Tag: INEC

2023: INEC clears air on extending deadline for party primaries

Aminu Imam

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), on Thursday, said it will not extend the deadline for the conduct of primaries. The electoral body, in an issued press statement, said the deadline remains “firm and fixed” for Friday, June 3. It said political parties have “one month from today” to conclude their primaries. A statement issued and signed on Thursday by Festus Okoye, National Commissioner & Chairman said all 18 political parties have served the required notices indicating the dates for their conventions, congresses, and primaries for the purpose of nominating…

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INEC to spend N305bn on 2023 General Election – Chairman

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…Says Commission needs 1m staff for elections The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has announced that the 2023 general election will gulp N305 billion. According to the Commission, the amount is N116 billion higher, compared to N189 billion expended on the 2019 general election. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the disclosure in Abuja on Thursday, during the public presentation of the 2022-2026 Strategic Plan (SP) and the 2023 Election Project Plan (EPP). Giving the breakdown of the figure, Prof. Yakubu disclosed that the Commission will spend N239.2bn to…

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Insecurity: “2023 elections must hold”, INEC maintains

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…Chairman admits Commission may not deliver well-desired exercise The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has stated that no amount of security challenges would stop the conduct of the 2023 general election. This was stated by its chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, during the public presentation of the 2022-2026 Strategic Plan (SP) and the 2023 Election Project Plan (EPP), which was held in Abuja, yesterday. The Commission, however, admitted that it will be extremely difficult to deliver well-desired elections next year without the support of Nigerians and the security agents. Prof. Mahmood…

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2023: Northern Youths vow to resist moves by INEC to suppress Northern voters

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…Demands for resignation of mgt. The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria, (NYCN), has vowed to resist moves by the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), to suppress Northern voters during the forthcoming 2023 general elections. The group, in an issued press statement yesterday, signed by its President, Dr. Isah Abubakar, and its Director-General, Media and Publicity, Hon Mock Kure, the NYCN stated that most States in the North-West region and few others in North-Central had to shut down telecommunications networks to enable the military carry out operations to rid the regions…

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Supreme Court affirms INEC’s deregistration of 74 political parties

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…Only 18 political parties now officially recognised The Supreme Court yesterday upheld the deregistration of 22 political parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC). The 22 parties were among the 74 de-registered in 2020 by INEC following their poor performances in the 2019 general elections. Justice Ejembi Eko, of the apex court, voided and set aside a judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, which had nullified the de-registration. Justice Eko held that the Court Appeal on its own (suo motu) raised the issue of lack of fair…

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2023: EU Election Observation Mission meets with political parties

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…Calls for free, credible polls Ahead of the 2023 general elections in the country, the European Union Election Observation Mission, (EU-EOM), at the weekend met with the various political parties under the aegis of the Inter-Party Advisory Council, (IPAC), where it emphasised the need to conduct free, fair and credible elections. The leader of the delegation, a member of the European Parliament and Chief Observer, EU EOM in 2019, Ms. Marie Arena, told the IPAC leadership that the Report of its findings of the 2019 elections has been submitted to…

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INEC may suspend CVR exercise in July — Official

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), yesterday announced that it may likely suspend the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in July. The INEC Chairman’s Chief Press Secretary, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Rotimi Oyekanmi, made this announcement while speaking with newsmen on the sidelines of the 2-day of the ‘Editorial Capacity Building Workshop for INEC Public Affairs Officers‘, which was held in Lagos. Oyekanmi noted that the suspension might be attributed to the fact that most Nigerians are still waiting for the last-minute rush before presenting themselves for the registration.…

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2023 Presidency: “Call your aspirants to order”, INEC Chairman warns APC, PDP

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…Says Commission ready for electronic transmission of results Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has warned presidential aspirants to halt campaigns ahead of the 2023 general elections. Yakubu, while answering questions from newsmen shortly after unveiling new dates for the conduct of the elections, said the on-going campaigns by certain chieftains in the ruling and main opposition parties contravened provisions of the Electoral Act and the Constitution. He maintained that presidential aspirants were not expected to indulge in open campaigns until September 28, 2022. Checks…

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INEC changes 2023 election dates, announces adjusted timetable

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…Presidential, National Assembly elections to hold Feb. 25 A day after the signing of the new electoral law by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has released new dates and time-table for the presidential and general election in 2023. Addressing a press conference yesterday, the INEC chaìrman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said that the presidential election will now hold on February, 25 next year, instead of the earlier announced date of February, 18. The Commission equally fixed the governorship and States’ Assembly elections for March 11, 2023, announcing…

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‘Era of election rigging is over’, INEC declares

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has declared that the era of election rigging is over and that the will of the people will count in the June 18 Ekiti State gubernatorial election. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ekiti State, Dr. Adeniran Tella, said this in Ado Ekiti, yesterday, during a courtesy call on the office of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, (NUJ), Ekiti Council. The Ekiti State REC said the Commission has put in place measures to stem electoral vices, noting that technologically-advanced tools have been introduced to…

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