A coalition of Civil Society Organisations have commended the Nigerian Senate for reconsidering its earlier decision to subject the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC’s) powers to transmit election results electronically to the judgement of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) and approval by the National Assembly. The revised Clause 52 passed by the Senate now empowers the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to determine the mode of voting and transmission of election results without recourse to any external consideration. The Senate also reviewed its position on Clause 42 by empowering INEC to…
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Senate bows to pressure, gives INEC power on electronic transmission of election results
…Approves only direct primaries for parties The Nigerian Senate yesterday adopted electronic transmission of election results, a position that was contained in the Conference Committee report submitted to the chamber. The electronic transmission of election results, which is a proviso in clause 53 of the Electoral Amendment Act, places on the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), the right to transmit results without subjecting their discretion to any other organ as was firstly captured that generated controversy. However, the adoption wasn’t without heated debate, which was brought under control by the…
Read MoreJust In! Senate adopts electronic transmission of election results
The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday adopted electronic transmission of election results, a position that was contained in the Conference Committee report submitted to the chamber. The electronic transmission of election results, which is a proviso in clause 53 of the Electoral Amendment Act, places on the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), the right to transmit results without subjecting their discretion to any other organ as was firstly captured that generated controversy. However, the adoption wasn’t without heated debate, which was brought under control by the presiding Senate President. Before the…
Read MoreAnambra: INEC, National Sec. Adviser’s office raises alarm over alleged plans to scuttle guber election
The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), said it has received reports that one of the goals of many perpetrators of violence in the south-eastern region is that the November 6 Anambra governorship election 2021 must not hold. Similarly, the Office of the National Security Adviser, (ONSA), said the security threat posed by violent activities of separatist groups in the South-East region are bent on scuttling the election in the State in furtherance of their separatist agenda. INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu and National Security Adviser, Mohammed Babagana-Monguno, made these disclosures at…
Read MoreElection Day: ‘No electronic accreditation, no voting’ – INEC Chairman declares
The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has insisted on electronic accreditation of voters in the country. The Commission’s Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this during a consultative meeting with Civil Society groups in Abuja, on Tuesday. “The new mantra is that no electronic accreditation, no voting”, Prof. Yakubu said, adding that the electoral body will commence the use of a new electronic accreditation in the forthcoming elections in Delta and Anambra States. The new voter accreditation machine called the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System, (BVAS), will be used in place of…
Read MoreINEC cautions against fake recruitment adverts on social media
The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has warned Nigerians to beware of fake recruitment adverts circulating on social media. This was contained in a statement issued yesterday, by the INEC National Commissioner, Festus Okoye. According to INEC, it had previously warned of “fake employment merchants and racketeers who open fake employment websites and issue fake employment letters purporting to be acting on behalf of the Commission”. Okoye further stated that scammers are recirculating INEC’s old advertisement for recruitment on social media platforms with the intention to “lure and dupe unsuspecting…
Read MoreINEC raises alarm over fake CVR on-line portal
The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has raised the alarm over the existence of fake Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) portals. In a statement issued yesterday by INEC’s National Commissioner, Festus Okoye, the electoral body stated that its attention has been drawn to the existence of another website different from the original portal. The Commission dissociated itself from the website, adding that it did not authorise any organisation to collect details of citizens. The statement read in part:“The attention of the Commission has been drawn to a post, which is currently…
Read MoreINEC says set to conduct by-election in Lere Kaduna State tomorrow
The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) on Wednesday said it had concluded all arrangements to conduct a by-election for Lere Federal Constituency in Kaduna State. The Head of INEC, North-West Team, Haruna Mohammed, gave the assurance during a stakeholder’s meeting held at the headquarters of the Commission, in Kaduna. Recall that INEC had fixed Aug. 14 for the Lere federal constituency by-election to elect a representative that will occupy the seat following the demise of late Suleiman Lere, who died in April this year. Mohammed said that sensitive and non-sensitive…
Read MoreVoter Registration: 120,600 Nigerians complete physical registration within 9 days -INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 120,600 Nigerians have completed their physical registration in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) between July 26 and Aug. 3. Update provided by INEC on Wednesday in Abuja indicated that out of 120,600 Nigerians, who had completed their physical registration, 72,075 were male, while 48,525 were female. Also 1,274 in of the figure were people living with disability. The distribution of the complete registration by states indicated that Anambra had the highest number with 8,624 and followed by Osun with 8,114. The…
Read More‘Only technology can guarantee transparency, credibility of electoral process’ – INEC
…Releases list of 478 candidates for 68 FCT constituency seats The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has stressed the place of appropriate technology deployment in the effort by nations to guarantee transparency and credibility in the electoral process. The INEC boss affirmed this when he received a delegation from the National Electoral Commission of Liberia, who are in the country to understudy the country’s voter bio-metric registration process. Prof Yakubu said nations across the globe are moving away from the manual Electoral process and…
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