A mixture of shock and anger has trailed the decision of Nigeria’s Senate which kicked out the electronic transmission of results during plenary on Thursday. 4wardwego blog reports that the development has ignited a storm of reactions from Nigerians. Leading the groundswell of reactions was the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); whichContinue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that physical registration in the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) will commence on July 19. This was contained in a statement issued by the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu at a news conference during the launch of the online portal for the CVR exercise in Abuja on Thursday,Continue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has pledged to publish a comprehensive list of its new polling units across the nation next week. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC Chairman, disclosed this on Monday, June 7, in Abuja. Yakubu was speaking at the formal handing over of a new state-of-the-art fire truck, deployed to theContinue Reading
INEC OFFICE IN NJABA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF IMO STATE SETABLAZE The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Imo State, ProfessorFrancis Ezeonu, has reported that INEC office in Njaba Local GovernmentArea of Imo State was set ablaze today Sunday 30th May 2021.Although no life was lost, the building was substantially burntContinue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed June 28, for the resumption of its suspended Continuous Voter Registration across the country, with new technology. The Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, at a news briefing on Thursday said that the exercise would continue until the third quarter ofContinue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will resume Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) nationwide in the second quarter of 2021. Wunmi Balogun, INEC Head of ICT, Ibadan, gave the hint at the training of electoral officers and assistants electoral officers of Polling Units (PUs) in Ibadan on Monday. Balogun disclosed thatContinue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday, February 8, inaugurated a committee for the review of its current strategic plan as well projections for future elections including the 2023 general poll. INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu inaugurated the Committee in Abuja. He said that INEC believed that it could not approach electionContinue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Sunday, January 10, stated that the amendment of the Electoral Act without due consultation and commitment from stakeholders is no guarantee for the conduct of free and fair elections. This was contained in a statement by the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. Yakubu further notedContinue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is considering a proposal towards reforming the nation’s electoral process and contest. This was contained in a report released by the commission on Sunday, December 20. Under the reforms, the INEC is seeking an amendment to sections 68, 109, and 117 of the 1999 ConstitutionContinue Reading
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has disclosed that the Electoral bill will be passed by March 2021. Lawan disclosed this at the public hearing organized by the National Assembly joint committee on Electoral Matters on Wednesday. The bill seeks to repeal the Electoral Act No.6 2010 (as amended) and enact the IndependentContinue Reading