Eyitayo Jegede, INEC Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Ondo governorship election, Eyitayo Jegede, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission of “creating a problem”. He, however, said despite the hitches, he would win. Read Also: Gov. Akeredolu Optimistic Of Victory Before he eventually voted, Smart Card Reader could not read his card … Read more
Appointment, INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied appointing the Vice-Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, as the Returning Officer for the Ondo Governorship election, holding on Saturday. Mr Festus Okoye, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, denied the story in a statement issued on … Read more
Ondo Election: We Won’t Post Corps Members To Troubled Areas In Ondo – INEC Ekohotblog, October 2, 2020… The Independent National Electoral Commission has revealed that it would not post any National Youth Service Corps member to troubled areas in Ondo State as ad-hoc staff during the governorship election. Ekohotblog.com reported that the gubernatorial election … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the conduct of the Ondo state gubernatorial election will be similar to that of Edo state. The electoral body said just like Edo, the vote of the people of Ondo will also count. INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, gave the assurance when he spoke in Akure, Ondo capital. … Read more
Commendation Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and the Nigeria Police Force on their conduct during the Edo Governorship Election. Wike, who is the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Campaign Council, made … Read more
September 20, 2020. President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the electoral process in Edo State, which led to the victory of Governor Godwin Obaseki as declared by. The President in a statement issued by his media aide, Garba Shehu, congratulated Obaseki and urged him to show grace and humility … Read more
INEC Official shot In Edo election Ekohotblog, September 20, 2020…Thugs reportedly shot an Independent National Electoral Commission official on Saturday during the Edo State governorship election. Ekohotblog.com confirms that the Edo state governorship election was conducted Yesterday, September 19, 2020, The commission confirmed the news on Sunday. Godswill Alameni, Collation Officer for Etsako Central Local … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has beseeched the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to subvert the will of the Edo people in the ongoing governorship election in the state. The party accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of mounting pressure on INEC to tamper with the results of the governorship election in various parts … Read more
Ad hoc officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have expressed their discontent with the way they are being treated by the commission. As a way of expressing their grievances, the officials abandoned electoral materials at Girls Model Secondary School, Ubiaja, Esan south-east local government area of Edo state. The protesting officials, comprising presiding … Read more
The police on Saturday arrested an ad-hoc official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo state for conniving with politicians to manipulate ballot papers. The official, a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) who is the presiding officer at ward four, unit seven in Eguare Primary School, Edo, was said to … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 483,796 voters failed to collect their permanent voter cards in Edo state. The election umpire made this known in a booklet detailing the breakdown of PVCs collection in the state. According to the commission, out of the 2,210,534 registered voters in the state only 1,726,738 will be eligible … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says three university lecturers who allegedly manipulated the results from the 2019 elections in Akwa Ibom state will be prosecuted. The state resident electoral commissioner, Mike Igini, made this known on Tuesday while addressing newsmen in the state capital, Uyo. He said the lecturers — in the rank of … Read more
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has reacted to the fire outbreak incident at headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state. The governor expressed shock at the incident, describing it as unfortunate. Over 5000 units of card readers were destroyed in the Thursday inferno. Akeredolu who visited the site of the incident … Read more
Ondo State Office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said that the inferno would not stop it from conducting the October 10 governorship election. Recall the fire incident which occurred at the computer section of the office of the commission on Thursday evening, destroyed some electoral materials, particularly the card reader machines procured for … Read more
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, National Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has given assurance that the commission’s collation centre in Edo under construction will be ready before the state’s Sept. 19 governorship election. Yakubu gave the assurance when he visited INEC office in Benin and other offices in some local government areas of the state on … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission has fixed October 31, 2020, for Bakori State Constituency bye-election. This was contained in a release posted on the notice board of the INEC at its Katsina headquarters and signed by its Public Affairs Officer, Mallam Buhari Abashe on Wednesday, August 26. According to the notice, all political parties participating … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Friday, released the final list of candidates for the forthcoming governorship election in Ondo State. The governorship election is slated for 10th of October, 2020. Mr Festus Okoye, the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, in a statement, said that four political parties that earlier … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it may respond to some of the issues raised by the Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal when it is availed of the full judgment of the case. The INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, stated this in an interview with … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Lagos State on Monday served a notice of election in respect of bye-elections for Lagos East Senatorial district and Kosofe State house of Assembly Constituency 2. The notices are served at the Lagos East Senatorial district and Kosofe State house of Assembly Constituency, the Resident Electoral Commission, Sam Olumekun … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged stakeholders in the electoral process to join the commission in deepening the use of technology and instituting a regime of transparency in electoral process. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, represented by Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, made the call … Read more