A group of youths in Ondo State have protested at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Maitama, Abuja, following the removal of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Oluwatoyin Babalola. The governorship election is set to take place on November 16, 2024, across the state. A viral video on X captured the youths carrying … Read more
The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has renewed its call for the removal of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mrs. Oluwatoyin Babalola, citing her deep ties to the state as a potential conflict of interest ahead of the November 16 gubernatorial election. In a letter addressed to the Chairman of the … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) request to reassign Edo State’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Anugbum Onuoha. With the Edo governorship election scheduled for September 21, the PDP raised concerns due to Onuoha’s familial connection to Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The party … Read more
A few hours after refusing to sign the peace accord for the September 21, 2024, governorship election in Edo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has outlined new conditions for its endorsement. The PDP is now demanding the redeployment of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Onuoha Anugbum, and the Commissioner of Police, Nemi Iwo, as prerequisites … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission has sworn in Mahmuda Isah for his second and final term as a Resident Electoral Commissioner. Isah, who holds a PhD in Petroleum Law, was first appointed in January 2018 and served in both Jigawa and Kaduna States before being redeployed to the FCT. During the weekly meeting where Isah … Read more
Fintiri has reacted to the arrest of the embattled REC of Adamawa State, Yunusa Hudu-Ari, by the police. Fintiri has demanded justice for the failed electoral heist and welcomes the arrest as a step towards maintaining the sanctity of Nigeria’s electoral system. Governor Fintiri called for due diligence in the prosecution of all those involved … Read more
INEC has stated that it does not know the whereabouts of suspended Adamawa State REC, Hudu Yunusa-Ari. The Commission summoned him to appear at the headquarters but failed to do so. President Buhari ordered an investigation and possible prosecution of Yunusa-Ari and all security operatives involved in the controversies surrounding the Adamawa State supplementary governorship … Read more
Femi Falana has caller for the sanction of the embattled REC of the INEC in Adamawa State. The REC declared the governorship candidate of the APC as the winner before the collation of results was complete, leading to INEC nullifying the declaration and announcing the PDP candidate as the winner. Falana has demanded that the … Read more
INEC has recommended an investigation and possible prosecution of the Adamawa State’s Resident Electoral Commissioner for electoral malpractice during the governorship election. The REC was accused of unilaterally declaring a candidate as duly elected when collation had not been concluded. The commission has barred the REC from its office and has called for the resumption … Read more
Binani has filed a lawsuit before the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to halt the election results. She applied for leave of the court to seek “an order of prohibition and certiorari” removing the administrative decision of the 1st Respondent made on April 16, 2023. The case also seek to prevent further steps towards … Read more
The BVAS was introduced by INEC for the accreditation of voters through biometric capturing, uploading of polling results and other functions. The electoral commission is performing a mock accreditation exercise to ensure that all is set for the forthcoming elections. INEC has fixed February 25 for the Presidential and National Assembly Elections, as well as … Read more
INEC said it will follow its own guidelines in determining how to collate results on a case-by-case basis EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC) on Saturday said there had been resistance and disruptions to the election process in Anambra state. The commission also admitted that some of its accreditation devices … Read more
The Resident Electoral Commissioner for INEC in Anambra State announced the extension of voting by one hour… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended voting exercise in the Anambra governorship election. The Resident Electoral Commissioner for INEC in Anambra State, Dr Nkwachukwu Orji announced the extension of voting by … Read more