Labour Party has called for the cancellation of the Presidential election. The call for the cancellation was made by Julius Abure, the National Chairman of the party. Abure said the inability of INEC to upload results after over 12 hours is worrisome and called it “electoral robbery.” EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Labour Party, … Read more
INEC has declared that Voting will continue in Cross Rivers on Sunday. The electoral body made the declaration on Saturday. The voting was extended to give all residents of the state a chance to vote. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) on Saturday announced that voting in the presidential and … Read more
INEC has ordered a fresh election in nine polling units in Kogi State. Due to logistical issues that prevented the originally scheduled election from taking place, the Head of Voters Education and Publicity for Kogi INEC, Alhaji Haliru Sule, stated that a new order was necessary. Sule urged the residents of Ganaja Village to participate … Read more
IPAC has alleged that INEC is under pressure to manipulate election Results. IPAC claimed that the ruling party in the state had issued a directive to the Resident Electoral Commissioner to halt the collation of results. IPAC cautioned that if any effort is made to manipulate, influence or modify the outcome of any polling unit, … Read more
Omokri has reacted to an alleged plot to rig the presidential election. Supporters of the leading party accused INEC of plotting to manipulate results. Omokri speaking on the case asked the people to stop spreading such rumours. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has berated a report alleging that the … Read more
The EFCC Arrested over 19 suspected vote buyers. The EFCC commander in Kano said some suspects were doing with food items. Suspects will face investigation and possible persecution. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Economic and Financial Crime Commission has arrested 19 people suspected of vote buying in Katsina, Kano, Benue and the Federal Capital … Read more
INEC has begun uploading Presidential results on their portal. Over 2000 polling units have been uploaded. The INEC was previously accused of refusing to upload the results. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the upload of the 2023 presidential results on its website. According to Punch, the electoral … Read more
Fifteen party agents have been arrested over a plot to hack into INEC’s database Upon their arrest, the suspects were found in possession of numerous electronic devices, including laptop computers and other tools. The spokesman of the police command in Katsina, Gambo Isah confirmed their arrest to journalists. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Police authorities … Read more
INEC has revealed why the election will not hold in some polling units. EKO HOT BLOG reports that The Independent Electoral Commission INEC said the election will not hold in some polling units in the country. Jigawa State Resident Election Commissioner (REC), Professor Muhammad Lawal Bashar disclosed this while briefing newsmen on plans for the … Read more
Ex-INEC Boss, Jega has warned that the INEC database is vulnerable to hackers. Jega stated this during an interview with Trust TV. The ex-INEC boss noted that even though the commission confirmed employing an excellent cyber-security for their databases, it can be breached. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former Chairman of the Independent National … Read more
Buhari has implored Tinubu, Atiku, Obi and other political figures to “respect the decisions of voters”. A statement by Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, revealed this information. Buhari asked the candidates to abide by the spirit and letter of the Accord they have signed. EKO HOT BLOG reports … Read more
Buhari has stated that he is working in line to ensure success in the coming election. According to the President, he would take instructions from INEC to make sure there is no excuse whatsoever. The Vice President, Chief of Army Staff, and others were presented at the meeting. EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu … Read more
INEC REC has protested CBN’s denial of access to party chairmen and journalists to monitor sensitive material distribution. The CBN’s decision was based on a directive from its headquarters in Abuja. The decision went against the prior agreement made during security meetings and was criticized by the INEC REC. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the … Read more
INEC has commenced the distribution of BVAS and other election materials. The election materials were disbursed to Local Government Areas (LGAs). The distribution process was overseen by all security agencies. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the distribution of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and other sensitive … Read more
The presidential and national assembly elections are only a few days away. Yet, some voters do not know the polling units where they will cast their ballots. INEC says this situation may arise if voters have been migrated to other polling units by the commission or they’ve chosen new voting locations during the last Continuous … Read more
INEC has confirmed that the CBN has released funds needed for the 2023 elections. The Oyo Electoral Commissioner stated expressed optimism that the INEC will conduct free and fair elections. He also urged the Oyo people to come out and vote their preferred candidates. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Oyo state Resident Electoral Commissioner … Read more
Unknown gunmen have reportedly bombed the Kogi LGA council offices. The incident happened on Monday evening. The attacked building is close to the INEC facility in the local government area. EKO HOT BLOG reports that some unknown gunmen suspected to be terrorists have reportedly blown off the administrative offices in Okehi Local Government Area (LGA) … Read more
Political parties have deployed polling unit agents ahead of the 2023 general election. A total of 27 agents is scheduled to be at the National Collation Centre. APGA and ZLP have no agents attached to the NCC. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday disclosed the numbers of polling … Read more
A Court has stopped INEC from engaging MC Oluomo in the distribution of the 2023 election materials. Objecting to INEC’s plan to use MC Oluomo, the Labour Party characterized the transport union leader as “openly partisan.” Monday’s ruling has resulted in the fulfilment of the Labour Party’s request. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal … Read more
The 2023 elections are under threat following CBN’s failure to disburse funds to INEC and Security Agencies. This has raised serious concerns that the upcoming February 25th elections may not hold. The situation is complicated by the CBN’s Naira redesign policy. EKO HOT BLOG reports that with just a week to the 2023 general elections, … Read more