Tag: Polls

Ondo poll: Political parties sign peace accord

Aminu Imam
Ondo parties sign peace accord

Political parties and candidates in Ondo State have signed a peace accord ahead of the 16th November governorship election. The signing, which took place on Friday in Akure, the State capital, was organised by the National Peace Committee, headed by former Head of State, AbdulSalami Abubakar. Some of the parties present at the signing of the peace accord include the All Progressives Congress, Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Labour Party, (LP), Action Democratic Party, (ADP), and Zenith Labour Party, among others. Speaking at the event, the Chairman of the Independent National…

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Gombe Council Polls: Police assure of security for Saturday’s exercise

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
IGP Egbetokun

The police command in Gombe State, has assured of adequate security, ahead of Saturday’s local government councils poll. Mr Hayatu Usman, the State Commissioner of Police, stated this in an interview in Gombe on Friday. He said that adequate personnel had been made deployed to all the 11 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state to ensure that the election was hitch-free. He urged residents to participate massively in the election as they had nothing to worry about, as policemen had been deployed to give them the needed security cover.…

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IReV: ‘No result upload glitches for Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi polls’ – INEC assures voters

Aminu Imam

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reassured voters that there won’t be glitches with the upload of results on the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) for the Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi polls. The INEC Chief Press Secretary, Rotimi Oyekanmi, who made this known during a television programme on Friday, said: “We have been using the IReV for all governorship elections, but it (2023) was the first time we deployed it for the general election setting. Well, we had a glitch for some hours, and we fixed it. But I can…

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March 11 Polls: ‘INEC, DSS, Police, Military tasked on credible elections’ – Ramalan, Chairman, Kaduna Restoration Group

Aminu Imam

A pro-Democracy and Good Governance group, operating under the aegis of Kaduna Restoration Group, has tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), in Kaduna State to conduct free, fair and credible elections on Saturday to save the State from political crisis. An issued statement by the Kaduna Restoration Group Chairman,, Alhaji (Dr.) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan yesterday, urged the Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, Director State Security Service (DSS), the Military and other security agents in the State to synergise and ensure free fair and credible elections. The group also urged…

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2023: Why Nigeria must tackle fuel scarcity before poll — W’African Democracy group

Aminu Imam

The West African Democracy Solidarity Network (WADEMOS), has explained why the government of Nigeria must address the lingering fuel scarcity before the commencement of the general elections . The group stated that petroleum scarcity might lead to a low turnout of voters as most of them would find it difficult to go to their polling units. It equally urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to clarify the constitutional requirements for a candidate to be declared winner in the presidential poll. The organisation, a coalition of 30 civil society and…

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Bloomberg poll gives Peter Obi clear lead ahead of 2023

Aminu Imam

A new opinion poll conducted for Bloomberg, the global television group based in New York, has revealed that away from the two most popular parties in Nigeria, a third-party candidate is the top choice to become Africa’s most populous country’s next president. According to the Bloomberg poll, the clear majority of respondents said they intend to vote for Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, in elections scheduled for February.  The results of the survey conducted for Bloomberg News by Premise Data Corp. were published yesterday, as the…

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Polls open in Ghana’s presidential and parliamentary elections

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Polls officially opened on Monday in Ghana’s presidential and parliamentary elections under strict COVID-19 protocols. Long queues formed at the polling stations long before voting began at 0700 GMT. Some 17 million voters are on the register to cast their ballots. Voting will end at 1700 GMT and counting will be at the polling stations. The Electoral Commission says it will declare the results in 24 hours although the law gives it 72 hours. Voters will choose a new president and 275 parliamentarians. There are 12 presidential candidates, although only…

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Ondo 2020: Civil society reminds candidates of U.S. visa ban

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

A Civil Society Organisation, Centre for Liberty (CFL) has reminded politicians planning to cause trouble in the Ondo governorship polls to remember the visa ban of U.S. in that regard. The Centre Co-converner, Atoye Ariyo-Dare recalled the threat in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Akure urging them to be committed to the peace accord signed ahead of the election. Ariyo-Dare reminded politicians to abide by the agreement as there was no alternative to a credible election in a democracy. He said the mandate of Centre for…

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NSCDC deploys 7,079 personnel, 60 dogs for Ondo governorship election

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC) says it has deployed no fewer than 7,079 personnel and 60 sniffer dogs to provide adequate security for the  Oct. 10 Ondo State governorship election. Mr Hillary Madu, Deputy Commander-General(DCG) in charge of Operations  disclosed this known while speaking with newsmen on Friday in Akure. Madu, who explained that the personnel were drawn from seven commands in the country said that four Assistant Commander-Generals (ACG) and seven Commandants were also deployed. He explained that the deployment was part of the plans of the…

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