Tag: INEC

Burning INEC offices, police stations won’t stop 2023 elections – Presidency

Aminu Imam

…As INEC boss says it recorded 11 attacks on its facilities in 2021, 41 within 2yrs The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu,has stated that his principal, President Muhammadu Buhari is not interested in running for a third term in 2023. The Presidential aide stated this yesterday while featuring on a TV programme. Shehu also said the burning of police stations and offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), won’t stop the 2023 general elections. He said, “It is very disturbing that INEC…

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Kaduna Assembly: INEC fixes June 19 for bye-election for vacant seat of Sabon-Gari constituency

Aminu Imam

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has fixed Saturday 19th June, 2021 for the conduct of bye-election to fill the vacant seat for Sabon-Gari constituency in the Kaduna State House of Assembly. In a press statement issued by the INEC’s  National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee,Festus Okoye, the Commission said it received a communication from the Kaduna State House of Assembly, which declared the seat of the member representing Sabon-Gari State Constituency, Hon. Aminu Abdullahi Shagali, vacant. It said, according to the State Assembly, the vacancy occurred as a…

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Kaduna Assembly: INEC fixes June 19 for bye-election for vacant seat of Sabon-Gari constituency

Aminu Imam

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has has fixed Saturday 19th June, 2021 for the conduct of bye-election to fill the vacant seat for Sabon-Gari constituency in the Kaduna State House of Assembly. In a press statement issued by the INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee,Festus Okoye, the Commission said it received a communication from the Kaduna State House of Assembly, which declared the seat of the member representing Sabon-Gari State Constituency, Hon. Aminu Abdullahi Shagali, vacant. It said, according to the State Assembly, the vacancy…

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Just In! INEC office set ablaze in Abia

Aminu Imam

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) says its office in Ohafia LGA of Abia State, has been set ablaze. The INEC spokesman, Festus Okoye, who made this known in a statement said the incident occurred on Sunday night. He, however, said there is no known cause of the fire incident yet adding that investigation into the incident is ongoing. This is coming a week after one of the Commission’s offices in Essien Udim LGA of Akwa Ibom State, was razed. The Commission, in a statement, confirmed that the office was…

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Supreme Court upholds INEC’s deregistration of 74 political parties

Aminu Imam

…Faults Oyo, Katsina dissolution of LGA chairpersons, councillors The Supreme Court yesterday upheld an earlier judgment of the Court of Appeal which okayed the deregistration of the National Unity Party and 73 others. Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), last year deregistered the political parties over their inability to win any election during the 2019 general elections. In the judgment, delivered by Justice China Nweze, the Supreme Court said the deregistration of NUP, one of the 74 parties, was done in line with the laws and compliance with…

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INEC announces date for Kaduna, Jigawa bye-election

Aminu Imam

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has fixed a date for bye-elections to fill the vacant Gwaram Federal Constituency in Jigawa State at the House of Representatives and the Sabon-Gari constituency seat in the Kaduna State House of Assembly. The polls are to hold on June 19, 2021. The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, INEC, Festus Okoye, made this known in separate statements issued yesterday. In the statement, titled: ‘Conduct of Bye-Election in Gwaram Federal Constituency of Jigawa State’, the INEC said it had received a…

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INEC announces date for Kaduna, Jigawa bye-elections

Aminu Imam

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has fixed a date for bye-elections to fill the vacant Gwaram Federal Constituency in Jigawa State at the House of Representatives and the Sabon-Gari constituency seat in the Kaduna State House of Assembly. The polls are to hold on June 19, 2021. The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, INEC, Festus Okoye, made this known in separate statements issued on Friday. In the statement titled: ‘Conduct of Bye-Election in Gwaram Federal Constituency of Jigawa State’, the INEC said it had received…

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INEC announces date for Nigeria’s 2023 General Elections

Aminu Imam

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has announced the date for the 2023 General Elections in Nigeria. The chairman of the Commission, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, made the announcement yesterday, during a one-day public hearing on the National Electoral Offences Commission (Establishment) Bill 2021, organised by the Senate Committee on INEC. He said the 2023 General Elections will be held on Saturday, February 18, 2023, exactly one year, nine months, two weeks and six days or 660 days from today (yesterday). His words: “By the principle established by the Commission, the…

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INEC threatens to boycott Party congresses, primaries

Aminu Imam

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has cautioned political parties against acrimonious and violent congresses and primaries, threatening to boycott the exercises if its staff continues to be exposed to harm. This was contained in a statement issued by the INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye. The electoral body cautioned that it will no longer condone unprovoked attacks against its staff and the destruction of its properties by political parties. It charged parties to while conducting their congresses and primaries “hold themselves to the…

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NIN not mandatory for voter registration – INEC

Aminu Imam

…Commences registration June 28 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the National Identification Number (NIN) is not mandatory for voter registration. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the clarification to newsmen yesterday, in Abuja, saying that the NIN was only a means of identification for registration as listed in the Electoral Act. “I want to make this important clarification. NIN is not going to be made mandatory for voter registration. This is for a simple reason that we are operating on basis of the law establishing INEC.…

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