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

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

June 21, 2022 5:51 am

Malam Garba Attahiru-Madami, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of Kwara, has stated his intention to deliver the best elections in the state’s history in 2023, stressing that ‘nobody can buy his Integrity.’

At a news conference in Ilorin on Monday, Attahiru-Madami declared this in the wake of an allegation levelled against him by the state’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP) spokesman, Prince Tunji Morounfoye.

According to reports, Morounfoye claimed in a public statement that the REC had been compromised and that he was in a secret meeting with Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.

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Zamfara Judiciary Finally Approves Death Sentence For Bandits

INEC Barred From Ending Registration – Federal High Court

June 20, 2022 9:50 am

In a fresh decree, the Federal High Court in Abuja has completely barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) which is the country’s electoral umpire from ending the process of voter registration on June 30, 2022.

Honourable Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon (Court 10) on Monday had openly granted an order of interim injunction which was following the hearing of an argument on motion exparte by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP).

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SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, had made this disclosure in a statement today.

SERAP and 185 concerned Nigerians had early

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INEC Insists On Rejecting Akpabio, Lawan's Senatorial Tickets

Extortion: INEC Queries, Fires 2 PVC Registration Staff

June 19, 2022 8:58 pm

As a result of the rising spate of reports against the commission’s agents about extortion and bribery, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Benue State on Sunday has announced that it has issued queries to two of its staff for allegedly extorting PVC registrants in Oju Local Government Area.

INEC also announced that the commission will be completely withdrawing the two officers from the ongoing voters’ registration process in the community.

Shehu Abdulwahab who is the the administrative secretary of INEC in Benue made this announcement in a  statement signed by him.

He said the two staff were said …

INEC Insists On Rejecting Akpabio, Lawan's Senatorial Tickets

Osun State INEC To Extend Date Of PVC Collection Deadline

June 19, 2022 10:13 am

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Osun State chapter has finally announced an extension of its deadline for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) for prospective voters.

The Electoral Commission had also reiterated and assured that it would make the registration and collection of PVCs available to every ward across the 31 local government areas in the state from Wednesday, June 22, 2022.

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Oluwaseun Osimosu who is the Public Affairs Officer, INEC Osun State who made the statement signed had assured that the electoral umpire announced that prospective voters …

2023 Reps Set To Amend Electoral Bill On Wednesday

Reps Orders INEC To Extend CVR Exercise By 60 Days

June 15, 2022 5:47 pm

In one of their recent sessions, the Nigerian House of Representatives at plenary has on Wednesday, mandated the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to give an extension on the ongoing Continous Voters Registration, CVR, exercise by 60 days.

The directive followed a motion by the Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Hon. Benjamin Kalu who represents Bende Federal constituency of Abia State.

The House also asked INEC to deploy additional Staff and Voters Registration Machines across the country.

According to Kalu, the ongoing CVR by the Commission would end on 30 June 2022, ahead of the 2023 general …

INEC Insists On Rejecting Akpabio, Lawan's Senatorial Tickets

Akwa Ibom APC Guber Seat Is Vacant – INEC Declares

June 13, 2022 12:16 pm

In a fresh announcement, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akwa Ibom State have made an open announced that there will be no subsequent All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate for the state for the 2023 general elections.

This was announced despite the fact that it was Mr. Akanimo Udofia who was declared the winner of the APC governorship primary with a total vote of 1227 to defeat eight other aspirants at an exercise held at Ekpo Obot, Uyo, the state capital.

But, the Resident Commissioner, INEC, Mr Mike Igini, who did not recognise the exercise in his …

2023 Polls 20 Million PVCs Still Uncollected, INEC Laments

INEC Deploys More Enrolment Machines For CVR

June 11, 2022 6:24 pm

In preparation for the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that it would be deploying an additional 209 voter enrolment machines to suit the machine imbalance in the five South-Eastern States, Lagos and Kano.

This is contained in a statement by Okoye, its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee on Friday.

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Okoye said that the commission received reports from states indicating an unprecedented surge in the number of citizens that wished to register as voters and the challenges they faced …

INEC Raises Concern Over Security Ahead Of 2023 Elections

INEC Indefinitely Stops CVR Operations In Anambra

June 3, 2022 2:15 pm

Fresh reports hitting the desk of Africa Daily News, New York have revealed that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday has reported that it has shut operations in four troubled local government areas of Anambra State, where cases of insecurity have become rife.

Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of INEC in Anambra State, Dr. Nkwachukwu Orji stated this during a press conference at the commission’s headquarters in Awka Anambra’ State capital.

The commission said the ongoing continuous voters registration (CVR) exercise across the country can no longer be held in the affected areas because of cases of gunmen attack.…

2023 INEC May Relocate Sensitive Materials From CBN - Yakubu

INEC Boss, Mahmood Expresses Worry Ahead Of Elections

May 26, 2022 1:01 pm

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu has expressed a lot of worries about the level of money politics which have been threatening Nigeria’s democracy ahead of the 2023 general elections.

Yakubu said that money politics is becoming more present, adding that the risk is that Nigeria’s democracy may soon become a plutocracy for the rich rather than a democracy for the people.

He spoke at an event organised by the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) in collaboration with the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) in Abuja on Wednesday.

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2023 Presidency Emefiele Withdraws Case Against INEC, Malami

2023 Presidency: Emefiele Withdraws Case Against INEC, Malami

May 24, 2022 5:20 am

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has withdrawn the suit he filed against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Attorney-General of the Federation over his presidential ambition.

Emefiele, through his counsel, S.T. Maliki, told Justice Ahmed Mohammed that a notice of discontinuance had been filed and served on the defendants in the matter.

The development occurred shortly after the matter was called.

Maliki, who held the brief of Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, said though the matter was scheduled for the mention, they had Emefiele’s instruction to withdraw the suit.

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NBA Lambastes Umahi Over Response To Court Ruling

NBA Lambastes Umahi Over Response To Court Ruling

March 9, 2022 10:28 am

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Wednesday slammed Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi over his comments and his blunt refusal to obey a court order which has asked him to vacate office as governor of the State.

In a statement by NBA President, Olumide Akpata which was sighted by Africa Daily News, New York described Umahi’s response as ‘impunity of the highest order and executive rascality taken too far.’

Mr Akpata stressed that the NBA has absolutely no interest in the outcome of the case in question and will continue to stay away from partisan politics.

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2023 INEC Formally Publishes Notice Of Election

2023: INEC Formally Publishes Notice Of Election

March 1, 2022 4:31 am

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially published the notice of election for the 2023 general elections, in compliance with extant provisions of the law a move which has marked the beginning of political activities.

INEC made this disclosure in its daily bulletin issued by Victor Aluko, the Director of Voter Education, on Monday in Abuja which was sighted by Africa Daily News, New York.

It stated that the official notice on Monday, published in INEC offices in the 36 States of the Federation and the FCT, contains the date for the election and the place where the nomination …

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