The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the schedule for collating the results of the Edo State governorship election. EKO HOT BLOG reports growing anxiety in Edo State following the election held on Saturday, September 21. Electorates and political party stakeholders have voiced concerns over the delay in result collation. The INEC head office … Read more
INEC clarifies that FCT council chairmen and councillors’ tenure will expire in June 2026 under the Electoral Act 2022, which stipulates a four-year term. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has clarified the legal position on the tenure of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) council chairmen. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a peace agreement will be signed by political parties and their governorship candidates ahead of the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi. In a statement made in Abuja on Saturday, the chairman of the National Peace Committee, Abdulsalami Abubakar, said the peace accord will be signed on … Read more