The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has come out to say that political parties used fake news to delegitimize Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during Kogi governorship election. Ms Idayat Hassan, Director CDD, revealed this in the group’s preliminary statement on the conduct of Saturday’s Kogi governorship election. Idayat ...
Read More »Kogi Elections: Politicians Bribed Me With 50K – INEC Official
The gubernatorial and senatorial elections in Kogi state has proved once again that corruption has eaten deep into our political system. Some of our politicians went as far as bribing INEC officials to manipulate the results of the election in their favor. Today, a collation officer of the Independent National ...
Read More »INEC Starts Collation Of Election Results In Bayelsa State
Sagbama Local Government Area Collation Officer, Prof Moses Osawarue of the University of Benin, has announced that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP won the local government area with 60,339, while the All Progressives Congress, APC received 7,831. Sagbama LGA is where the outgoing Governor Seriake Dickson and the PDP running ...
Read More »Bayelsa, Kogi Elections: INEC Should Extend Voting Time – YIAGA Africa
After the late commencement of voting in some of the polling units in Bayelsa and Kogi state, YIAGA Africa has urged INEC to extend the voting time for the gubernatorial election. In a recent press statement via Twitter, the group said polling units in the 2 states did not start ...
Read More »Election Materials Arriving Late In Bayelsa Is An Indictment On INEC – GEJ
Ex-President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan is not happy with the late arrival of election materials at his home state in Otuoke, Bayelsa State. GEJ disclosed this as he addressed journalists after casting his vote in the Bayelsa governorship election. According to him, the delayed voting exercise in some parts of ...
Read More »INEC Must Be Fair And Neutral During Bayelsa And Kogi Elections – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked for exemplary conduct of non-partisanship on the part of election and law enforcement officials in Saturday’s governorship polls in Bayelsa and Kogi. Buhari, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu in Abuja on Thursday, said that voters ...
Read More »We Do Not Monitor Salt, Rice Sharing By Political Parties – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission is not responsible for the monitoring of the sharing of salt, rice and other commodities by political parties during political campaigns according to the Head, INEC’s Department of Voter Education and Publicity in Bayelsa State, Wilfred Ifogah. Ifogah said this as a reaction to an ...
Read More »We Will Not Tolerate Attack On Our Staff, Vote Buying — INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission a.k.a INEC has come out to warn everyone concerned that it would not condone any kind of attack on its personnel, ad hoc staff or materials to be deployed for the Bayelsa State November 16, governorship polls. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu dished out this ...
Read More »INEC Must Be Fair On Our Kids – Omotola Jalade
Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade has blasted INEC for they way they have treated now stranded NYSC corps members after the elections was postponed in a manner most people did not expect. She even blasted parents that allow their kids act as officers for INEC. Her words, “I still maintain what ...
Read More »INEC Doesn’t Count Tweets Or Retweets – Banky W
Singer turned Politician, BankyW, has said that whatever is done or not done on social media doesn’t affect anyone in any election. He revealed this recently, At the meeting, Banky W who is running for the Federal House of Representatives, Eti-Osa constituency, on the platform of the Modern Democratic Party ...
Read More »INEC Praise 2Face Idibia, Ketil Karlson
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has praised 2Face Idibia a.k.a 2baba and other celebrities for using their position in the society to encourage the youths to be play a role in the electoral process. According to INEC, the general elections set to happen in Feb will be for the ...
Read More »INEC Used A Wrong Logo For My Party – Banky W
Banky W has notified Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for using the wrong logo as the logo of his political party, the Modern Democratic Party, MDP, on the ballot paper for Feb elections. He also talked about how his surname was spelt wrongly. His words, “VERY URGENT!!! It turns out ...
Read More »INEC Declares APC’s Obaseki As Winner Of Edo Governorship Election
The Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress ( APC), Godwin Obaseki , has been declared winner of the Edo State governorship election . The APC candidate won majority of the votes cast, getting a total of 319,483 votes, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, announced. Mr. Obaseki ’s closest ...
Read More »My regret as INEC chairman � Prof. Jega
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, on Monday reviewed his tenure as the boss of the electoral body and concluded that his only regret was that he was unable to create a separate salary structure for INEC workers. Jega spoke in Abuja during a retreat� titled, ...
Read More »INEC Releases Statement On State Elections
Press statement from INEC. Read below… The Independent National Electoral Commission conducted Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections across the country on Saturday, April 11, 2015. Governorship elections were held in 29 States of the Federation, while State Assembly elections were held in 36 states. No election took place ...
Read More »INEC releases statement ahead of Saturday’s elections
Press statement from INEC ahead of Saturday Gubernatorial elections.. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has received reports that some political leaders are asking members of the public to disregard its stated resolve to use Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and Smart Card Readers (SCRs) for the April 11, 2015 Governorship ...
Read More »#Nigeriadecides – INEC Releases Official 2015 Presidential Election Results
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the moment, releasing the official 2015 presidential results..So far they have released results from six states ..will keep updating FCT ABUJA(PDP Winner) PDP:157,195 APC – 146,399 EKITI(PDP WINNER) PDP-176,466 APC-120,331 CPP 330, �HDP 94, KOWA 108 PPN 388, UPP 145. OGUN (APC WINNER) ...
Read More »#NigeriaDecides INEC website hacked!!
Today is the presidential elections amd as events are unfolding, INEC’s official website has been hacked. Above is what else the hackers posted
Read More »Casts your votes and go home, dont wait at polling booths – IG tells Nigerians
In the past, after voting during elections, many Nigerians stay back at the polling booths,to witness the votes being counted. But the Inspector General of Police,Suleiman Abba has said no one should wait at the polling booths. Two to three police officers will be attached to each polling unit, and ...
Read More »We’ll use card readers � INEC Chairman, Attahiru Jega
INEC chairman, Attahiru Jega said the commission would proceed with plans to use card readers in the forthcoming elections despite resistance from PDP. Jega made this comments on Monday, march 16, 2015 during a town hall meeting in Abuja. The INEC boss said �If we don’t use card readers, we ...
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