The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will deploy three National Commissioners to supervise the Feb. 12 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council election. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu at the commission’s stakeholders meeting held on Tuesday in Abuja, said six Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) would also be...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has pledges that the forthcoming FCT Area Council elections will be credible. Professor Yakubu disclosed this on Wednesday when he visited the FCT INEC office in Garki, Abuja. According to him, the commission...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that it will release the timetable for 2023 elections immediately President Muhammad Buhari signs the electoral amendment bill into law. The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who made this disclosure on Tuesday in Abuja during...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has evolved in the last 10 years, same way it developed since its creation 23 years ago. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has evolved in the last 10 years, same way it developed since its creation 23 years ago. A former Head...
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it is unable to remove the names of dead persons from the voter register due to the absence of reliable data of births and deaths to rely on in expunging the names of such persons. This implies that Nigeria may go into...
Torrent of criticism/knocks from good spirited Nigerians has trailed the bogus budget proposition of N305 billion for the 2023 general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) recently submitted to the National Assembly. it is equally not surprising to see some supporters of the government argue that in...
The Independent National Electoral Commission’s plan to transmit election results electronically in 2023 is currently doubtful as the Federal Government has revealed that only 473 out of 774 local government areas in the country have Internet access. By implication, 301 local government areas have no Internet access, thus transmitting...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the N305 billion required to conduct the 2023 elections would be used majorly to meet the commission’s technological needs to better serve the country. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday, INEC’s National Commission, Festus Okoye, disclosed that part...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday, said it discovered 14,665 multiple registrations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The number, it said, was among 42,986 Nigerians who completed their Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in the FCT. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this at the commission’s meeting...
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Professor Mahmood Yakubu says the commission will require N305 billion to conduct the 2023 general elections. He disclosed this during a meeting with the Senate Committee on Appropriation at the National Assembly on Monday. The INEC boss also noted that the...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has very little role to play in the conduct of direct primaries by political parties for selecting their candidates for elections. Prof. Yakubu Mahmood, the Chairman, INEC disclosed this when he met with members of the House of Representatives Committee on...
The House of Representatives has passed a resolution to invite the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Mahmood Yakubu to brief the House on the cost of conducting direct primaries in the country. The motion to invite the INEC boss was raised by Representative Leke Abejide who informed...
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 Chairman, National Peace Committee (NPC), Gen. Abubakar Abdulsalami (Rtd) has commended the people of Anambra for the peaceful conduct of the Nov. 6 gubernatorial election. Gen. Abubakar, who gave the commendation in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, also congratulated Prof. Charles...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has earmarked N4.2 billion for Continuous Voter Registration in preparation for the 2023 general elections. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this when he appeared before the joint National Assembly Committee on INEC to defend the commission’s 2022 budget proposal on Friday. While...
After months of preparations and campaigning, 18 political parties are set to contest the Anambra governorship seat. The election is expected to take place across the state’s 21 local government areas. According to the 2006 Census, the State has a population of 4,055,048 but only 2,525,471 have registered to...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has directed all staff of the commission to ensure that every vote counts in the Saturday Anambra governorship election. Professor Yakubu gave the directive in his message to the Commission’s staff on Friday in...
By BABARA KALU, Akwa – Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has arrived in Akwa, the capital of Anambra State, ahead of the November 6 governorship election in the state. Upon arrival, Prof. Mahmood immediately went into consultation with the Anambra State Commissioner of...