The general elections of 2023 have come and gone, but the dust raised in many states and constituencies remains thick in the air. Every election in our country has its challenges, more so this year’s election which used new mechanisms which differ from the previous general elections. One such...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will present certificates of return to Adamawa State Governor-elect, Ahmadu Fintiri and Deputy Governor-elect, Chief Crowther Seth on Wednesday by 3.00p.m. at the commission’s Headquarters, Maitama, Abuja. The commission disclosed this on Wednesday in a tweet...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The PDP Governors’ Forum has congratulated the Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri on his re-election victory. The congratulatory message was contained in a statement issued by the forum’s Director-General, Mr CID Maduabum in Abuja on Tuesday, The PDP Governors’ Forum described Fintiri’s victory...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the list of the 24 members-elect of the Enugu State House of Assembly. The Labour Party (LP) has 14 seats in the list, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has the remaining 10 seats. INEC’s Head...
Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri on Tuesday in Yola expressed appreciation of voters for their overwhelming support at Saturday’s supplementary governorship election which ended in his re-election. Governor Fintiri, who is a candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), also commended INEC for conducting free, fair and credible elections....
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Inspector-General of police (IGP), Usman Baba, has ordered the immediate redeployment of the Commissioner of Police on election duty in Adamawa, Mohammed Barde over the recent supplementary election saga in the state. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the governorship supplementary election in Adamawa. Fintiri polled 430,788 votes to defeat his closest opponent, Sen. Aishatu Binani, of the All Progressives Congress, APC who scored 398,788 votes....
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, refused to hear an ex-parte motion filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s candidate in the Adamawa governorship election, Sen. Aisha Dahiru-Ahmed, popularly called “Binani.” Justice Inyang Ekwo, instead, ordered the APC candidate’s counsel, Mohammed Sheriff, to address the court on issue...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has written to the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, demanding investigation and prosecution of Adamawa state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Hudu Yunusa Ari. The commission took the decision at its meeting held on Tuesday in Abuja. The commission...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa, Malam Hudu Yunusa-Ari, for declaring Senator Aisha Dahiru Binani of APC the winner of the Governorship election while collation of results were still ongoing. The Commision also directed Malam...
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately put in place the appropriate process to sanction erring officials who violated the Electoral Act in the Adamawa supplementary elections. The Director of CDD, Idayat Hassan, in a statement on the supplementary...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has told the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) sitting in Abuja that retired Maj. Hamza Al-Mustapha was the duly sponsored presidential candidate of Action Alliance (AA) in the Feb 25 election. INEC, through its team of lawyers led by Abubakar Mahmoud, SAN, insisted...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Dr Mark Useni of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of Saturday’s supplementary election for Ussa, Donga and Takum federal constituency of Taraba. Prof. Luka Juma, the INEC Returning Officer declared the result in Jalingo on Sunday.Juma said that Useni...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Ibrahim Lamido of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Sokoto East Senate seat at the National Assembly. INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Muhammad Bayawa, declared the result in Sokoto on Sunday. Bayawa said that Lamido scored 112,764 votes...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday in Gusau declared the candidates of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Zamfara Central senatorial district and that of Gusau/Tsafe federal constituency as winners in Saturday’s supplementary election. Returning Officer for Zamfara Central senatorial district, Prof. Kabiru Abdullahi, said Alhaji Ikira Bilbis...
Candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were on Sunday declared winners of the just-concluded re-run polls in Khana/Gokhana and Port Harcourt City Local Government Area Federal Constituency 2 (PHALGHA 2) Federal Constituencies in Rivers. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), through its Returning Officer for Khana/Gokhana Constituency, Mr...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to resume collation of Adamawa governorship election results and declare the party candidate, Ahmadu Fintiri, winner of the election. The party made the call at a news conference by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba...
Dino Melaye, a former senator, Kogi West Senatorial District, has been declared the winner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election in Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dino polled 313 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Idoko Ilonah, who got 124 votes in the...
As evidence to our earlier description of the situation, the Adamawa state governorship election was a “naked dance of shame in the market place”. The current imbroglio is testimony to that. Based on various irregularities perpetrated by the PDP and APC candidates during the two sets of governorship election...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Sunday declared Rodney Ambaiowei of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as winner of the Southern-Ijaw Federal Constituency supplementary election in Bayelsa. According to the result declared by the returning officer, Prof. Christopher Onyema, the PDP candidate, Ambaiowei, polled a total of 13,992...