Tag: INEC
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INEC RECEIVES 92,845 APPLICATIONS WITHIN 48 HOURS OF CVR
The independent National Electoral Commission has received about 92,845 online applications nationwide within the 24 hours of the resumption of its Continuous Voter Registration. The commission said 114,577 accounts were created by intended registrants on the CVR online pre-registration portal which was launched at 7am on Monday. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter…
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INEC SHOULD CONDUCT LG ELECTIONS – ADEBUTU
A former Ogun State People’s Democratic Party governorship aspirant, Oladipupo Adebutu, has advocated that the Independent National Electoral Commission should be allowed to conduct local government council elections to make them credible. Adebutu, who is a former member of the House of Representatives, expressed confidence that doing so would revive governance at the grassroots level.…
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2023: INEC Creates 56,872 Additional Polling Units
The Independent Electoral Commission on Wednesday announced the creation of an additional 56, 872 Polling Units across Nigeria. Figures released by the electoral management body showed that Lagos State came tops with 13,325 polling units closely followed by Kano with 11,222 PUs. Kaduna, Rivers, Oyo and Bauchi States have 8,012, 6,866, 6,390 5,423 respectively. INEC…
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INEC: Mu’azu takes over from Yakubu
The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Monday, handed over to Air Vice Marshall Ahmed Mu’azu (retd.) to oversee the affairs of the commission. Mu’azu would oversee the INEC pending the confirmation of Yakubu by the Senate, the Punch reports. Yakubu said, “You may recall that the current Commission was…
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Obaseki, Shaibu receive receive Certificate of Return
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday presented certificate of return to Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, and his deputy, Phillip Shaibu. The National Commissioner, INEC in charge of Edo, Rivers, and Bayelsa, Mrs. May Agbmuche-Mbu made the presentation on Tuesday at the INEC office in Aduwawa, Benin City, the Edo State capital. Agbmuche-Mbu…
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INEC trains special persons on use of braille ballot guide
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo, on Friday trained visually impaired persons on the use of braille ballot guide to vote in the Sept. 19 governorship election in the state. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Edo, Johnson Alalibo, while declaring the training session open, said braille ballot guide was designed to…
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NYSC: No case of forgery against Bayelsa deputy governor, INEC tells Tribunal
The electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has said the National Youth Service Corps had cleared the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, of alleged forgery of his exemption certificate. Counsel to INEC, Ibrahim Bawa (SAN), said this before the governorship election petition tribunal of Bayelsa state sitting in Abuja of Friday,…
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INEC roles out fresh guidelines for Edo, Ondo guber elections
As the Edo and Ondo state governorship elections draw closer, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Wednesday met with media organizations and issued fresh guidelines for safety of voters during the elections. At the online teleconference meeting with media organisations and the President of Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ), Chris Isiguzo, the INEC chairman, Prof.…
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Deregistration of Political Parties by INEC in Order, Court Rules
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday gave a nod to the power of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister political parties which failed to comply with the provisions of the law particularly Section 225 A of the 1999 Constitution as amended. Justice Taiwo O. Taiwo in a landmark judgment delivered in…