INEC denies deliberate deletion of election results from BVAS machines, calling the witness ignorant. BVAS is not an electronic voting machine and does not store election results, according to INEC. Witness’s allegations are baseless and reveal a lack of understanding of the electoral process, says INEC. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral … Read more
Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party candidate, has submitted 136 additional exhibits to the Presidential Election Petition Court. The exhibits include certified true copies of election results from six states: Adamawa, Bayelsa, Oyo, Edo, Lagos, and Akwa Ibom. Obi alleges massive suppression of votes in Lagos and challenges the eligibility of President Bola Tinubu to … Read more
Shehu Sani, an ex-lawmaker from Kaduna Central, has vowed to fight for democracy in Nigeria once again. The Citizen Action Movement is calling for urgent action to protect the country’s fragile democracy as the new government’s inauguration approaches. Sani warns that APC’s history of disputing election results could threaten Nigeria’s democracy. EKO HOT BLOG reports … Read more
INEC has been accused of manipulating the results of the 2023 presidential election by the Labour Party and its candidate Peter Obi. The accusations came after server logs and uploads on the IReV revealed inconsistencies in the election results, which allegedly favoured the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. INEC had requested for the petition challenging … Read more
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has disclosed that the APC knew its results from the situation room before the final declaration by the INEC. Fashola advised Nigerians to sheath their swords and end all disagreements that arose during the just-concluded 2023 general elections. The Minister also emphasized that Nigerians should exhibit maturity … Read more
Atiku contested the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria, but failed to meet the constitutional requirements to be declared the winner. INEC declared that Atiku did not score at least one-quarter of the votes cast in at least two-thirds of the 36 states of the federation and FCT. INEC urged the court to dismiss the petition … Read more
Peter Obi has denied accusations made by the US chapter of the APC that he sponsored a protest against the outcome of the 2023 presidential poll at the Park opposite the US White House. The USA APC Chairman Obi of sponsoring the protest against the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. Obi has urged his supporters to remain … Read more
Massive Protests have erupted in Asaba over the 2023 presidential election results. The protester took to the street on Tuesday morning chanting “Peter Obi”. They maintained that “Peter Obi must be the president of Nigeria whether they like it or not”. EKO HOT BLOG reports that heavy protest has broken out in Asaba, the Delta … Read more
INEC said E-Transmission of election results has come to stay EKO HOT BLOG reports that the results of the general elections in 2023 will be communicated electronically, according to a pledge made on Wednesday by Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the INEC chairman. EDITOR’S PICK Tinubu Reveals Meeting Details With Obasanjo In Abeokuta JUST IN: … Read more
#AnambraDecides: INEC Reveals When Election Results Will Show on Portal INEC promised that the election results from the 5,634 voting units will be uploaded to its result-viewing webpage. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, has advised Nigerians, particularly those following the governorship election in Anambra, on when to visit its Election … Read more
APC chieftain says electronic transmission of election results will mitigate rigging Admitting that the system would no doubt be hundred percent perfect Ekohotblog reports that Irimiya Ezekiel Afukonyo, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has endorsed electronic transmission of election results. The chieftain stated his views at an interactive session with media practitioners … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again rejected the idea of having to seek approval from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) before it can electronically transmit election results in Nigeria. INEC, NCC, Election results, Lawmakers The electoral body reiterates that it was wrong for the National Assembly to have subjected its operations to approval … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) senators have voted on the e-transmission of election results in the country. The Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Senate on Thursday voted against electronic transmission of results, EKO HOT BLOG has gathered. The Committee had, in the report, recommended in Section 52(3) that, INEC “may transmit … Read more