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“BVAS doesn’t require Internet on election day” – Yakubu

February 13, 2026February 13, 2026 Aminu Imam

Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has clarified that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) does not require internet connectivity to function on election day. Yakubu explained that voter accreditation using BVAS is conducted offline, stressing that the device is designed to verify voters through fingerprint and facial recognition without relying on internet access. According to him, connectivity is only needed later for the transmission of election data to INEC’s Result Viewing (IReV) portal. He made the clarification amid recurring concerns and public debates…

‘INEC has no candidate in 2023 general election’ – Professor Yakubu

February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reassured that it will not support any candidate or political party in the 2023 general election, saying it is only interested in the electoral process. The Commission’s Chairman,Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, stated this when he addressed Supervisory Presiding Officers (SPOs) for the 2023 general election, in Abuja. Yakubu urged them to be committed to their oath of neutrality and allegiance to Nigeria. He advised them not to see their job as a service to INEC but to the country as a whole in which…

2023 Election: FG vows to secuvre States against purveyors of violence

February 13, 2023February 13, 2023 Aminu Imam

With barely two weeks to go and with increasing uncertainties around the 2023 general election, the Federal Government has again assured that it would leave nothing to chance in ensuring that the exercise is held in a peaceful atmosphere. Speaking at the Passing-Out ceremony of Batch-33 at the Nigerian Navy Basic Training School in Onne, Rivers State, the Minister of Defence, Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd), disclosed that the Federal Government has plans afoot to secure every nook and cranny of the country, and thwart hoodlums� attempts to disrupt the election.…

2023: “CBN will not be used to frustrate polls” – Emiefele

February 8, 2023February 8, 2023 Aminu Imam

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has said that the apex will not allow itself to be used to frustrate the forthcoming general elections. Emefiele, who spoke when the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, led eleven National Commissioners on a visit to the Bank, said the CBN will make available every cash needed to pay logistics for the success of the elections. He was responding to a request from the INEC Chairman that the CBN should find a way of addressing the…

2023 Elections: “INEC fully ready ” – Commission’s Chairman, Yakubu

February 5, 2023February 5, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is fully ready to hold this year�s general elections, its Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has said. Yakubu spoke following the successful conduct of its mock accreditation holding nationwide. The mock accreditation exercise is meant to test the effectiveness of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) being deployed for the election nationwide as a replacement for the card reader. The exercise is taking place in about 436 polling units in the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), with two polling…

“INEC to conduct �mock accreditation� ahead of Feb. polls; satisfied with progress” – Yakubu

January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 Aminu Imam

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, says the Commission will conduct mock accreditation nationwide ahead of the 2023 general elections. The INEC Chairman, who disclosed this while speaking at the Chatham House, in London yesterday, expressed confidence that the election will hold as planned despite security challenges. He said the mock accreditation would be carried out across selected polling units to ascertain the integrity of the Bi-modal Voter Accreditation System, (BVAS) before the main elections begin in February. Yakubu, however, further revealed that every BVAS…

2023: “Military, DSS told INEC to go ahead with presidential, other elections” – Yakubu

January 15, 2023January 15, 2023 Aminu Imam

The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, says the Commission received �repeated assurance� from the military, Police and DSS to go ahead with the presidential, legislative, and governorship elections. The elections are scheduled for February 25 and March 11. The INEC Chairman refuted the earlier reported comments that the electoral body contemplated adjusting the election timetable, including postponing the polls. Recall that on Monday, Prof. Yakubu, represented by the chairman of the Board of Electoral Institute, Abdullahi Zuru, revealed that if the insecurity is not monitored…

2023: Kwankwaso, Obi, Yakubu to speak at Chatham House, UK

January 14, 2023January 14, 2023 Aminu Imam

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso; his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, and the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, will speak at the Chatham House research event, billed for next week. This is coming ahead of the February 25, 2023, presidential election. Giving the details of the event on its website, the international think-tank group explained that the event is part of a series of events and outputs examining Nigeria�s 2023 elections and political developments. In its schedule of events, Obi, who…

Insecurity may force cancellation of 2023 election � INEC raises fresh alarm

January 10, 2023January 10, 2023 Aminu Imam

With barely forty-four days to the commencement of the forthcoming general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has raised the alarm over the rising security situation across the country and its resultant impact. The INEC Chairman, Mahmoud Yakubu, who spoke at the validation of election security training resources, which was held in Abuja yesterday, noted that the forthcoming election faces serious threat of cancellation should the insecurity across the country fail to improve. Yakubu, represented by the Chairman, Board of Electoral Institute, Abdullahi Zuru, explained that �if the insecurity…

2023 General Elections: “Our loyalty is to Nigerians” -INEC Chairman issues strong warning to new RECs

November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 Aminu Imam

Ahead of Nigeria’s next general elections, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu has charged Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs), to ensure strict compliance with the law. Speaking yesterday at the swearing-in of 19 new RECs whose names were submitted to the Senate by President Muhammadu Buhari and subsequently cleared by the lawmakers, Professor Yakubu advised them to insulate themselves from temptations and pressures of inducement from politicians. He urged them to adhere strictly to the Commission’s Code of Conduct and avoid undue fraternity with politicians.…