Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)

2023: INEC Rejects Akpabio As APC Senatorial Candidate

June 13, 2022 5:03 am

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected the primary election which purportedly produced former Senate Minority leader, Godswill Akpabio as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that Akpabio had last week stepped down for the National Leader of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the party’s presidential primaries on Tuesday.

He was later declared winner of a senatorial primary election conducted on Thursday.

The Akwa Ibom State APC Chairman, Stephen Ntukekpo, had said he was directed by the ruling party’s national body to conduct a re-run over …

2023: Sensitive Materials No Longer Kept With CBN – INEC

June 5, 2022 4:42 am

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has revealed that following recent developments, sensitive electoral materials will no longer be routed through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as was the case before now.

The Chairman of INEC, Mahmood Yakubu, revealed that INEC would no longer keep sensitive electoral materials with the CBN, starting from the forthcoming governorship election in Ekiti State.

Speaking in Abuja on Satuyrday, Yakubu explained that the move was aimed at preventing electoral materials from being compromised.

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Anambra Poll: Supplementary Election To Take Place On Tuesday

November 7, 2021 11:41 pm

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced Tuesday, November 9 as the new date for a supplementary election in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State to determine who becomes the Governor of Anambra State.

The returning officer for Saturday’s governorship election in the state, Professor Florence Obi, made this announcement in the early hours of Monday.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the decision to hold supplementary elections in Ihiala LGA follows the failure of INEC to conduct elections there on Saturday.

According to Professor Obi, this failure was due to security challenges which made it impossible …

INEC: Yakubu Assumes Office For Second Tenure

December 11, 2020 4:19 am

The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Thursday, assumed office to commence his second tenure for a period of five year.

Speaking during a takeover ceremony at the commission headquarters in Abuja, Yakubu said that quick passage of the Electoral Act amendment remained a top priority.

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‘You will recall that I appealed to the Senate Committee on INEC during my screening two weeks ago to conclude work for the passage of the Electoral Act amendment by the first quarter of 2021.’

‘I am glad that in

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