Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu has come out to warn staffs of the commission against giving any candidate or political party in Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State any undue advantage. He revealed this in a recent message to the staff of the Commission on Friday. ...
Read More »Violence Will Not Be Tolerated During Edo Polls – INEC
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has come out to affirm that security agencies will guarantee that everything is under control regarding the identified hotspots in Edo ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. Mr. Festus Okoye, National Commissioner in Charge of Information and Voter Education of INEC revealed this recently when he ...
Read More »INEC Can Count On My Support After The Fire Incident In Akure – Rotimi Akeredolu
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has come out to say that the fire incident that destroyed 5,141 card reader machine at the Akure headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was an unfortunate and worrisome incident. He disclosed this during an on the spot assessment visit to the ...
Read More »Military, INEC Must Ensure Edo Polls In Transparent – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has urged the military, the federal government, and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to not tamper with the will of the electorate by making sure the conduct of the credible and transparent election. Diran Odeyemi, deputy national publicity secretary of the party revealed this ...
Read More »Neutrality During Edo Elections Is Key – INEC
National Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has come out to beg officials in the 18 local government areas (LGAs) in Edo to be neutral and professional in handling the Sept. 19, governorship polls. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu revealed this at a meeting with the Electoral Officers (EOs), ...
Read More »Edo State Election Will Be Credible – INEC
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmud Yakubu has vowed that EFCC would make sure the coming election in Edo state is credible. He recently revealed this during a meeting with members of the Interagency Consultative Committee on Election Security held in Benin the state capital. According to ...
Read More »INEC Must Ensure Edo Polls Are Free And Fair In September – PDP
Ahead of the September 19 governorship election in Edo State, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has come out to advise INEC and Nigeria’s security agencies to ensure the polls are free and fair. The PDP Governors’ Forum, chaired by Sokoto state governor, under the leadership of Aminu Tambuwal, revealed this ...
Read More »INEC Had The Right To Deregister HDP – Federal High Court
The Federal High Court Abuja has come out to say that INEC actually has the power to deregister political parties in Nigeria. Justice Taiwo Taiwo revealed this while delivering judgment in a suit filed by Hope Democratic Party (HDP) against INEC. According to Taiwo, INEC was empowered by the 1999 ...
Read More »We Are Not Recruiting, Coronavirus Suspended Our Recruitment Programme – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has come out to warn Nigerians that is is not presently conducting any recruitment exercise. INEC revealed this in a recent statement to clarify things amid the ongoing rumors. According to INEC, the letters in circulation are nothing but scam so Nigerians should ignore ...
Read More »The Pandemic Will Not Affect Nigeria’s Electoral Process – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has come out to say that the coronavirus pandemic will not obstruct Nigeria’s democracy and the electoral process. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu shared this in Abuja recently as part of his remarks at the commission’s first virtual meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners ...
Read More »We’ll Try Electronic Voting From 2021- INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has vowed to work towards the full introduction of electronic voting in major elections starting from 2021. In a recent statement, INEC boss, Mahmood Yakubu revealed that the electoral umpire plans to try the use of e-voting machines during the forthcoming Edo and Ondo ...
Read More »All Activities Have Been Suspended For The Next 2 Weeks Amid Coronavirus Outbreak – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has suspended all regular and non-essential activities at its headquarters and offices nationwide amid the coronavirus outbreak. National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Barr. Festus Okoye revealed this in a recent statement today in Abuja. According to him, the ...
Read More »We Will Act On Supreme Court Judgment In Bayelsa As Soon As It Is Served – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the Supreme Court ruling on Bayelsa governorship election will be effected as soon as it is served with the certified true copy of the judgment. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, revealed this during an ...
Read More »The 74 De-registered Parties Failed To Meet Our Requirement – INEC
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has come out to say that the commission has deregistered some political parties in Nigeria. The deregistration of the parties was announced today in Abuja, and Mahmood revealed that the affected parties did not meet INEC‘s requirements. According to him, Nigeria ...
Read More »Reason Why We Can’t Issue Uzodinma Certificate Of Return – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it would not issue a Certificate of Return to Senator Hope Uzodinma because it had not been served the enrolled order of the Supreme Court judgement which sacked Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State. According to News, INEC made the statement on Wednesday ...
Read More »Providing A Level Playing Ground For All Parties And Candidates Will Always Be Key – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has revealed that from now on, nobody would be allowed to come to public office via the power of gun or manipulation. The declaration of zero-tolerance against electoral misconduct happened during the commission’s end of the year party held in Ibadan recently. The Oyo ...
Read More »We Know Nothing About The Electoral Violence In Kogi State – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has come out to say that it fulfilled its constitutional duties in the conduct of the November Governorship and Supplementary polls in Kogi State. Director, Voter Education and Publicity (VEP) in the Kogi office of the commission, Ahmed-Bagudu Biambo, revealed this at a Post-Election ...
Read More »Traditional Rulers Can Help To Discourage Vote Buying During Elections – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begged traditional rulers to groom their subjects on how to react positively to vote-buying and selling. Mr. Adedeji Soyebi, Board Chairman, The Electoral Institute, the research arm of INEC disclosed this at a news conference on Kogi and Bayelsa election organized by NESSACTION, ...
Read More »We Will Never Connive With Political Parties To Rig Elections – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has come out to say it has and will never collaborate with any political party or institution to rig Nigeria’s electoral process. According to INEC, it does not make sense for the commission to go against what it was established for. This is coming ...
Read More »We Won’t Stop Using Smart Card Readers In All Elections — INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission a.k.a INEC has come out to say that it will keep deploying smart card readers in all its elections, including the Saturday, November 30 rerun in Kogi West. The electoral umpire disclosed this today through its verified Twitter handle @inecnigeria. INEC added that they will ...
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