Two police officers were killed and two others injured during clashes between soldiers and police at the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) Consolidation Center in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State, on Monday. Witnesses said a minor disagreement between soldiers and police guarding INEC headquarters in the state turned into a crisis that lasted nearly … Read more
INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION INEC PRESS RELEASE SUSPENSION OF FURTHER COLLATION OF GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION RESULTS IN ABIA AND ENUGU STATES The Commission met today, Monday 20th March 2023, and reviewed the conduct of the Governorship and State Assembly elections held nationwide on Saturday 18th March 2023. Arising from the meeting, the Commission took the decision … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is unlikely to do better in the ongoing state and state gubernatorial elections than they did on February 25 when holding the general election. system. This is according to the presidential standard-bearer of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar. Atiku made the comment around noon on Saturday after … Read more
The presidency said on Monday that the administration led by President Muhammadu Buhari should instead be praised for its significant improvement in conducting elections in the country rather than defamation. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has been heavily criticized for alleged irregularities caused by delays in uploading results from BVAS draw units to iREV immediately after matching. … Read more
Labor Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi said he has no grudge against Asiwaju Bola Tinubu saying he considers him like a father. The former Governor of Anambra said this in an interview on Arise TV on Monday, March 13, 2023, in which he stated his reasons for objecting to the election results. Obi said … Read more
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
Four people accused of election violations have been handed over to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for prosecution by the Nigeria Police, Lagos State Command. Lagos Police public relations officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the Nigerian News Agency on Friday. Hundeyin said that of the 23 people arrested during the presidential and legislative elections in … Read more
Ahead of the March 18 election, Prof. Shuaibu Oba-AbdulRaheem, the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) candidate for Governor of Kwara state, said that Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Election Commission (NNPP) INEC) has been manipulated by a number of people. According to Oba-AbdulRaheem, he knew Yakubu to be an honest and upright person. Oba-AbdulRaheem … Read more
The All Progressive Congress (APC) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to do everything in its power to protect data from the dual-mode voter verification system ( BVAS) machines. The party’s reaction comes just hours after INEC rescheduled the state governor and state House of Representatives elections scheduled for March 11-18 to … Read more
The New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) has deemed the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) dishonest regarding the postponement of the 2023 state and parliamentary gubernatorial elections. Recall that INEC moved the election from 11 March to 18 March, by order of the Court of Appeal granting the Commission the power to reconfigure the dual-mode voter … Read more