The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned that the lack of Premium Motor Spirit, more commonly known as petrol, may hinder the movement of election supplies and poll workers with fewer than 25 days till the general election. Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of INEC, announced this during a meeting withContinue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday, November 28, reassured Nigerians that its allegiance and loyalists are to Nigerians in the 2023 general elections, warning staff against compromise. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, gave this assurance at the opening of a two-day Induction Retreat for the commission’s Administrative SecretariesContinue Reading
The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in the Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State has been set ablaze by unknown gunmen. INEC disclosed this on Sunday in a statement signed by Festus Okoye, its national commissioner, information and voter education. According to the statement, Onyeka Pauline Ugochi,Continue Reading
Twenty-three staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Kwara State are awaiting sanctions for their involvement in illegal voters’ registration in the State. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Garba Attahiru Madami, disclosed this in Ilorin at a stakeholders’ meeting with members of registered political parties contesting the 2023Continue Reading
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has directed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to respond to a fresh suit that is seeking to disqualify the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, over alleged breach of section 90(3) of the Electoral Act. The court,Continue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is determined to ensure that elections are never again postponed at the eleventh hour on account of election logistics, through its proactiveness and effective collaboration with relevant stakeholders. The Commission’s Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, gave the assurance at the inauguration of the Electoral LogisticsContinue Reading
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday, prohibited Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) from paying visits to government houses and meeting politicians in their States of assignments. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, who gave the order in his remarks at the swearing-in ceremony of 19Continue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved an online portal for the recruitment of ad-hoc staff for the 2023 general elections. INEC said this in an notice titled “Online recruitment of ad hoc staff via the INEC portal for recruitment of election staff (INECPRES) for the 2023 general elections” released onContinue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has disassociated itself from an online website urging Nigerians to enroll in the Permanent Voters Card (PVC). INEC said this in a statement by Mr Festus Okoye, the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, in Abuja on Monday, August 1, describing the websiteContinue Reading
Mallam Garba Attahiru-Madami, Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kwara, on Thursday, July 21, called on the youth to safeguard their votes in 2023. Attahiru-Madami made the call at a symposium tagged: ”Youths and 2023 General Elections: Your Concern, My Concern”. The symposium, which was held in Ilorin, wasContinue Reading