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Nigeria Needs Restructuring, Not An Imaginary Messiah

Nigeria Needs Restructuring, Not An Imaginary Messiah

March 27, 2023 2:55 am

It is safe to assume that one of the biggest reasons why Nigeria has failed to be pulled out of its current abyss is that many of its citizens have been chasing the wrong priorities. The just concluded Presidential ‘selection’ which many Nigerians opted to partake in despite several warnings not to do so, underscores this assumption. It is regrettably sad that despite the potential the country wields, she has continued to drift consistently while her citizens continue the shadow chase.

For many decades, Nigerians have continued to clamour and complain about the same things without results. Unfortunately, they have …

Parties Not Allowed To Receive Funds From Abroad, INEC Insists

Parties Not Allowed To Receive Funds From Abroad, INEC Insists

October 1, 2022 5:59 am

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has once again reiterated its earlier stance that political parties in Nigeria are not allowed to receive funds from foreign countries.

Speaking on a Channels Television program which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York, INEC National Commissioner, Festus Okoye, said parties are also not allowed to receive funds anonymously.

The provision may affect parties such as the Labour party who have looked to Nigerians in the diaspora to fund part of their campaigns.

‘Section 225 of the Nigerian constitution makes it clear that no registered political party in Nigeria shall possess any …

Why Cost Of Conducting Elections Is High In Nigeria - INEC

Why Cost Of Conducting Elections Is High In Nigeria – INEC

September 17, 2022 3:19 am

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has explained why the cost of conducting elections in Nigeria was relatively expensive. 

He made this known on Friday when he appeared at the ‘The Editors’ Forum’ in Lagos which was organised by the Nigerian Guild of Editors at De Rembrandt Hotel, Awolowo Way Ikeja.

He listed some of the reasons as ‘cost of logistics, highly-secured ballot papers, allowances for personnel and others.’

In his words: “In France, the ballot paper is like an A4 sheet of paper, because it is unthinkable that anybody in France …

2023 INEC Rejects Akpabio As APC Senatorial Candidate

Accept Akpabio’s Name As APC Senatorial Candidate – Court To INEC

September 15, 2022 7:33 pm

Fresh reports reaching the desk of Africa Daily News, New York has revealed that a Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday has finally ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately accept and publish Godswill Akpabio’s name as the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for the 2023 Akwa Ibom North/West Senatorial District election.

Delivering the controversial judgment was Justice Emeka Nwite who had held that INEC’s refusal to accept and publish the name of Akpabio, former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs had actually been in contradiction with the law, having received the name from the APC as …

2023 We Won’t Disappoint You, INEC Assures Nigerians

2023: We Won’t Disappoint You, INEC Assures Nigerians

August 27, 2022 5:25 am

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has promised Nigerians that it would not lower the bar in the 2023 elections, in the light of its achievements in the off-season Ekiti and Osun governorship elections, and that it would be bold and courageous in prosecuting the elections.

A National Commissioner of INEC and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, made the promise in Abuja during a post-election roundtable and public presentation of the final report on the observation of 2022 Ekiti and Osun Governorship Election, organised by a human rights organisation, Yiaga Africa.

The commission also maintained …

SERAP Sues INEC Over Failure To Prosecute Vote-Buyers

2023: We Will Not Be Lowering Our Electoral Bar – INEC Boasts

August 26, 2022 5:09 pm

In lieu of the coming 2023 elections, the Nigerian electoral watchdog which is the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday reiterated its earlier statement and warning that it would be punishing some of the Nigerian political parties who would be found to be violating electoral timelines as well as provisions of the new Electoral Act 2022 (which had been amended), especially during the 2023 elections.

The electoral commission had also announced that it is going to be maintaining its ground not to jettison any form of electronic transmission of results and revert to manual process and thereby would not …

2023 15 Deregistered Parties Declare Support For Obi

2023: 15 Deregistered Parties Declare Support For Obi

August 6, 2022 4:25 am

Ahead of next year’s general elections, 15 political parties that were recently deregistered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), under the aegis of Coalition for Good Governance, on Friday declared support for the presidential ambition of the candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi.

The organisation explained that only Obi out of the candidates contesting for the 2023 Presidency can stop Nigeria from disintegrating.

The CGG in a statement by its national chairman, Okey Chikwendu, and Publicity Secretary, Don Anthony Harmattan, asserted that the deregistered parties took the decision after carefully studying each presidential candidate to know the most …

2023 Total Registered Voters In Lagos Soars To 7 Million

2023: Total Registered Voters In Lagos Soars To 7 Million

July 26, 2022 5:33 am

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State, Mr. Olusegun Agbaje, has revealed that statistics show that the state currently has about seven million registered voters.

Agbaje disclosed this in an interview with reporters on Monday.

According to him, if the number of  new registrants so far in the ongoing  Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) is added to those in the register of voters before in the state, the number will be about seven million.

“In Lagos state as at Monday (July 18), those who registered online are 640, 560 but many of them have not completed registration. Those who …

INEC Reacts To Suit Seeking Disqualification Of Tinubu, Obi

INEC Reacts To Suit Seeking Disqualification Of Tinubu, Obi

July 16, 2022 4:59 am

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reacted to a suit which was instituted by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) which is seeking to disqualify the All Progressives Congress (APC), presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, and his Labour Party (LP), counterpart, Peter Obi, from participating in the 2023 election.

Africa Daily News, New York had earlier reported that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had dragged INEC to court seeking an injunction stopping Tinubu and Obi from selecting Kashim Shettima and Datti Baba-Ahmed as their running mates.

In the suit, PDP prayed the court to rule that Tinubu and Obi should be …

INEC Finally Fixes July 31 For Suspension Of CVR Nationwide

INEC Finally Fixes July 31 For Suspension Of CVR Nationwide

July 15, 2022 7:02 pm

Fresh reports reaching the desk of Africa Daily News, New York has revealed that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has finally fixed the 31st of July for the date for the suspension of the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, ahead of the 2023 general elections.

The INEC National Commissioner, and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee Mr. Festus Okoye, made the announcement after an extraordinary meeting of the commission in Abuja on Friday.

Read Also: INEC Insists On Rejecting Akpabio, Lawan’s Senatorial Tickets

The decision according to him is to allow the commission to perform the legal …

INEC Insists On Rejecting Akpabio, Lawan's Senatorial Tickets

INEC Insists On Rejecting Akpabio, Lawan’s Senatorial Tickets

July 10, 2022 11:10 am

Their electoral woes are not yet over as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has openly announced that it can no longer take any decisive action as regards the senatorial seats for Akwa Ibom North West and Yobe North Senatorial Districts which is being contended for by the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio and Senate President Ahmad Lawan respectively after they had used proxies to vie for the position.

The All Progressives Congress, APC party had submitted the name of Akpabio and Lawan to INEC as its candidates for the two senatorial districts. But reports by INEC …

2023 Elections ‘No One Can Buy Our Integrity’ — INEC REC

INEC CVR Session Captures Over 10 Million Nigerians In 1 Year

July 7, 2022 11:00 am

The ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has captured up 10,487,972 as of 7 a.m. today.

This analysis was contained in the quarter four, week 12 update which had been released in Abuja on Wednesday.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had also commenced a fresh voter registration session on June 28, 2021.

Read Also: What INEC Wants To Achieve In Osun Guber – Mahmood

INEC had made confirmations that 9,455,198 Nigerians have managed to complete their registration sessions. Of the figure, 3,314,169 registered online while 6,141,029 did physical registration.

In the …

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