The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed worries over the low rate of Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) collection in Lagos State. The State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr Olusegun Agbaje, made this known at the Eighth Annual Constituency Stakeholders’ Meeting held on Thursday in Lagos. The News Agency of...
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A socio-cultural group, the Ladies of Substance, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to improve on the innovation of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) to ensure it performs optimally during the 2023 elections. The group Team Lead, Mrs Mojisola Akinbohun, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress,(APC), Prof. Adio Afolayan, has described the seamless operation of BIMODAL Accreditation System for the conduct of ongoing governorship election in Ekiti by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as excellent. Afolayan, who is also the Commissioner for Local Government Affairs in Ekiti,...
Chief Bisi Kolawole, the Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for making adequate arrangement for the election. Kolawole made the remarks on Saturday in his home town, Efon-Alaaye in Efon Local Government area rea of Ekiti, shortly...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 185 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), asking the court to “declare unconstitutional, illegal, and incompatible with international standards the failure of the electoral body to extend the deadline for voter registration to allow eligible...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has lamented the high number of uncollected Permanent Voters Card (PVCs), putting the figure at about 20 million. INEC National Commissioner of FCT, Nasarawa, Kaduna and Plateau States, Mohammed Haruna, disclosed this on Tuesday at the launch of a campaign to drive the...
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma has updated President Muhammadu Buhari on security situations in the state, including the recent killing of staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by bandits in the state. The governor, who spoke to State House correspondents after the closed door meeting with the...
The Supreme Court has upheld the de-registration of 22 political parties carried out by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The parties were among 74 others scrapped by INEC in 2020 following their poor performance in previous general elections. Justice Ejembi Eko on Friday set aside a judgment of...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mr Musa Agah of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency by-election. Dr Oyeyinka Oyeyinde, the INEC Returning Officer announced the result on Sunday in Jos. Oyeyinde said that Agah scored 40,343 votes to beat his...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mr Shekwogaza Gabaya of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the winner of Bwari Area Council Chairmanship Election. Prof. Amuche Madu, the INEC Returning/Collation Officer for the election announced this on Sunday in Bwari. Madu said that Gabaya polled 13, 045...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Christopher Zakka of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as winner of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) Chairmanship election held on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the PDP candidate scored 19,302 votes to defeat Murtala Usman of...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Vanguard for Transparent Leadership and Democracy (VATLAD), has urged the National Assembly and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to stop instigating Nigerians against President Muhammadu Buhari. This was contained in a statement signed by the President of VATLAD, Comrade Igbini Emmanuel and made...
Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has inaugurated the renovated office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) burnt by unknown persons last June in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that unknown arsonist had attacked the INEC Headquarters in the state destroyed some facilities in the...