The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is already making plans and preparations for the conduct of a run-off presidential election, where no candidate meets the conditional requirements for declaring a winner from votes cast on Feb. 25, 2023. The INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter...
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With 100 days to the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will start weekly media briefings to inform Nigerians on the progress made by the commission. In a statement he personally signed on Wednesday, INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu said the commission will start with...
PRESS STATEMENT On July 18, 2022, two days after a governorship election was conducted in Osun State, the APC candidate and Governor Adegboyega Oyetola reportedly applied for the Certified True Copies (CTC) of the BVAS Report for the election. The world had commended the conduct of the election on...
Sen. Ademola Adeleke, the Governorship Candidate, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has cast his vote at exactly 8.50 a.m at Ward 2 polling Unit 9 in Ede North Local Government area of Osun. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the BVAS initially rejected the thumb print of Adeleke....
The Accreditation of voters and election of Osun governor have started in some polling units in Ede North and Ede South with moderate turn out of electorate . The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN ) reports that the exercise began at 8: 23 a.m. , in some wards and...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says a total of 1,955,657 registered voters will participate in the July 16 Osun governorship election. Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education, said this at a round table media executives dialogue on Friday in Osogbo. Okoye...
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday said that conducting elections in Nigeria was a tough task, urging media support against fake news that could cause confusion. Yakubu spoke at a Strategic Interactive Meeting with Online Publishers organised by INEC in collaboration with the Institute...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has pledged to address all identified challenges with its newly introduced Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) ahead of FCT Area Council election in February. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, said...
Professor Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has swept to victory in the Anambra governorship elections, winning 19 of the 21 local government areas of the state. “That Charles Chukwuma Soludo of APGA, having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declared the winner and...
By BABARA KALU, Akwa – An independent election observer group, Yiaga Africa, has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to undertake a thorough audit of its Bimodal Voters Accreditation system (BVAS). The Executive Director of the group, Mr Samson Itodo, gave the advice in the group’s post-Anambra election...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Anene Chikezie, has lauded the Federal Government for providing level playing field for Saturday’s poll in Anambra. Anene made the commendation on Monday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu. He said the conducive atmosphere...
The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room Observers, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to review the issues surrounding the usage of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation system (BVAs) for future elections. The Convener of the group, Mrs Ene Obi, told newsmen in Awka on Monday that the call...