Tag: INEC

2023: “Ignore those harvesting last 3 digits of PVCs, they can’t beat the BVAS” – INEC

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Shocks may be awaiting those going round some States collecting the last three digits of peoples’ Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs. This is because their suspected plan to use the details to sabotage voting or use the digits to access the PVCs and gain more votes would not work. This disclosure was made in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Thursday, by the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) Rivers State’s Head of Voter Education and Publicity, Mark Usulor. Usulor spoke at Day One of a three-day voter education conference series by WhillzTrust…

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2023: “Arsonists account details from holding elections” – INEC Chairman

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…Says Commission will reprint burnt PVCs in 2 days The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, says the arsonists attacking the commission’s facilities nationwide cannot stop the forthcoming 2023 elections. The INEC boss, who said this yesterday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, during an on-the-spot assessment of the burnt office in Abeokuta-South by suspected arsonists, described the arsonists as “undemocratic and retrogressive elements.” Recall that arsonists had on November 10 razed down the Commission’s office at Iyana Mortuary, Abeokuta South Local Government Area, and…

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2023 Elections: “Our allegiance, loyalty is to Nigerians” — INEC

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As part of its preparation for the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Nigerians that its allegiance and loyalists are to Nigerians. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu gave this assurance at the opening of a two-day induction retreat for the commission’s Administrative Secretaries in Lagos. The electoral body also warned its staff against compromise. In his opening remarks, Yakubu, who was represented by the INEC National Commissioner, Election and Party Monitoring Committee, Sam Olumekun, said that the retreat was part of the preparation of INEC…

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2023 Guidelines: INEC bans campaigns in places of worship, cautions parties against use of abusive words

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Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released its guidelines for the conduct of political activities. The Commission, in a six-page document, titled: “Conduct of Political Rallies, Processions and Campaigns”, prohibited the use of abusive language and hate speech as well as campaigns and political rallies in places of worship. It also stated that no person attending a political rally, procession or campaign should be in possession of any offensive weapon. The only people authorised to carry arms at such events, according to INEC, are…

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2023: INEC lists guidelines for conduct of political rallies

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…Demands 10 days notice; warns parties, donors on donations exceeding ?50m Ahead of the 2023 general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has published guidelines for the conduct of political rallies and campaigns as well as election expenses of parties, candidates and aspirants. According to the guidelines for rallies and campaigns, in an issued statement released yesterday by the Commission, political parties “must issue in writing a notice to the Commissioner of Police of the State or the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) indicating the exact venue and time of…

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2023: “No going back on uploading of results on INEC portal” – Chairman 

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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu said the Commission is not going back on its decision to upload the results of the 2023 general elections on its portal. Yakubu stated this at the National Stakeholders Forum on the 2023 general elections, organised by the Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room. According to the INEC chairman, uploading results to the portal would enable Nigerians to have a real-time view of the results as they are being collated. He said the use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation…

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2023: “Bring INEC offices attackers to justice” – SERAP urges Buhari

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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently direct the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN and appropriate law enforcement agencies to identify and arrest the perpetrators and sponsors of attacks on the offices of Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), across the country. SERAP urged Buhari to “ensure that the perpetrators and their sponsors are named and shamed, and promptly brought to justice, regardless of their political affiliations.” Recall that there were recent reports of simultaneous attacks on the…

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Insecurity: Elections may not hold in 242 polling units in 10 Katsina LGAs – INEC

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has disclosed that 242 polling units with 142,261 registered voters in 10 local government areas of Katsina State were under serious security threat. The Commission’s Head of the Department of Electoral Operation in the State, Husseni Ja’afar, who revealed this at a stakeholders meeting in Katsina yesterday, said the polling units may be affected in the forthcoming general elections. He said the electoral umpire has directed all the electoral officers of the affected local governments to liaise with security agencies, traditional and religious leaders…

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2023: “We’re currently grappling with 600 court cases”, INEC cries out

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Ahead of the 2023 general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), said it is currently facing over 600 litigations instituted by individuals and parties in several courts across the federation. Chairman of the Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, who made this known at a capacity-building workshop for over 300 judges that will handle disputes that will arise from the forthcoming elections, lamented that most of the cases pending against the electoral body, relate to the conduct of primaries by political parties. He said it was not healthy for the nation that…

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2023 General Elections: “Our loyalty is to Nigerians” -INEC Chairman issues strong warning to new RECs

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Ahead of Nigeria’s next general elections, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu has charged Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs), to ensure strict compliance with the law. Speaking yesterday at the swearing-in of 19 new RECs whose names were submitted to the Senate by President Muhammadu Buhari and subsequently cleared by the lawmakers, Professor Yakubu advised them to insulate themselves from temptations and pressures of inducement from politicians. He urged them to adhere strictly to the Commission’s Code of Conduct and avoid undue fraternity with politicians.…

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