Politics

No genuine PVC, no voting – INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared its readiness to conduct the presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday.

The chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this Friday at a press conference in Abuja, where he gave update on the commission’s preparedness.

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Democrats refuse to endorse Bernie Sanders presidential bid

Florida Democrats are denouncing Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders for refusing to call Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro a dictator — a politically explosive issue in the nation’s biggest swing state.

Sanders also would not say whether he considered Venezuela’s assembly leader, Juan Guaidó, as the nation’s interim president, which is the position of the United States and a majority of Latin American countries European countries.

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Seven nabbed for alleged PVCs racketeering in Ekiti

Seven members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State have been arrested for illegal collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) from eligible voters in Ikere Ekiti.

The House of Assembly member representing Ikere Constituency 1, Mr. Wale Ayeni, who allegedly masterminded the voter cards racketeering was said to be on the run.

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PDP to voters: Don’t let shoot-on-sight order scare you

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged voters not to be scared by what the party described as a shoot-on-sight directive against would-be ballot box snatchers.

Speaking at a media briefing in Abuja yesterday, the PDP National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, urged Nigerians to be focused and refuse to be intimidated as they go out to cast their votes.

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INEC approves 72.7 million to vote

More than 72 million Nigerians have been cleared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to vote in tomorrow’s presidential and National Assembly elections.

They represent 86.63 per cent of the 84 million registered would-be voters who collected Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu said yesterday at his daily news briefing.

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AA insists on voting Jubril, Buhari’s Impostor

The Imo state chapter of the Action Alliance (AA) has insisted on voting for Jubril Al-Sudani, Muhammadu Buhari’s Impostor on Saturday’s Presidential election despite the position of the national leadership of the party.

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Atiku awards full scholarship to Onukaba Ojo’s son

NIP presidential candidate steps down for Atiku

The national chairman and presidential candidate of the National Interest Party, Ms. Eunice Atuejide has stepped down for the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, barely four days to the rescheduled elections.

According to her, Atiku would form a government that would include the best Nigerians from every corner of the country.

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