CHAIRMAN of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said that the commission will conduct four bye-elections into National Assembly seats recently declared vacant by lawmakers nominated for ministers by President Bola Tinubu. Mahmood disclosed this yesterday at the 2023 Post Election Review meeting with Resident Electoral …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has described Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states as difficult areas to conduct elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, stated this at the quarterly meeting with heads of media organisations, yesterday, in Abuja. Yakubu, who did not explain further on his observation, said there were …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Yola to dismiss the petition filed by Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate Dr. Umar Ardo against the victory of Adamawa State, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, and others. The incumbent governor, Fintiri, who won the 2023 governorship …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it plans to review its result management system following Nigerians’ complaints about the 2023 general elections. The commission said its result management system had been a subject of litigation. The INEC chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, said this during the post-election review meeting …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday, recognised the Youth Party (YP) as the 19th political party in the country. A statement issued on Thursday by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC, Festus Okoye, said the decision was the result of a meeting …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday held its first meeting to review the 2023 general elections conducted in Nigeria. The electoral body in a tweet disclosed that the meeting will last for the next two weeks. “The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) today met with Electoral Officers from …
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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, refused to extend its July 10 interim order stopping the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) from prosecuting the suspended Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Hudu Yunusa Ari pending …
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The national chairman of the Action Alliance (AA), Kenneth Udeze, has condemned attempts by some staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to allegedly tamper with the list of the party’s National Working Committee (NEW) on the commission’s website. Udeze, in a letter to the INEC chairman, Prof. Yakubu …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, failed to present some of the Biometric Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) used for Owoh and Ugbawka areas in Nkanu East Local Government Area to the Enugu State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal contrary to what was contained in the subpoena issued by the Tribunal …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has said the Labour Party has no ground to call for the sack of its Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, over the outcome of the 2023 general election. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi stated this when he spoke with the News …
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