By Oluwakayode Banjo The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo state has threatened to withdraw all its candidates from the forthcoming local government council election if the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) failed to guarantee the usage of Bimodal Voter Accreditation Continue Reading
By Oluwakayode Banjo The joint committee of the 10th National Assembly on electoral matters is working assiduously to improve the nation’s electoral process. This is contained in a statement by the senator representing Oyo South Federal Constituency for the All Progressives Congress, APC, Sharafadeen Alli, and signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Akeem […]Continue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed satisfaction with the performance of the bimodal voter accreditation system BVAS ahead of the November 11 governorship election in Imo state. The INEC National Commissioner in charge of South East, Kenneth Ukeagu stated this while speaking with newsmen after monitoring the mock accreditation exercise held Continue Reading
By Iyabo Adebisi Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Oyo South Senatorial District, Chief Joseph Tegbe, has lauded the peaceful conduct of the Presidential and National Assembly elections in Ibadan and its environs. He gave the commendation while speaking with newsmen shortly after casting his vote at Lanioka Ward 5, Unit 7, in Ibadan South East […]Continue Reading
By Wale Oluokun The former governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun says there is room for improvements in the voting system. The former governor said this while speaking shortly after voting at his Ita- Gbangba, Itoko Abeokuta South Ward 6 unit 8 booth a few minutes to twelve noon and described the exercise as […]Continue Reading
By Funmi Adekoya Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the peaceful conduct of the election just as the INEC officials arrived at the polling units early. Governor Adeleke who gave the commendation while addressing Journalists also lauded the use of the Bio-modal Verification Accreditation Continue Reading
By Wale Oluokun Former president Olusegun Obasanjo also joined other Nigerians to discharge his civic responsibility of voting. The former president, who arrived at his voting booth at Abeokuta North, ward 11 Unit 20 at 10.30 am cast his vote around 10.43 am. Speaking shortly after voting, Chief Obasanjo said the new technology of BVAS […]Continue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has appealed to the citizens, especially social media users, to exercise restraint on what they post on election days. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu made the appeal in Abuja while briefing newsmen on how far the Commission had gone in the preparation for the 2023 general election. Professor Yakubu, who Continue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says a mock accreditation exercise would be held on Saturday, February 4, 2023 in 436 polling units nationwide to test the functionality of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) ahead of the general election. INEC’s National Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu made this known at a meeting with Resident Electoral […]Continue Reading
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission for the introduction of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System. Akeredolu noted that with the introduction of the new technology, it would be impossible for elections to be rigged again in Nigeria. The governor, who stated that in his office, in Akure, when he […]Continue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it has plans should the Bimodal Voter Registration System fails during the forthcoming 2023 elections. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, who spoke with newsmen on Sunday noted that the Commission had trained technicians who would be on standby at Continue Reading
The Osun State Resident Electoral Commission, REC, of the Independent National Electoral Commission,(INEC), Dr Mutiu Olaleke Agboke says the coming general election in Osun State will be conducted with the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS). He stated this in Osogbo, the Osun State capital during a Stakeholders meeting organised by INEC to sensitize people on […]Continue Reading