Category: INEC
INEC To Resume Collation Of Abia Guber Poll Results By 4pm
March 22, (THEWILL) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will on Wednesday evening, resume the collation of last Saturday’s Abia governorship election results. INEC had on Monday, announced the suspension of the collation of the Abia governorship results after thugs invaded its offices in Obingwa Local Government Area on Sunday, March 19, 2023, and […] The post INEC To Resume Collation Of Abia Guber…
Abia election: PDP accuses INEC of partiality
The Abia chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of bias in the ongoing collation of the results of Saturday’s governorship election in the state. The party made the accusation in a statement issued on Tuesday by its acting Publicity Secretary and Vice Chairman (Abia North), Chief Abraham Amah. The party regretted that the audit was being…
BREAKING: INEC declares APC winner of Ebonyi State governorship election
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Hon Francis Nwifuru, candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, winner of the 2023 governorship election in Ebonyi State. Nwifuru, who is the present Speaker State House of Assembly, scored a total vote of 199,131. He is followed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Mr Ifeanyichukwuma Odii, who polled 80,191 votes. The All Progressives Grand Alliance…
INEC Declares AbdulRazak Winner Of Kwara Governorship Election
March 19,(THEWILL) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared incumbent Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazak, candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), as the winner of the March 18th gubernatorial election in Kwara State. The Kwara State Returning Officer (RO) and Vice Chancellor of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Professor Issac Itodo, declared AbdulRazak reelected […] The post INEC Declares AbdulRazak Winner Of Kwara Governorship…
Akwa Ibom Guber: PDP Calls for Evidence Over Rigging Plot By YPP
March 10, (THEWILL) – Following the widespread claims by the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in Akwa Ibom State, that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), collaborated with the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to rig the rescheduled Gubernatorial/State Assembly elections, the state chapter of the PDP has challenged the YPP in the state to produce […] The post Akwa Ibom Guber: PDP Calls for Evidence…
We accept INEC decision in good faith – Jigawa PDP gubernatorial candidate, Lamido
The Jigawa State gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP Dr. Mustapha Sule Lamido has said the party has accepted INEC’s decision to postpone the forthcoming coming elections. Lamido stated this on Thursday via his official Facebook page. According to him “We received the decision of INEC to postpone the Governorship and State Assembly Elections in good faith”. He, therefore, urged the commission to…
Guber Polls: Court Okays Use Of Temporary Voter Cards
March 09, (THEWILL) – The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to allow eligible voters with the Temporary Voter Cards (TVC), participate in the March 18 governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections. Justice Obiora Egwuatu made the order while delivering judgement in a suit filed by two […] The post Guber Polls: Court Okays Use Of Temporary…
Presidential Poll: Transfer Of Former ICT Director Has Nothing To Do With IReV Glitches – INEC
March 09, (THEWILL) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has explained that the transfer of its former Director of ICT has nothing to do with glitches experienced with the uploading of the February 25th Presidential and National Assembly election results. Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, made the clarification on Thursday, in […] The post Presidential Poll: Transfer Of Former ICT Director…
OPINION: Election 2023 As Giant Killer, End Of Incumbency Power?
March 08, (THEWILL) – When the 10th National Assembly (NASS) resumes after the inauguration of the new president on May 29, most of the current members of the Senate and House of Representatives in both the red and green chambers of NASS would be strangers. That is because a significant number of members of the […] The post OPINION: Election 2023 As Giant Killer, End…
Presidential election: INEC has taken Nigeria more than 50 years backwards – Ene Obi
Ene Obi, Convener Situation Room, has claimed that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has taken Nigeria more than 50 years backwards following the conclusion of the Feb. 25 Presidential election. Obi also claimed that INEC did not even get to some of their polling units during the last general election, adding that it was very shocking. She stated this during an interview with Arise…
Tinubu’s victory: Atiku, Okowa, Ayu, others lead protest to INEC headquarters, Abuja [VIDEO]
Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa, are currently leading a protest to the national headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Abuja. DAILY POST reports that the Chairman of the PDP, Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, and other leaders and supporters of the party gathered at the Legacy House, Maitama, to start their protest…
US Envoy Faults INEC On Presidential Polls
March 06, (THEWILL) – United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, on Sunday, said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) failed to meet the expectations of Nigerians in the conduct of the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections. In a statement on Sunday, the US Envoy said many citizens are angry and frustrated […] The post US Envoy Faults INEC On Presidential Polls…
NASS: Review results with BVAS, we won elections – PDP candidates tell INEC
Lagos State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidates in the just-concluded National Assembly election on Thursday called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to audit and review all collated results with Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) in the Lagos West and Lagos Central Senatorial Districts. Addressing a news conference in Lagos, the candidates jointly pointed out that they did not lose the elections going by…
Consider issues raised against February 25 polls – Lawan charges INEC
The Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan on Thursday asked the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to consider all issues raised by the public during the just-concluded presidential and National Assembly elections in order to have smooth conduct of the forthcoming governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections. The electoral umpire has fixed March 11, 2023, for the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections having…
‘Hold rerun elections next Saturday’ – Obasanjo tells INEC
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has asked that results from polling units where the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) was not used should be nullified. Obasanjo also requested that results that were not uploaded on the server of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should not accepted. Obasanjo said this in a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, while speaking on Saturday’s presidential election. “Whereas,…
BREAKING: Nigeria elections below expectations, INEC lacked transparency – NDI/IRI observers
The International Republican Institute (IRI) and National Democratic Institute (NDI) Joint Election Observation Mission (IEOM) have presented their preliminary statement on the Presidential and National Assembly elections in Nigeria. On Monday in Abuja, the leader, Dr Joyce Banda, former President of Malawi, congratulated the people for “their resilience and enthusiasm”. “Despite large crowds in some polling stations and long waits, Nigerian voters demonstrated commitment to…
Nigeria decides: INEC speaks on Lagos violence, gives reason for canceling polls in Edo
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has spoken on the violence that erupted in some areas in Lagos during the presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday. There were pockets of violence in some areas in Lagos on Saturday as thugs attacked polling units and destroyed election materials. . Addressing the press at the International Conference Centre, ICC, in Abuja on Saturday, Chairman of the…
Nigeria’s election 2023: INEC can’t change polling unit results – Omokri
Reno Omokri has reacted to reports making the rounds that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, was trying to change the results of the ongoing presidential and National Assembly elections. There are some reports from the supporters of one of the leading presidential candidates that the INEC was trying to manipulate the system in favour of another candidate. The former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan…
MC Oluomo: Remove Lagos REC before election – Atiku tells INEC
With 16 days to the graduation of the 2023 common election, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to take away the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Lagos State, Olusegun Agbaje. Atiku said Agbaje had been accused of making an attempt to compromise the upcoming election. He noted that the REC’s insistence on…
Persons involved in double registration won’t get PVCs – INEC warns
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said these involved in double and a number of registrations is not going to be given Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, even because the fee prolonged the gathering deadline to February 5, 2023. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, in an announcement issued Saturday, said the one-week extension could be the final extension…
2023 Election: Foreign hackers attacking our database – INEC Chairman
Ahead of the 2023 basic election, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has raised the alarm of makes an attempt by overseas hackers to interrupt into the fee’s database. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday on the annual National Conference of the National Association of Judiciary Correspondents, NAJUC, with the theme, ‘2023 General Elections; Judiciary and Sustainability of Nigeria’s Democracy.’…
2023: Intersociety tasks INEC on extension of distribution, collection of PVCs
A non-governmental physique, the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), has frowned on the current choice of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to shrink the time for collection of everlasting voters playing cards (PVC) to solely 26 working days. DAILY POST remembers that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), had on Saturday, introduced December 12, 2022, to January 22, 2023,…
2023 elections: INEC announces date for PVC collection
Newsbreak 4 months ago in 2023 elections, Around The World, Festus Okoye, INEC, News, PVC, Top Headlines 0 The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has introduced that the collection of Permanent Voter Cards will begin on Monday 12 December 2022. The electoral physique made the announcement on Friday by way of an announcement by the National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye. According to the assertion, the Commission has additionally resolved to devolve PVC collection to the 8,809 Registration…
BREAKING: Court orders INEC to resume voters registration
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to instantly resume the continual voters registration (CVR) till 90 days earlier than the 2023 normal elections. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, additionally directed the INEC to make sure that eligible Nigerians usually are not disadvantaged the chance to have the voter’s card for the forthcoming ballot. Justice Ekwo held…
2023: We are preparing for possible run-off presidential election – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed it’s preparing to conduct a run-off presidential election. This will likely be performed if no candidate meets the conditional necessities to be declared winner after the 25 February ballot. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, hinted this throughout a gathering with Bureau Chiefs/Editors of media organisations on Friday in Abuja. Okoye…
Suspects narrate how they killed INEC, NPC staff in Anambra
A suspect, Mr Nwobodo Samuel Obumneme has defined how his group killed a staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Awka, Mr Osita Duruoha in September this 12 months. The 26-year-old, alongside two of his gang members, allegedly strangled Duruoha, with the intention of dispossessing him of his shuttle bus. The physique of Duruoha, who was declared lacking in September, was later discovered…
2023: INEC can’t determine underage voters by facial recognition – Uzi-Osaze
Oluwole Uzi-Osaze, a former Director of Voter Education of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has stated that the Commission doesn’t have any expertise that determines the precise age of individuals. Appearing on Arise Television’s The Morning Show on Friday, Uzi-Osaze identified that facial recognition can’t be used to determine how previous an individual is. There have been claims of some workers of INEC registering…
INEC staff responsible for underage voters – Ex- REC, Mike Igini
Mike Igini, the previous Akwa Ibom State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), has accused some staff of the fee of registering underage voters. Igini blamed the collapse of values in society for being responsible for underage registration, berating mother and father who allowed their underaged kids to register as voters. He disclosed this on Thursday whereas that includes on the Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme. He…
NSCDC assures protection of INEC services, assets in Bauchi
The Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Bauchi State Command, Ameh Edo James, assured that personnel of the corps will be a part of fingers with different safety businesses in the state to guard all Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) services throughout the state. He additionally assured that the corps would proceed to observe actions to apprehend criminals and stop prison actions, warning…
Gombe Police warns politicians against thuggery, tighten security around INEC facilities
The Gombe State Command of the Nigerian Police on Wednesday vowed to take care of anybody or group of people that intend to trigger a breakdown of regulation and order within the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Mu’azu Mahid Abubakar who said this in an announcement, stated already, the command has tightened security around vital belongings and facilities of the Independent National…