Tag: Election

Kenya Election: From campaign team treasurer, Ruto declared president-elect 

Aminu Imam

…Officials dispute outcome William Ruto was yesterday declared the winner of Kenya’s presidential election by a razor-thin margin after seeing off a challenge from 5-time contender, Raila Odinga, whose campaign officials and supporters rejected the official results.  Ruto, 55, garnered 50.5% or 7.1 million of the valid votes cast on Aug. 9, and his main rival Odinga 48.9%, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission said at a ceremony in the capital Nairobi, yesterday. The President-elect has pledged to rein in debt, spend 500 billion shillings ($4.1 billion) to support entrepreneurs and…

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Election Security: “Be on red alert for antics of disgruntled politicians”, NSA charges security agencies

Aminu Imam

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno, has charged the personnel of various security agencies participating in the July 16, Osun State governorship election to be on red alert to deal with disgruntled politicians that may attempt to sabotage the process through vote-buying inducement. The NSA spoke at a special meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday, in Abuja, to appraise the build-up to the Osun poll. Represented by Sanusi Galadima, Monguno also specifically challenged the Commission to…

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Breaking: Buhari orders Ministers who pick nomination forms to resign

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Hassan Umar Farouk, Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered every member of the Federal Executive Council who has ambition to contest elective offices to resign on or before May 16th, 2022. Those affected are Ministers of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio; Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige; Science, Technology and Innovation, Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba; who have joined the presidential race on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC). Others are the Minister of State Mines and Steel, Uche Ogar, Minister of Justice…

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Electoral Act 2022: Court of Appeal sets aside judgment voiding Section 84 (12)

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Wednesday set aside the judgment of the Federal High Court in Umuahia which voided the provision of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act 2022. Delivering judgment,  the three-member panel of the court led by Justice Hamma Akawu- Barka held that the Federal High Court Umuahia had no jurisdiction to have entertained the case. This according to them was because the plaintiff,  Mr Nduka Edede, did not have the legal right to have filed the suit in the first place. The appellate court said…

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Nigerians commend President Buhari, express hope of new dawn in the nation’s electoral system

Aminu Imam

The new Electoral Act signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday holds potential for the improvement of the Nigerian electoral system, according to stakeholders. Investment banker/founder of ANAP Foundation, Atedo Peterside, on his verified Twitter handle, expressed his gratitude to President Buhari. He stated: “Thank you @MBuhari, for signing into law an Electoral Act that constitutes a significant improvement over previous legislation. The #GoNigeria movement wishes to thank Mr. President, our legislators, Civil Society, etc. for this team effort”. Others who spoke on the new Electoral Act 2022…

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CSOs commend Senate’s reconsideration of Electronic Transmission of Election Results clause

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

A coalition of Civil Society Organisations have commended the Nigerian Senate for reconsidering its earlier decision to subject the Independent  National Electoral Commission (INEC’s) powers to transmit election results electronically to the judgement of the Nigerian Communication  Commission (NCC) and approval by the National Assembly. The  revised  Clause 52 passed by the Senate now empowers the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to determine the mode of voting and transmission of election results without recourse to any external consideration. The Senate also reviewed its position on Clause 42 by empowering INEC to…

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The electronic transmission of election results; NASS coup against the people?

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By: Abdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir Nigeria’s electoral system reform is progressing. It has made some positive dramatic moves up the ladder of democratic tenets since 1999 when Nigeria returned to civil rule. But there are pundits who believe the progress should have been faster than what we have witnessed thus far. You may want to disagree with them. But the recent debate on the amendment of the electoral act, especially clause 52(2) of the bill that prescribes that the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC might adopt electronic voting and transmission of…

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Election 2020 live updates: Joe Biden projected to be the nation’s 46th president

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By ; Colby Itkowitz Politics reporter Former vice president Joe Biden is projected to win Pennsylvania and its 20 electoral votes, according to Edison Research, putting him over the 270 needed to win the presidency. The call came about 11:30 a.m. Saturday, after a report of more counted votes from Pennsylvania. With the victory, Sen. Kamala D. Harris of California is set to become the highest-ranking woman in the nation’s 244-year existence.

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Biden overturns Trump lead in 2 swing states as U.S. awaits result

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Democratic candidate Joe Biden has taken the lead in the U.S states of Pennsylvania and Georgia, two of the final states still in play in the presidential election. Biden has overhauled what was a substantial lead for President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, and on Friday he pulled slightly ahead as mail-in ballots were added to the tally. The results of a little over 30,000 ballots were announced, Biden won around 87 per cent of those votes. Winning Pennsylvania would give either candidate 20 of the crucial Electoral College votes needed…

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Biden campaign confident in win, says Trump legal suits meritless

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Joe Biden’s campaign manager says she is confident that her candidate will win the U.S presidential election and called the lawsuits being filed by President Donald Trump meritless. “Donald Trump continues to push a flailing strategy designed to prevent people’s votes from being counted,’’ Jen O’Malley Dillon says. “Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States,’’ she says, projecting victory in a number of swing states where votes are being counted. She expressed hope for a result later Thursday, but said it might take longer. Be calm,…

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