Tag: INEC

Contentious Electoral Bill: INEC sheds light on Buhari’s letter

Aminu Imam

…Says president’s action constitutional The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), yesterday commented on the letter written to it by President Muhammadu Buhari, over the contentious Electoral Act amendment Bill. Recall that President Buhari, who received the Bill on November 19, has until December 19 to sign it or withhold his assent and communicate to the National Assembly his feelings and comments about it. Recall that President Buhari, who received the Bill on November 19, has until December 19 to sign it or withhold his assent and communicate to the National…

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Direct Primaries: CSOs allay fears, rule out additional burden on INEC

Aminu Imam

Some civil society organisations, (CSO), Civil Society Partners on Electoral Reform, have said that Party direct primaries would not impose any additional burden on the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), beyond what the constitution has stipulated. The CSO, in an issued statement issued yesterday, in Abuja, by the Executive Director, ‘Adopt A Goal for Development Initiative’, Ariyo-Dare Atoye, and endorsed by other CSOs: ‘Centre for Liberty’, ‘Raising New Voices’, ‘Youth and Students Advocates for Development Initiative, (YSAD); NESSACTION; ‘The Nigerian Alliance’; ‘The Art and Civics Table‘ and ‘Speak Out Africa…

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Direct Primary: Buhari writes INEC requesting for advice

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has written a letter to the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), requesting advice over the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021. The letter, addressed to INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, sought comments on the controversial sole adoption of direct primary option for parties to produce candidates for elections among other key issues ahead of 2023 general elections. Some governors and federal lawmakers have disagreed on the revised Electoral Act passed by the National Assembly on November 9, 2021 over the adoption of direct primaries. Recall that last month,…

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Breaking! Anambra Guber: INEC declares Prof. Soludo winner

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has declared Prof. Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, (APGA), the winner of the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State. The Returning Officer for the 2021 Anambra Governorship election, Prof. Florence Obi, announced this in the early hours of Wednesday, at INEC headquarters, Awka. Soludo polled a total of 112,229 votes to defeat his closest rival, Valentine Ozigbo, of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), who scored 53, 807 to emerge second. Senator Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate…

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Anambra election: APGA’s Soludo in early lead, wins 17 out of 21 LGAs

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…Election might be declared inconclusive As collation of results in the Anambra State Governorship Election continues at the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), headquarters in Awka, the State capital, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Charles Soludo, has taken an early lead. Soludo, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has won 10 of the 11 local government areas announced so far by the collation officers. Other top contenders in the election are Senator Andy Uba, of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), who has…

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Spate of Violence: ‘Postpone Anambra election’ – Constitutional Lawyer Prince Nwafor-Orizu, urges INEC

Aminu Imam

Just few days to the Anambra State governorship election, there have been genuine concerns on whether the election will go ahead as scheduled owing to the spate of violence in the South-East region. Against this backdrop, Constitutional Lawyer; Barr. Prince Orji Nwafor-Orizu has called for the postponement of the November 6 Guber elections in Anambra State citing the climate of uncertainty and insecurity as the basis for his call for postponement. Prince Nwafor-Orizu made this known in media parley wherein he expressed his views on several issues on the front…

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Anambra Polls: Public holiday begins as police impose lockdown

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…’Election to test Nigeria’s democracy’ – INEC As the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), makes final preparations, holding parleys with stakeholders and the security personnel and distributing permanent voters cards, the government has also declared two days of public holiday to enable high voter turnout. This is amid the prior order by the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), asking people to stay at home as from Friday, including the election day, on November 6. The group, which maintains a religious following in the region, ordered the sit-at-home to force the…

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Anambra Election: Insecurity, fear of manipulation, voter apathy major contending issues

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With less than a week to the governorship election in Anambra State, those thinking the Anambra State off-season gubernatorial election slated for November 6 would be a still-born should better have a rethink. Despite the tense atmosphere and on-going agitations in the state, the Federal Government has plainly said the exercise would take place as scheduled. The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, had at different fora restated that November 6 is sacrosanct. The Commission has since published the final list of candidates to convince any…

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Anambra 2021: Thousands of electoral ad-hoc workers resign en-masse amidst IPOB threat

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…”Don’t test our will to enforce peace”, NSA warns group Thousands of ad-hoc workers for the Anambra State governorship election have resigned due to fear of attacks by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), had in May increased the polling units in Anambra State from 4,608 to 5,720 with about 10,000 ad hoc workers required for the governorship poll. However, despite its declaration of preparedness, many of those who signed up for the role have resigned. According to a source, “INEC is…

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Anambra election: CUPP urges parties to ignore alleged $4m INEC bribe and focus on campaign

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In the wake of the allegation of a $4 million bribe against officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), the Coalition of Political Parties, (CUPP), has called on politicians to focus on campaigns and leave frivolous allegations against the commission. Urging security agencies to be on top of their game, the CUPP said that it has concluded after a thorough investigation that the allegations are false and a figment of the imagination of the elements that spread the news. CUPP, in an issued statement by its spokesman, Ikenga Ugochinyere…

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