Coalition for Peter Obi made up of 17 support groups has cautioned the Independent National Electoral Commission against disenfranchising millions of Nigerians ahead of the 2023 general elections. The organization on Friday also called on the INEC to extend the deadline for collection of Permanent Voters Cards. The CPO which …
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Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission has stated that the electoral umpire would collaborate with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to prevent vote-buying in the June 18 governorship election in Ekiti State. Yakubu also condemned …
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Associate Professor Mike Ushie, Chairman of the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission has stated that the commission will curtail vote-buying during the local government council election fixed for May 24, 2023. This was announced by Ushie at the commission’s office in Calabar on Monday while briefing representatives of political parties, stakeholders, and …
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A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognizing or accepting ad-hoc delegates produced by Governor Godwin Obaseki’s faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Edo State. The court declared the Ad-hoc delegates produced by Dan Orbih’s faction of the party …
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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has warned that money politics is endangering Nigeria’s democracy ahead of the general elections in 2023. Money politics is becoming more prevalent, according to Yakubu, who believes that Nigeria’s democracy is on the verge of becoming a plutocracy for …
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Political parties have urged the National Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to alter the timetable for the 2023 elections to allow for robust participation. They particularly demanded that the deadline for the conduct of party primaries be extended by two months. INEC, in line with the new Electoral Act, fixed …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has rejected the applications of over 124 political parties, this newspaper has learned. According to a statement from the Deputy Director, SERVICOM at INEC, Okuonghae Olayide, 101 political groups applied to be registered as political parties between 2019 and December 2021. Further to this, 23 …
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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has responded to rumours that he intends to run for President in 2023 on the platform of the All progressives Congress, APC. In a statement made available to Newsextra24 on Sunday, signed by his media aide, Rotimi Oyekanmi, …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has rejected the applications of over 124 political parties. According to a statement from the Deputy Director, SERVICOM at INEC, Okuonghae Olayide, 101 political groups applied to be registered as political parties between 2019 and December 2021. Further to this, 23 more political associations applied …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has given political parties till June 3 to conclude their primaries for the emergence of candidates for various elective positions. In a release issued on Thursday, titled “ADHERENCE TO TIMELINES FOR THE CONDUCT OF PRIMARIES BY POLITICAL PARTIES”, the electoral body reminded political parties …
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