Hundreds of adhoc staff engaged for the 2023 General Elections in Anambra State by Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC on Tuesday protested non-payment of their allowances. The protesters, who thronged the INEC Headquarters in Awka with placards bearing various inscriptions, blocked entrance or exit of the office, insisting they would not vacate until they their
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Adhoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Anambra State in the 2023 general elections have protested non-payment of their stipend by the electoral body. The protest is coming barely two months after the polls that reportedly gulped about N305bn. The commission had recruited about 1.4 million adhoc staff to complement its personnel
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There was jubilation in Imo State as the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) on Sunday night announced 29-year-old Akarachi Amadi, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC), the winner of the supplementary election for Mbaitoli/ Ikeduru Federal Constituency of Imo State held on Saturday. Announcing the votes polled by the respective candidates at the federal constituency’s collation centre
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…the SANs include a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appointed no fewer than nine Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) to defend the results of the February 25, 2023 presidential election. According to City Lawyer, the team is to be led by a former president of the
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Correspondents’ Chapel Nigeria Union of Journalists Anambra State Council have petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over unwholesome and repulsive attitude of its Public Relations Officer, PRO, Dr Kingsley Agu to them in the State. The journalists asked the electoral umpire to call Agu to order to avert avoidable rift capable of erupting between
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has set March 29, 30 and 31 date for the issuance of Certificates of Return to all the winners of the just concluded March 18, 2023 State Assembly and Governorship elections in the country. The decision was part of the issues arrived at the Commission’s management meeting of Saturday, March
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…says same peaceful disposition was exhibited during the last Governorship election in 2021 The Commissioner of Police deployed to Anambra State by the Inspector General of Police for the 2023 House of Assembly Election, CP Aderemi Adeoye has commended the good people of Anambra State for their peaceful conduct during the polls. He noted that
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The ongoing collation of results of last Saturday’s election has raised a number of issues that should naturally arouse the curiosity of the average Nigerian. Why is there so much obsession by INEC on Obingwa LGA to the exclusion of other Local Government Areas in Abia State? First, INEC claimed yesterday that thugs attacked their
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…says the BVAS will perform optimally Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Anambra state, Mrs Queen Elizabeth Agwu, has assured that the Biomodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) deployed for the exercise in the state tomorrow will perform effectively during Saturday’s Governorship and State House of Assembly elections. Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mrs Queen Elizabeth Agwu
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The Bauchi State Governorship, National and State House of Assembly Election Tribunal, on Saturday, granted leave to Garba Dahiru of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to access sensitive materials used by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in the February 25 NASS election in the state. Dahiru contested and lost the Bauchi South Senatorial District
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Anambra based human right lawyer, Barr Christopher Enemuo has accused chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu of contravening relevant sections of the electoral act. The activist said INEC boss should rather be answering questions about fraudulent practices during the presidential election than talking about conducting the governorship and House of Assembly
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A coalition of Civil Society Organizations under the aegis of the Democracy Protection Coalition (DPC) has demanded for the immediate resignation of the national Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, over his failure to comply with copious provision of the Electoral Act in the conduct of the February 25, 2023
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A group, League of Ogbaru Professionals (LOP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to stop Anambra State Government from Meddling with Ogbaru Federal Constituency Result. It also called on the electoral umpire not to compromise its stance on equity, justice and fairness. The call followed ceaseless boasts by top government officials that
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A university don, Prof. Obiekwe Nwanolue has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Dr. Godwin Emefiele to obey Supreme Court ruling on the use of the new and old naira notes. He also called for the resignation of the CBN Governor, saying the nation’s banking industry has not
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Nwoye of the Labour Party was declared winner by the INEC returning Officer for Anambra North Former House of Representative Member, Dr Tony Nwoye has been declared the winner of Anambra North senatorial district by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Nwoye of the Labour Party (LP) was declared winner by the INEC returning Officer
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