The Ondo State Secretariat of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Alagbaka Akure, was Thursday night razed by fire. The fire was said to have destroyed no fewer than 5000 card reader machines. This came barely one month to the governorshp election in the state , when the commission was already preparing for the smooth
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Governor Godwin Obaseki, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was accused by the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday, of plotting to rig the forthcoming governorship election, including the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of being part of them. The State Chairman of the APC, Col. David Imuse (rtd.), made the
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Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, on Thursday, suggested a six year single term for presidents and governors. He was of the opinion that this would go a long way in reducing tension and violence associated with the election and re-election. According to NAN, the monarch spoke when the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is preparing for a bye-election to replace a member of the Enugu State House of Assembly, late Chijioke Ugwueze, who died recently. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Enugu, Dr Emeka Ononamadu, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Enugu. Ononamadu said
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Ahead of the forthcoming Edo and Ondo governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said yesterday that it is conducting the Edo and Ondo governorship elections and 15 outstanding bye-elections within the context of COVID-19 pandemic that has substantially altered the previous ways of doing things.‎It explained that the two elections are end of
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it may respond to some of the issues raised by the Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal when it is availed of the full judgment of the case. The INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, stated this in an interview with
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The Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Abuja, on Monday nullified the election that produced the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), candidate, Senator Duoye Diri, as Governor. The Tribunal held that the election was unlawful due to the exclusion of the ADP and its candidate, King George, from the November 16, Governorship Election. Meanwhile,
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has angrily expressed itself immediately by saying that it will approach the Supreme Court over conflicting rulings by the Court of Appeal on its powers to deregister political parties. Festus Okoye, who is the National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education, in a statement, said: “Faced with
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has said that the commission will not possibly shift the date of the Edo State governorship election scheduled for September 19 over threats of violence by political parties and their candidates.Festus Okoye, been the National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education, said that even though the Commission is
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‘We are carefully monitoring what is happening in Edo and Ondo States , the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will meet tomorrow (Thursday 6) ” said the INEC Chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu He said that iis in a bid to stem the “ugly reports” of violence coming from politicians in Edo State ahead the September
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Towards the forth coming Gubernatorial elections in EDO and Ondo State the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Manhood Yakubu; National Security Adviser, NSA, Major-General Babagana Munguno, and the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu, have signed a set of rule or code of conduct for all security personnel to be engaged in the
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has rejected the notice of governorship primary sent to it by the ruling All Progressives Congress. The electoral body hinged its decision on the fact that the notice was signed by only the party’s acting national secretary. It said that was contrary to the commission’s guidelines, which require that such
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed worry over pre-election litigations and the conflicting orders emanating ahead of Edo State governorship election. Recall that after the Federal High court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, restrained Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki from participating in the PDP primary election, an Edo State High Court
Read moreThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the spate of pre-election litigations as well as conflicting court orders could disrupt the smooth running of primaries and the forthcoming governorship election in Edo state. In a statement on TuesdayJune 23 2020, Festus Okoye, INEC’s national commissioner for information and voter education, said the commission deliberated on
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Ahead of the Edo State governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission has told the participating political parties that there is no going back on June 27, deadline for primary elections. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has told political parties interested in the Edo State governorship election that they have 10 days to conduct
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