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Refer to IREV For Election Results – INEC To Jigawa Residents

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has asked Nigerians to always refers to IREV for the official results of the commission. Resident Electoral Commissioner Jigawa State, Professor Muhammad Lawal Bashar stated while briefing newsmen on the preparation for the 18th March 2023 Governorship election. He said the commission is fully …

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Don’t Repeat Your Mistakes – CSO Warns INEC

A transparency organisation, Connected Development (CODE) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to ensure that the many challenges that marred the credibility of the Presidential election are handled ahead of Saturday’s Governorship election in parts of the country. Hamzat Lawal, the Chief Executive Officer of the group, gave …

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INEC Commences Distribution Of Sensitive Material In Bauchi

Ahead of Saturday’s governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections, the Bauchi office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the distribution of sensitive materials across the 20 local government areas in the state. Speaking during the distribution of the election materials at the Central Bank of Nigeria …

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Our Operations Guided By Electoral Act Not Political Parties – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says its operations are guided by the Electoral Act and not by political parties. Prof. Gabriel Yomere, Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Cross River, made this known in Calabar during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Yomere was reacting to calls …

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Governorship Election Not Do Or Die – INEC Tells Political Parties

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has renewed calls on political parties to consider Saturday’s Governorship and States Houses of Assembly election as a contest and not a war. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the INEC Chairman said this at an Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) meeting on Tuesday in …

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All Documents Will Be Provided – INEC To Peter Obi’s Legal Team

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has assured the legal team of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, that all documents used during the February 25 election would be made available for inspection. At a meeting in Abuja on Monday, Newsextra24 learnt that …

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Why Results Were Not Uploaded In Real-Time – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has explained why there were issues with the result viewing portal during this year’s presidential election. The IReV portal was introduced by INEC to improve the transparency of the electoral process. The commission had promised that polling unit results would be uploaded to the …

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What Will Happen If Results Portal Fails – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said the issues with the result viewing portal have been rectified ahead of the March 18 gubernatorial elections. INEC had promised to upload results from polling units during the February 25 presidential elections in real-time. However, the IReV portal remained inactive for a …

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INEC Chairman Must Resign – Melaye

ONE of the spokespersons for Atiku, Okowa Presidential Campaign Council, Senator Dino Melaye has insisted that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mahmud Yakubu, must resign. The former lawmaker gave the demand in a post via his Twitter handle on Saturday. Melaye’s call is coming against the …

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PDP Demands Yakubu’s Resignation, Insists INEC Rigged For APC

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has asked Prof. Mahmood Yakubu to resign his chairmanship of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The PDP said the call followed further review of “the widely-condemned infractions, brazen violation of the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022 and criminal manipulation and alteration of election …

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