INEC Seeks Election Observers AHead Of February By-election

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has invited civil society organisations (CSOs) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) interested in observing the February rerun and by-election to apply via an online portal on or before January 17. INEC said this in a notice issued by its acting Director of Electoral Party Monitoring (EPM), … Read more

We Caught Candidates Buying Votes With Biscuits In FCT, Cross River-Observer Group

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  An election observer group, the Centre for Transparency Advocacy, CTA, said it saw a new dimension in vote-buying that characterized last Saturday’s governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections outside the already known money inducement. It also attributed the low turnout of voters during the election to the frustration of voters because according to … Read more