The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it would not condone any act of violence or hooliganism in the Presidential and National Assembly campaigns due to start on Wednesday nationwide. Dr Joseph Chukwu, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ebonyi, stated this at a meeting with chairmen...
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The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kwara has issued the guidelines on the commencement of campaigns for the 2023 general election. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Malam Garba Attahiru, announced this on Monday in Ilorin during a stakeholders meeting. Attahiru, who was represented by the INEC Administrative Secretary, Mr Julius...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has warned the 18 political parties that fielded candidates for next year’s general elections to desist from any form of abusive languages or hate speeches among others, ahead of the campaign kick-off. It therefore enjoined all the registered...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned political parties and candidates against the use of masqueraders, public facilities and religious centres for campaigns. The commission asked political parties to align strictly with the provisions of the Electoral Act to avoid sanctions as stipulated by the Act. INEC had...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has urged political parties to endeavour to study and get used to the provisions of the new Electoral Act passed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari in February 2022. According to him, the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reminded political parties that they have until Friday, 15th July, 2022, to upload nominations for governorship, deputy governorship and state assembly elections candidates who emerged from validly conducted primaries to its dedicated portal. The Commission said it...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reminded political parties that the deadline for uploading list and particulars of the their nominees remains July 15. The commission made the disclosure in a statement issued by Mr Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, on Thursday...
INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kwara, Malam Garba Attahiru-Madami, says the Commission has nothing to do with primary elections of political parties. Attahiru-Madami made this known on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin. He said that contrary to the opinion of...
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Bishop Matthew Kukah, on Wednesday called on political parties as well as their supporters to play by the rules in the coming Ekiti gubernatorial elections. Kukah, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, made the call in Ekiti, three days before the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has set up a nomination center to receive and process all nominations by political parties, including dedicated telephone lines to serve as help desk for any party that may need assistance. The Chairman INEC, Prof. Mahood Yakuku disclosed...
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has advised political parties to adhere to the deadline for submission of candidate nomination for 2023 general elections. Prof. Yakubu gave the advice on Friday when he visited the venue of the training organised by the commission for political...
The All Progressives Congress has postponed its special convention for presidential primary for the 2023 general elections from May 29 to June 6. National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Felix Morka, announced this in a statement hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission extended the deadline for party’s to...
BY EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to “widely publish the reports on the accounts and balance sheet of every political party submitted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday cautioned political parties against non-transparent primaries in order to sustain Nigeria’s democracy. Alhaji Yahaya Bello , FCT INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner(REC) made the call at the Stakeholders Interactive Session in Respect of the Forthcoming Political Party Congresses and Primaries in Abuja....
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cautioned political parties in Nasarawa State against flouting the new electoral law in the conduct of their primary elections. INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Dr Uthman Ajidagba, gave the advise during an interface with political parties and other stakeholders on...
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Tuesday said it has no intention of extending the timeline for party primaries. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu made the comment while speaking at a consultative meeting with leaders of political parties in Abuja. Political parties in the country had asked INEC to...
Political parties in the country have asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend the timelines for the 2023 general elections by two months. Specifically, the parties want slight changes to the primaries’ timeline, as stipulated by the electoral umpire. Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Yusuf...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has informed political parties that they have one month to conduct their primaries and present their flag bearers for the 2023 general elections. INEC National Commissioner & Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, stated this...
The National Association of Nigerian Students has vowed it will not allow any political party hold a convention in Abuja to select any presidential candidate. The NANS President, Sunday Asefon, who disclosed this in a statement, said the reason for its stance is due to the ongoing strike by...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A US-based clergyman and Information Rector of Brotherhood College of Bishops, Archbishop Johnson Ikpeme has called on political parties in Nigeria to treat the issue of consensus candidates cautiously. Archbishop Ikpeme, who made the call during an interview with NATIONAL ACCORD in Calabar, said consensus...