Tag: INEC

Ondo election to hold Oct 10 despite fire outbreak – INEC

Ishaku Yohanna

The Ondo State Office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) the electoral body on Friday declared that the inferno would not stop it from conducting the October 10 governorship election, as scheduled in spite of the fire incident that gutted its Akure office. The Residents Electoral Commissioner in the state, Rufus Akeju, who spoke with journalists at the commission’s headquarters in Alagbaka, Akure, on Friday, said the schedule of the election remained unchanged despite the ugly development. Akeju, who explained that that the cause of the inferno was yet…

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Poll: There may be state of emergency in Edo – INEC

Ishaku Yohanna

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned that the fierce political tension brewing in Edo ahead of the September 19 governorship poll may lead to a declaration of a state of emergency in the state, if not carefully managed. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, gave the warning in an interaction with heads of media organisations in Benin. Okoye said the commission was ready for the Edo election but pleaded with leaderships of the political parties and their supporters to sheath their…

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Appeal Court upturns deregistration of 22 political parties by INEC

Ishaku Yohanna

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has nullified the deregistration of 22 political parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). A panel of the Court of Appeal, led by the court’s president, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, in a judgement on Monday, was unanimous in holding that INEC ignored due process in exercising its powers under Section 225(a) of the Constitution (as amended). They parties are; Advanced Congress of Democrats (ACD), Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party (ANDP), All Blending Party (ABP), All Grand Alliance Party (AGAP), Alliance of Social Democrats (ASD), Change…

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Court of Appeal affirms INEC’s power to deregister parties

Ishaku Yohanna

The Abuja Division of the Appeal Court on Wednesday affirmed the powers of the National Independent National Electoral Commission to deregister political parties. Delivering the lead judgment of a panel of the court, Justice Mohammed  Idris, held that INEC did not err in law in the deregistration of the National Unity Party, which filed the appeal. The court upheld the judgment of Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja which had earlier in May cancelled the deregistration of NUP and 73 other political parties for being in…

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Electoral Act amendment: INEC set to send proposals for E-voting to N’Assembly

Ishaku Yohanna

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it was working assiduously to fulfil its earlier promise to Nigerians that all elections from next year would be conducted and transmitted electronically. The commission said it is set to send proposals to that effect to the National Assembly. In an interview with Newsmen on Tuesday, Festus Okoye, INEC’s national commissioner for information and voters education, said the full compendium of the Commission’s proposals on the constitutional amendment would be presented to the National Assembly in the next few days. Recall that…

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