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APC, the party that will eventually disintegrate Nigeria

BREAKING: APC issues statement on postponement of Elections

February 16, 2019 12:49 am

The statement reads:

PRESS STATEMENT BY APC PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN COUNCIL ON POSTPONEMENT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL/NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND GUBERNATORIAL/HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS:

WE CONDEMN THE POSTPONEMENT OF THE ELECTIONS, BUT URGE OUR TEEMING SUPPORTERS TO BE PATIENT AND DETERMINED

We have just received with great disappointment and disillusionment the announcement by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of its decision to postpone the Presidential/National Assembly and Gubernatorial/House of Assembly Elections to Saturday, February 23, 2019 and Saturday, March 9, 2019, respectively.

INEC gives reason for postponing elections

February 15, 2019 10:13 pm

ABUJA: The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has explained why it postponed the general elections earlier scheduled for Saturday, 16th February, 2019.

The commission shifted the election by one week, explaining how difficult it was for it to shift the general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu who briefed journalists at about 2:43am on Saturday, in Abuja, said the commission had met on Friday, 15th February 2019 and reviewed its preparations for the 2019 General Elections earlier scheduled for Saturday, and therefore, shifted the Presidential and National Assembly elections to Saturday, 23rd February 2019.

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Organisation to observe Saturday’s elections secretly

February 15, 2019 9:50 pm

THIRD Eye, an organization that monitors the environment secretly during elections is to operate in Anambra State in today’s (Saturday)election.

It is a pilot programme initiated by Mr. Uche Ubajaka, who is the project coordinator, in collaboration with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and one of the registered election observers for the 2019 polls.

INEC clarifies on Elections’ postponement

February 15, 2019 9:09 pm

Following rumours that it has postponed the General election scheduled for Saturday, February 16th, 2019, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has spoken on the issues.

As journalists keep vigil at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja, Rotimi Oyekanmi, the chief press secretary to INEC’s chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has informed the newsmen that the commission has taken a decision after a crucial meeting attended by the chairman and 12 national commissioners.

Elections: Incite violence, face severe penalties, UK warns

February 14, 2019 1:21 am

Moves to save guard Nigeria’s democracy has been stepped up with stern warning coming from Britain to politicians in Nigeria through the office of the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ms Catriona Laing.

The warning stipulates that any politician who pushes for violence in the forthcoming general elections on Saturday 16th, 2019 should be ready to have their visas banned and assets in the UK confiscated.

This was made known at a press briefing on Wednesday in Abuja at the unveiling of the Election Situation Room of the Civil Society set up by a coalition of civil society organisations to …

Conduct credible, free, fair elections, UN tells Nigeria

February 11, 2019 12:04 am

ABUJA — United Nations, weekend, challenged the Federal Government and all stakeholders in the upcoming general elections to work harder at ensuring that the outcome of the exercise was acceptable to all and sundry.

UN Special Representative of Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel, Mohammed Ibn Chambers, gave the charge at a national workshop on broadcast media coverage of 2019 general elections with the theme: Fake News, Hate Speech, Vote and PVC Buying, in Abuja.

Chambers, who was represented by Takwa Zebulun, said Nigeria, as the big brother that had played a stabilising role in many parts of Africa …

Feb. 16th Elections: Northern Elders endorse Jubril

February 9, 2019 11:21 am

A group of northern elders under the aegis of Kungiyar Dattawan Area Initiative, KDAI, on Saturday gave their endorsement to Jubril Al-Sudani who is being misperceived as President Mohammadu Buhari for reelection in the forth coming presidential election.

Vanguard reports him as President Mohammadu Buhari:

The northern elders also dissociated themselves from the endorsement of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate and former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

But one of the members of KDAI and former deputy governor of Plateau state, Mrs Pauline Tallen has said that God should choose the best for the country. The group while …