– “No manual accreditation would be allowed; it is either card reader or no voting – “We keep learning everyday; and we want to obey what we have said as electoral umpire; if card reader cannot identify you, you cannot vote – He further urged other security personnel to adequately secure electoral staff and election … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission has lammented various court injunctions stressing that it slows down the commission’s operations in conducting a credible poll. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Voter Education and Publicity, Festus Okoye, disclosed this during a media interactive session in Lokoja the Kogi state capital on Wednesday. Okoye noted that the commission though … Read more
– Okoye explained that ballot papers earlier printed for the election had been withdrawn to accommodate governorship candidates of SDP and that of the APM – He said INEC had the exclusive right to appoint collation officers from any part of the country and assured that the commission was collaborating with security agencies – According … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has reinstated its commitment to conducting a credible poll in Bayelsa and Kogi State. INEC also stressed that the eleventh hour court judgments would not affect the November 16 governorship elections in the states. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this at a stakeholders meeting in Lokoja the Kogi … Read more
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to include Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its candidate, Natasha Akpoti, in the ballot for Kogi governorship election. The commission noted the judgment had compelled it to include the party and its candidate in the forthcoming gubernatorial poll in the … Read more
– INEC Sues for peace in Kogi state ahead of the November 16 Gubernatorial election – The state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. James Apam said that it is practically impossible for the commission to conduct a free, fair and credible election under a chaotic atmosphere – He told them to identify any member of … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated an All Progress Congress APC card carrying member Raheem Muideen Olalekan, as Resident Electoral Commissioner REC for Osun State. The nominee disclosed that he was a card carrying member of the ruling All Progressive Congress APC while defending his nomination before the Senate Committee for the Independent National Electoral Commission … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has called for a violence free election in the forthcoming gubernatorial poll in Bayelsa. The commission stressed that INEC declared election not war. The Resident Electoral Commissioner REC in charge of Bayelsa State, Pastor Monday Tom, disclosed this on Monday in Yenagoa the state capital. This is coming after … Read more
The Imo State monarchs have given their support to the National Electoral Commission, INEC over to its move to appeal the suit of reclaiming the certificate of return of Imo west senatorial district issued to the former Governor of the State, Rochas Okorocha. It could be recalled that the INEC had boss had vowed to … Read more
– INEC approves the deployment of three of its national commissioners and RECs to Kogi – The three national commissioners to include Alhaji Mohammed Haruna, Chief Solomon Soyebi and retired AVM Ahmed Mu’azu – The affected RECs are Malam Ibrahim Abdullahi, Prof. Riskuwa Sheu and Mr Emeka Ononamadu from Bauchi State, Kano State and Enugu … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) has urged political parties and other stakeholders in the forthcoming gubernatorial poll in Kogi State to show interest in electoral process. The commission advised political parties and other stakeholders to partake in the electoral activities at the polling units as well as at the collection centers. The state … Read more
The Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu, has reinstated the commitment of the Nigerian Police Force to free and fair elections. Adamu disclosed this on Saturday ahead of the gubernatorial poll scheduled for November 16, adding that, the police would not engage in partisan politics in the forthcoming gubernatorial polls in Bayelsa and Kogi state. … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, has raised alarm over the growing tension surrounding the November 16 gubernatorial elections in Kogi and Bayelsa state. The commission noted that both States have started showing early signs of violence as pressure mounts on ahead of the governorship polls. The chairman of the commission Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed … Read more
– INEC had in 2017 accused the Governor of double voter registration – Yakubu said: “Under the Electoral Act, double registration is not a condition to disqualify a candidate – The action we need to take on non-staff of the commission is to prosecute and we cannot prosecute someone with constitutional immunity The Chairman of … Read more
– INEC warns politicians against grandstanding and blackmail – INEC’s National Commissioner and chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, on Thursday, said: “The courts and the tribunals are only democratic mechanisms of electoral conflict resolution – “The courts and tribunals are not suited for electoral blackmail or extortionist settlement or political … Read more
– INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu said that PVCs have been distributed to Kogi and Bayelsa ahead of November 16 election – “A total of 889,308 PVCs were collected in Bayelsa, while 1,485,828 PVCs were collected by the electorate in Kogi as at Sept. 30 – He said that while 67 domestic observer groups were accredited … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, has vowed to pursue the case of recovering the certificate of return issued to the former Governor of Imo, Rochas Okorocha to the Supreme Court. The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this at a quarterly meeting with Abuja Bureau Chiefs and media executives, in Abuja on Wednesday. … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has announced that the election result from the November 16 polls will not be transmitted electronically. INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner REC, in charge of Bayelsa State, Mr. Monday Udoh, disclosed this to newsmen at a press conference in the state capital, Yenagoa on Wednesday. He said “There is no … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has revealed that the commission would reduced the cost of conducting elections in Kogi state by combining the governorship poll and West Senatorial rerun for the same day. The commission revealed that it would save a total of N290m in cost by conducting the elections same day. The INEC … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that the commission has collaborated with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to curb voting buying ahead of November 16 governorship polls. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja … Read more