Tag: GUBER POLLS

#OndoDecides: ‘BVAS reported 97% success rate’ – Ondo REC

Aminu Imam
OndoDecides

The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ondo State, Oluwatoyin Babalola, has reported that the Bi-modal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) has recorded a 97% success rate in the Ondo State Governorship election, which took place yesterday. Babalola, who disclosed this to newsmen yesterday, while monitoring the election at some centres in Akure, the State capital, was accompanied by the INEC National Commissioner, Kenneth Onyeakwu, and the State Police Commissioner, Oladipo Abayomi. According to Babalola, the election has been running smoothly, adding that polls were…

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Ondo election: “We’ve engaged our ad-hoc staff, recruited 30,000 security personnel” – INEC

Aminu Imam
INEC on Ondo election

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) says it has trained and briefed security agencies on its mode of operation as part of efforts to ensure there’s no hitch in the conduct of the upcoming governorship election in Ondo State. According to its Commissioner, Mrs Babalola, over 30,000 security personnel have been trained and deployed for the election, slated for today, Saturday. “The security agencies have given us assurance. We trained them on the need to be professional and the need to be committed to the job they engage in. We…

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Edo: “We won’t remove ‘Wike’s cousin’ as REC” -  INEC tells PDP

Aminu Imam
INEC tells PDP

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Edo State, Anugbum Onuoha, said to be the first cousin of Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), will not be redeployed ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in the State. Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo, Tony Aziegbemi, had last week, asked INEC to redeploy Onuoha over ties with Wike. He expressed a lack of confidence in the REC’s ability to conduct a free and fair election. Onuoha, the INEC…

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Edo Poll is a “do-or-die affair’ – Gov. Obaseki

Aminu Imam
Obaseki on Edo poll

Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki has warned that next week’s governorship election in the state is a ‘do-or-die affair’. Obaseki, who was speaking yesterday during a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rally in the Ekemwan area of the State, warned that any form of electoral malpractice from the opposition party would lead to death. He said, “The person I took over from had no respect for our people, had no respect for women, encouraged prostitution and women trafficking. “When I took over office our pensioners wore black on Labour Day buy…

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Bayelsa Guber Poll: Court okays Sylva to run

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Bayelsa poll: Court dismisses APC aspirant’s suit seeking Sylva’s disqualification A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, dismissed a suit seeking the disqualification of Timipre Sylva from contesting the November 11 Bayelsa governorship poll. Delivering judgment, Justice Inyang Ekwo, held that the plaintiff, Mrs Ogbomade Johnson failed to prove the case upon preponderance of evidence as required by law. Justice Ekwo said that Johnson failed to prove her case that the All Progressives Congress (APC) did not conduct valid governorship primary election from which Sylva emerged as the party’s…

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INEC fixes Sept, Nov 2024 for Edo, Ondo guber polls

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed September 21, 2024 for the conduct of Edo governorship election and November 16, 2024 for Ondo State. The commission announced the dates in the timetable and schedule of activities for the two states governorship elections released on Tuesday in Abuja. The schedule was signed by by Sam Olumekun, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee. According to him, for Edo governorship election, the party primaries will hold from February 1 to February 24, 2024. “The submission of the list…

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INEC releases final list of candidates for Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa Gov. polls

Aminu Imam

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has released the final list of candidates for the November 11 governorship elections in Kogi, Bayelsa, and Imo States. The approval of the list followed a meeting held by the Commission yesterday in Abuja. According to a statement signed by INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, all 18 political parties nominated candidates in Kogi, 17 in Bayelsa, and 16 in Imo States. Two political parties are also fielding female candidates in Bayelsa State, one in Kogi…

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Kano: APC asks tribunal to declare Gov. Poll inconclusive

Aminu Imam

The Kano State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has filed a petition before the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal challenging the declaration of Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) as winner of the March 18, 2023 governorship poll. The APC said Yusuf was not qualified to contest the election, as his name was not on the list of members of the NNPP submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a five-volume petition filed, the APC cited irregularities and alleged violations of electoral laws. The…

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Kaduna 2023: Trouble for Uba Sani, as PDP candidate, Ashiru takes early lead

Aminu Imam

As the 2023 Kaduna State governorship election results were being collated on Sunday by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Rt. Hon. Isa Ashiru Kudan has won in five local government areas out of the seven LGAs announced so far. According to reports, the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Uba Sani, is trailing behind by winning in two of the local government areas announced so far. Results officially announced so far showed that the PDP won in Kaura,…

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2023 Elections: 11 Governors seeking re-election today

Aminu Imam

Barring any further change, Governorship and State Assembly elections will hold today, Saturday, March 18, 2023 in 28 out of Nigeria’s 36 States. The elections are being held a week later than initially scheduled after a court case forced the Independent National Electoral Commission to move it forward. Eight of the 36 states — Anambra, Bayelsa, Edo, Ekiti, Imo, Kogi, Osun, and Ondo — have governorship elections “off-season” due to litigations and court judgements. In alphabetical order, the 28 States where governorship elections will hold on March 18, 2023, are…

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