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INEC Swears In 19 New RECs, Warns Against Govt Houses

November 3, 2022 11:14 pm

In a fresh development, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have reportedly  sworn in up to 19 newly-appointed Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in an appointment which would be coming ahead of the 2023 general elections.

INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who had also performed the ceremony on Thursday at the INEC headquarters in Abuja had also warned most of the officials that they would not to be visitors to government houses in order to maintain their neutrality in the matter.

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Why Cost Of Conducting Elections Is High In Nigeria - INEC

2023: INEC Deletes 2.7 Million Ineligible Registrants

October 12, 2022 9:32 pm

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has again made another announcement which revealed that it has discovered 2.7 million cases of some double registration which had been carried out during the recently concluded Continuous Voter Registration.

The commission  had also revealed that all the affected persons have been deleted from the voter register.

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This had been disclosed by the INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, at an event tagged ‘National Endowment for Democracy’ held in Washington DC, United States.

Yakubu also raised concerns about security challenges across the country, …

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INEC Makes Announcement On CVR As Deadline Elapses

July 31, 2022 1:17 pm

While reacting to the backlash against the extension of the date for Voter registrations, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has finally ruled out any possibilities of extending the Continuous Voter’s Registration (CVR) expected to end today.

Barr. Festus Okoye who is the INEC National Commissioner, Voter Education and Publicity,  made this known in a chat with journalists in Awka, Anambra State capital, on Saturday.

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According to him, the exercise, scheduled to end today, July 31, 2022, would not be extended. He said the electoral body had in …

Youth Group Pleads With INEC For Extension Of PVC Registration

Youth Group Pleads With INEC For Extension Of PVC Registration

July 30, 2022 12:46 pm

In place of the July 31, 2022 deadline which had been anounced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the conclusion of the Continuous Voter Registration in the Country, a youth group who have been identified as the Khamis Darazo Movement have openly called for an extension of the session while reiterating that it is mobilizing 200,000 residents in Bauchi and Gombe State to register for their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs).

Leader of the Khamis Darazo Movement, Khamis Musa who had spoken to journalists shortly after a rally in Bauchi State, said hundreds of youths in the two states …

Prison Term Slammed On Politicians Who Pick Two Forms - INEC

Prison Term Slammed On Politicians Who Pick Two Forms – INEC

July 20, 2022 12:47 pm

While reacting to the controversies surrounding some Nigerian politicians who have opted for two forms while running with proxies, Mike Igini the Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akwa Ibom State, has announced that these politicians who had contested for more than one elective office would be risking conviction for electoral offences for violation of the Electoral Act, 2022.

Igini had made this disclosure on Tuesday while featuring on Channels TV’s Sunrise Daily.

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According to him: “A person who signs a nomination paper or …

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INEC Laments About Transportation Of Sensitive Materials For 2023

July 18, 2022 5:39 pm

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has reiterated that it is currently being burdened with a huge logistics nightmare on its hands which comes in form of transporting sensitive materials for the 2023 election.

Festus Okoye who is the Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee had made this announcement on Monday while appearing on Channels TV.

He had also added that the logistics used for Osun and Ekiti governorship election will not be sustainable for the 2023 general elections.

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Okoye states that the electoral commission, INEC will …

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

Elections Cannot Be Rigged In Nigeria Anymore – INEC Chief

June 28, 2022 7:39 am

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) National Commissioner for the Osun State 2022 gubernatorial election, Professor Kunle Ajayi has made open revealations that with the introduction of the new Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), it will be very difficult to rig coming elections in Nigeria.

He made this revalation during an interview session with journalists on the sideline of the INEC pre-election preparation workshop in Osogbo.

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While maintaining that the Ekiti 2022 gubernatorial election had become a standard for assessing elections in the country, Ajayi had also stated that …

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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 …

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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 begins distribution of sensitive materials in Edo

INEC Begins Distribution Of Sensitive Materials In Edo

September 17, 2020 11:36 am

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in Edo State has commenced the distribution of sensitive materials to all eighteen (18) Local Government Areas in the state.

The people of Edo State will elect their new governor on Saturday, September, 19 to paddle the affairs of the state for the next four years.

The Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, had earlier disclosed that result sheets and ballot papers for the poll had been modified to ensure transparency.

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The sensitive materials which arrived at the Central Bank of Nigeria office in …

INEC confirms start of campaigns in Edo

INEC Confirms Start Of Campaigns In Edo

July 7, 2020 4:20 am
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that it has lifted the ban on campaigns by political parties ahead of the governorship election in Edo state.

Mr Timidi Wariowei, the INEC Head of Voter Education in Edo, said that the campaigns officially commenced on June 21.

“Campaigns have officially started in the state. Campaigns starts 90 days to the election and it started on June 21”, he said.

Wariowei also disclosed that the office had taken delivery of some non-sensitive materials and distributed the same to the 18 local government areas of the state.

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INEC To Redesign Polling Units To Comply With Virus Regulations

INEC To Redesign Polling Units To Comply With Virus Regulations

May 26, 2020 4:58 am
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that Polling Units shall be redesigned by the commission to ensure substantial compliance with the COVID-19 protocols established by health authorities.

INEC noted that, among other things, the redesign would emphasise on social distancing, general hygienic conduct and enforcement of COVID-19 prevention protocols.

The commission disclosed this in a ‘Policy on Conducting Elections in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic’ signed by INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, released on Monday.

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The INEC chairman noted that on Election

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