Tag: Prof Mahmoud Yakubu

2023: “Let’s tackle violent campaigns before it becomes fire” – INEC

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has said that the attacks amongst political parties at campaigns and denial of access to public facilities for electioneering activities were prelude to violence on Election Day and beyond. The Commission’s chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who raised the concern at the third quarterly meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) in Abuja, also called on security agencies and other stakeholders to “tackle the smoke before it snowballs into a major inferno’. He suggested that beyond vote-buying, there must also be decisive…

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2023: ‘We’re worried by security situation in S’East, North-West’ – INEC

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The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, has expressed worry over the worsening security situation in some parts of the country ahead of the 2023 general election. Prof. Yakubu, who spoke at a National Endowment for Democracy event, which was held in Washington DC, in the United States, particularly cited the growing insecurity in the South-East and the North-West geo-political zones as worrying. He added that the Commission is especially keeping its eyes on the South-East region, where rampaging gunmen have killed some INEC staff as…

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Campaign: INEC cautions political parties on abusive, hate speech

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Ahead of the formal flag-off of the campaigns of the 18 registered political parties this Wednesday, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has advised the political parties “to critically study and pay attention to the provisions of the Constitution, the Electoral Act, the Police Act and the Public Order Act for the proper and peaceful conduct of political campaigns, rallies and processions”. He reminded the parties that their campaigns and slogans must not be tainted with “abusive language directly or indirectly likely to injure religious,…

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2023 General Elections: INEC Chairman says final list of presidential candidates to be unveiled Sept. 20

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…Insists on issued-based campaigns The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has declared that the final list of Presidential and National Assembly candidates will be released on September 20. Prof. Yakubu made the disclosures yesterday, at a meeting between the electoral umpire and representatives of various security agencies organised by the Centre for Democracy and Development, (CDD). He also declared that the list of governorship and State Assembly candidates will equally be released on October 4, while political parties will be allowed to kick-start campaigns…

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2023: INEC rules out extension of deadline for parties’ primaries

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), yesterday ruled out the extension of the deadline for the conclusion of primaries by political parties in the country. The Commission had asked the 18 political parties in the country to complete the primaries by June 3. However, the parties had asked INEC to extend the timeline for the exercises by two months. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, stated this at a consultative meeting with leaders of political parties in Abuja. He said: “Let me reiterate the position of the Commission that there…

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INEC to spend N305bn on 2023 General Election – Chairman

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…Says Commission needs 1m staff for elections The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has announced that the 2023 general election will gulp N305 billion. According to the Commission, the amount is N116 billion higher, compared to N189 billion expended on the 2019 general election. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the disclosure in Abuja on Thursday, during the public presentation of the 2022-2026 Strategic Plan (SP) and the 2023 Election Project Plan (EPP). Giving the breakdown of the figure, Prof. Yakubu disclosed that the Commission will spend N239.2bn to…

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Insecurity: “2023 elections must hold”, INEC maintains

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…Chairman admits Commission may not deliver well-desired exercise The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has stated that no amount of security challenges would stop the conduct of the 2023 general election. This was stated by its chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, during the public presentation of the 2022-2026 Strategic Plan (SP) and the 2023 Election Project Plan (EPP), which was held in Abuja, yesterday. The Commission, however, admitted that it will be extremely difficult to deliver well-desired elections next year without the support of Nigerians and the security agents. Prof. Mahmood…

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INEC changes 2023 election dates, announces adjusted timetable

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…Presidential, National Assembly elections to hold Feb. 25 A day after the signing of the new electoral law by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has released new dates and time-table for the presidential and general election in 2023. Addressing a press conference yesterday, the INEC chaìrman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said that the presidential election will now hold on February, 25 next year, instead of the earlier announced date of February, 18. The Commission equally fixed the governorship and States’ Assembly elections for March 11, 2023, announcing…

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Election Day: ‘No electronic accreditation, no voting’ – INEC Chairman declares

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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…

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‘Only technology can guarantee transparency, credibility of electoral process’ – INEC

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…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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