Security operatives of the Nigerian Army and Nigeria Police Force beef up security around the INEC office in Awka ahead of the collation of the results of the election. The collation exercise is scheduled to commence by 11 am as results from 19 of the 21 local governments have...
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By BABARA KALU, Akwa – Yiaga Africa, an independent election observer group, said late arrival of electoral officials, materials, accreditation and voting, denied many electorates the right to vote in the Anambra governorship election. Yiaga Africa said this in a situational statement on the 2021 Anambra Gubernatorial Election held...
The Member Representing Orumba North and South Federal Constituency, Chief Okwudili Ezenwankwo, has expressed happiness that the governorship election was held in spite of initial security challenges that greeted its conduct. Ezenwankwo, said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday, that the election was...
Anambra Deputy Governor, Dr Nkem Okeke, has displayed his ballot paper to other voters on Saturday before casting his vote. He said that he did this to dispel the rumour making the round that he had re-defected to his former party, the All Peoples Grand Alliance (APGA). “I had...
By BABARA KALU, Akwa – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended voting exercise in the Anambra governorship election. The Resident Electoral Commissioner for INEC in Anambra State, Dr Nkwachukwu Orji announced the extension of voting by one hour, from the previous 2:30pm to 3:30pm. Dr. Orji added...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Bosco Onunkwo, has called on INEC to extend the voting deadline at the on-going Anambra governorship election beyond 2.30 p.m. “I call on INEC to give us additional three hours to accommodate the high number of people who are...
Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has expressed shock over the technology breakdown of the Bimodal Verification Accreditation (BVA) system. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been experiencing technical challenges in the use of the...
Mr Valentine Ozigbo, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alongside Orjiugo, his wife, cast their vote at PU 010, Social Centre square, Amaesi Ward in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra at about 11am. Ozigbo, who voted after about 20 minutes of accreditation delay, expressed worry that all...
Late arrival of election materials and INEC officials resulted in a slow start of Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. INEC officials were yet to arrive at many polling units as at 9 a.m. Whereas officials of the electoral umpire were yet to...
Voting has commenced in the 2021 Anambra governorship elections. Some 18 political parties are on the ballot as the race to replace current Governor, Willie Obiano, comes to a head. Although there have been hiccups with electronic voting equipment in some polling units, the exercise is well underway in...
Anambra Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr C. Don Adinuba, has said a report in the public domain that people are leaving the state in large numbers is false. Adinuba said that instead, the opposite is the truth as a large number of people, especially qualified voters, are...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has earmarked N4.2 billion for Continuous Voter Registration in preparation for the 2023 general elections. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this when he appeared before the joint National Assembly Committee on INEC to defend the commission’s 2022 budget proposal on Friday. While...
After months of preparations and campaigning, 18 political parties are set to contest the Anambra governorship seat. The election is expected to take place across the state’s 21 local government areas. According to the 2006 Census, the State has a population of 4,055,048 but only 2,525,471 have registered to...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has directed all staff of the commission to ensure that every vote counts in the Saturday Anambra governorship election. Professor Yakubu gave the directive in his message to the Commission’s staff on Friday in...
Yiaga Africa, an independent election observer group, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure early deployment of election materials and personnel to polling centres in Anambra. Yiaga Africa made the call at an Anambra governorship election pre-election news conference in Awka on Friday. The group,...
As stakeholders mobilise for the governorship election in Anambra State, major roads and streets in Awka have been deserted. During a tour of the state capital by Channels Television crew on Friday, only a few people were seen on the streets, especially in places that used to be crowded....
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The spiritual leader of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, (BCS) His Holiness Olumba Olumba Obu has cancelled this week pilgrimage to his birth place Biakpan, for the annual 3-day pilgrimage billed to have held from Thursday 4 to Saturday 6 November 2021. Biakpan is...
Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra, the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement in the state. According to a statement issued on Thursday, IGP Akali Baba said the restriction is part of measures aimed at protecting the sanctity of the...
Mr C Don Adinuba, Anambra Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, has called on the public never to panic about buses coming from outside Anambra and its occupants. Adinuba made the call in a press release he signed and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – A total of 25,929 prospective voters in Borno, have so far registered in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The INEC Head of Department, Voter Education and Publicity in Borno, Mallam Adamu Gama, told newsmen in...