Tag: 2023 Election

2023: ‘PDP, LP, ADC’s request for INEC Chairman to step down is illegal’ — Keyamo

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Spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC-PCC), Festus Keyamo, has urged Nigerians and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to disregard the call by the coalition of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Labour Party, and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the cancellation of the collation of the presidential election results. His plea, which is the collective decision of the APC-PCC, was made at their counter-world press conference, which took place in Abuja, yesterday. In attendance were the Special Adviser, Media, Communications, Dele Alake, and Public…

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Kaduna: Ashiru congratulates voters on peaceful elections

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The Kaduna State gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Rt Hon. Isa Mohammed Ashiru has congratulated the People of Kaduna State on the peaceful conduct of the February 25th Presidential and National Assembly elections.   In an issued statement by the Deputy Director, Media and Publicity, PDP State Campaign Directorate, Reuben Buhari, Ashiru further congratulated voters on turning out to vote, despite the scarcity of cash, fuel, and other challenges associated with the voting processes, adding that their patriotic sacrifices shows both the quest of people to have more…

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Nigeria Decides: Labour Party asks INEC to cancel the entire results, prepare for a new election

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The Labour Party (LP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), to suspend the collation and announcement of last Saturday’s presidential election results or outright cancellation of the entire exercise due to the violence that marred Saturday’s exercise and the inability of the election management body to upload the results. The Party, in an issued statement on Sunday, by the National of Secretary, Umar Farouk Ibrahim, said while the party made inroads with high votes in most parts of Northern Nigeria, LP members were deliberately prevented from voting,…

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#NigeriaElections2023: INEC to resume collation 11am today

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….Announces presidential election results for Ekiti The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) yesterday, suspended proceedings at the Presidential collation center in Abuja.  The Commission’s Chairman Yakubu Mahmood, who disclosed this, said the proceedings will resume today by 11am. INEC also announced the 2023 presidential election results for Ekiti State. The Commission’s Resident Electoral Commissioner for Ekiti, Ayobami Salami reeled out the results at the 2023 presidential election collation centre at the International Conference Centre in Abuja. He said Bola Tinubu, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), polled 210,494 votes; followed by Atiku…

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Nigeria Decides 2023: Don’t overheat the polity, APC warns opposition parties

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The All Progressives Party (APC) has handed a warning to the opposition parties notably the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP) against reckless allegations over the yet-to-be-released results of last Saturday’s presidential and national assembly elections in Nigeria. The party, which gave the warning in an issued statement yesterday by the Director of Public Affairs and Chief Spokesperson, Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, Barr. Festus Keyamo, said continuous reeling out of spurious claims and indecorous statements could incite the citizens. Keyamo, who is presently the Minister of State,…

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2023: Vote-buying politicians are like ‘armed robbers’ – Jonathan

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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described politicians, who indulge in vote buying to win elections as “armed robbers.” Jonathan stated this while speaking with journalists after casting his vote in Bayelsa, his home state, on Saturday evening.  According to him, the conduct of politicians matters during the elections, saying politics ought to be seen as a “clean business.” He said, “For us who are politicians, our conduct matters a lot and I always tell politicians that yes, you can win the election through unorthodox means or not. Like using violence to…

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Election Violence: SERAP writes Biden, seeks visa ban on perpetrators

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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged US President, Joe Biden to exercise his powers “pursuant to the Presidential Proclamations 7750 and 8697 and the Immigration and Nationality Act to ban Nigerian officials, politicians and other perpetrators and sponsors of violence during the just concluded elections”. SERAP also urged the US President to “use the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act to block or revoke the visas of anyone suspected to be responsible for cases of intimidation, harassment and violence during the elections, and to impose asset freezes…

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BIVAS Controversy: INEC blames ‘technical hitches’ for inactive portal

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has blamed technical hitches for issues faced with its result viewing portal (IReV) during the general election in Africa’s biggest economy. In an issued statement yesterday, signed by INEC’s National Commissioner, Festus Okoye, the Commission said it is aware the IReV has been relatively slow and unsteady. It stated that, “The Commission is aware of the challenges with the INEC Results Viewing Portal (IREV). Unlike in off-season elections where the portal was used, it has been relatively slow and unsteady”,  adding that “The problem…

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2023: UK, US Envoys, IRI adjudge elections peaceful, orderly in Abuja

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The United States (US) Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, and the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, have expressed confidence in the electoral process, noting that voting was peaceful and orderly in some of the polling units visited in Abuja yesterday. Leonard made the remarks in an interview with newsmen when she visited the Tudun-Wada Secondary School polling units in Zone-4 Abuja, which has three polling units where the polls opened pretty on time, where there was a large turnout of voters. She said further that the US…

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Nigeria Decides 2023: “Don’t circulate election results not declared by INEC” – Police warn

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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has warned Nigerians against circulating election results, not officially announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC). The Police, in a statement issued yesterday, by its Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, appealed for calm and urged Nigerians to wait for the official results of the Presidential and National Assembly Elections to be announced by INEC. Adejobi said the Police consider the spread of news about election results not announced by INEC as a calculated attempt to heat up the polity and possibly create post-elections…

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