The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said it had taken steps to address issues encountered in the February 25 presidential and legislative elections in Jigawa. Resident Election Commissioner Professor Muhammad Lawan Bashar said in an interview with reporters about the committee’s preparations for the upcoming March 18 elections. He said the Jigawa State Commission has … Read more
Sorting and counting of votes have begun at several polling stations in Jigawa State for the presidential and National Assembly elections. PRESLOADED observed that a number of polling units had completed the sorting and counting of votes. At Bakin Kasuwa Polling Unit 012 in Garin-Gabas, the senatorial election was won by PDP with 32 votes … Read more
Jigawa State, old N500 and N1000 bills are still accepted as legal while the Supreme Court makes a ruling. This was revealed in a statement released late February 16 by Ibrahim Mamsa, the state commissioner for youth information, sports, and culture. Mamsa made her statement hours after President Buhari announced on national television that old banknotes were no longer a valid means … Read more