Tag: INEC

Presidential Election: Court declines Obi’s request to stop INEC from reconfiguring

Aminu Imam

The Court of Appeal has refused to grant the prayer of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), seeking to stop the reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, (BVAS). The appellate court refused to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from reconfiguring the BVAS ahead of the governorship and state assembly elections. In the ruling delivered yesterday, a three-member panel of the court of appeal led by Joseph Ikyegh, held that restraining the electoral commission would impede INEC from conducting the March 11 elections. In an…

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March 11 Polls: ‘INEC, DSS, Police, Military tasked on credible elections’ – Ramalan, Chairman, Kaduna Restoration Group

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A pro-Democracy and Good Governance group, operating under the aegis of Kaduna Restoration Group, has tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), in Kaduna State to conduct free, fair and credible elections on Saturday to save the State from political crisis. An issued statement by the Kaduna Restoration Group Chairman,, Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan yesterday, urged the Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, Director State Security Service (DSS), the Military and other security agents in the State to synergise and ensure free fair and credible elections. The group also urged…

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2023: Court to rule today on Obi, INEC’s BVAS case

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The Court of Appeal, Abuja has fixed today, Wednesday to consider the merit of the application the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), filed to be allowed to reconfigure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, (BVAS) used for the just-concluded presidential election. Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, (LP), Peter Obi and LP, through their team of lawyers led by Onyechi Ikpeazu, (SAN), said the essence of the application was to enable them to extract data embedded in the BVAS, “which represent the actual results from Polling Units.” They equally applied to…

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‘Declaration made under duress’: INEC removes Doguwa’s name from Reps-elect list amid murder allegations

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has removed the name of Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, from the list of elected House members. Doguwa’s was missing on the list of elected members released by INEC on Monday. INEC remarked on the election result of Doguwa was “declaration made under duress.” The Commission had earlier announced Doguwa, a member of the All Progressives Congress, as the winner of the February 25 election in the Doguwa/Tudun-Wada constituency. He polled 39,732 votes to defeat the candidate of the…

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Reactions trail INEC’s move to reconfigure BVAS ahead of guber polls

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Some supporters of the Labour Party, (LP), have raised alarm over a move by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to reconfigure its Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), ahead of Saturday’s governorship election, alleging that it is a plot to wipe out evidence of possible manipulation of the February 25 presidential election. The electoral body had approached the Court of Appeal in Abuja, praying it to vary the orders it granted for candidates of the Labour Party, and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to be allowed to inspect sensitive materials that…

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NASS Election: APC retains control of N’Assembly with 57 seats in Senate, 162 in House of Reps. – INEC

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the breakdown of seats won by political parties in the National Assembly, held on Saturday, February 25. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, in his remarks during a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioner (RECs) in Abuja yesterday, said election into 423 out of 469 national legislative seats have been concluded and results declared. The electoral body said eight political parties out of the 18 recognised parties in the country produced lawmakers in the election. The parties are: the All Progressives Congress, (APC); the…

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INEC reviews presidential election, promises use of BVAS in Gov. election

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Nigerians that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) will be used in the forthcoming governorship and State legislature elections. The Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, gave the assurance yesterday, during a meeting with all Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) at the INEC headquarters in Abuja. He confirmed that the BVAS machines are being worked on, to avoid a repeat of the glitches recorded during the Presidential and National Assembly elections. Speaking further, Yakubu noted that the meeting was to review performances…

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2023: INEC bars negligent staff from Governorship poll

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…Assures use of BVAS  The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has banned its regular and ad-hoc staff allegedly found to be negligent, including collation and returning officers (ROs), during the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections, from participating in the forthcoming March 11 governorship and State Assembly elections. The nation’s electoral body also assured Nigerians that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) will be used in the forthcoming governorship and state legislature elections. The INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this yesterday, at a meeting with the Resident Electoral…

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2023 Elections: Observer Group presents report, calls for unbundling of INEC

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An observer group in the February 25 general elections, an observer group accredited by the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), the Centre for Accountability and Inclusive Development (CAAID) and its partners, have presented a report on the elections, calling for the unbundling of the electoral Commission over poor logistic arrangements. CAAID partnered with 321 observers across 22 States, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to observe the just-concluded elections. Speaking at a joint press conference on the conduct of the 2023 presidential and National Assembly elections in Abuja, Executive Director…

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#Nigeria Decides: INEC declares Tinubu winner of Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Asíwájú Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressive Congress (APC) the winner of Nigeria’s seventh presidential election. Tinubu polled a total of 8,794,726 votes to defeat his closest rival, Atiku Abubakar, of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP), who scored 6,984,520 to emerge second. Peter Obi, of the Labour Party (LP), clinched third position, with 6,101,533 votes; while the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) came a distant fourth, with 1,496,687. Declaring the result Mahmoud Yakubu, the INEC chairman, said, “Bola Tinubu, of APC,…

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