday, dismissed suit filed by Gov Dave Umahi seeking the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept him as the Ebonyi South Senatorial candidate for 2023 polls. The court also recognized Mrs Ann Agom-Eze, who came second in the May 28 primary...
The All Progressives Congress (APC), North West, has expressed worry over the large number of unclaimed Permanent Voters Card (PVCs), at the office of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Mr Abdulhamid Mohammed, the Zonal Youth Leader of APC, who stated this on Friday, in an interview with the News...
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Usman Akali Baba on Tuesday said 21,000 police officers would be deployed for the Osun July 16 governorship election. Alkali Baba stated this in Osogbo at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Osun 2022 Governorship Election Stakeholders’ Meeting. The IGP, however, said that...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Katsina State has expressed concern over the poor turnout of residents registering for the Permanent Voter Card (PVC) in the newly established 1,750 polling units. Alhaji Jibril Zarewa, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, disclosed this in an interview with...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed worries over the low rate of Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) collection in Lagos State. The State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr Olusegun Agbaje, made this known at the Eighth Annual Constituency Stakeholders’ Meeting held on Thursday in Lagos. The News Agency of...
A socio-cultural group, the Ladies of Substance, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to improve on the innovation of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) to ensure it performs optimally during the 2023 elections. The group Team Lead, Mrs Mojisola Akinbohun, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress,(APC), Prof. Adio Afolayan, has described the seamless operation of BIMODAL Accreditation System for the conduct of ongoing governorship election in Ekiti by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as excellent. Afolayan, who is also the Commissioner for Local Government Affairs in Ekiti,...
Chief Bisi Kolawole, the Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for making adequate arrangement for the election. Kolawole made the remarks on Saturday in his home town, Efon-Alaaye in Efon Local Government area rea of Ekiti, shortly...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 185 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), asking the court to “declare unconstitutional, illegal, and incompatible with international standards the failure of the electoral body to extend the deadline for voter registration to allow eligible...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has lamented the high number of uncollected Permanent Voters Card (PVCs), putting the figure at about 20 million. INEC National Commissioner of FCT, Nasarawa, Kaduna and Plateau States, Mohammed Haruna, disclosed this on Tuesday at the launch of a campaign to drive the...