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We are Poised for Credible Guber Poll in Ekiti – INEC

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is ready to conduct a good governorship election in Ekiti State. During an interview with Newsmen, Chairman of INEC’s Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said the commission would deploy the Bimodal Voter Continue Reading

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Former Ogun Commissioner Emerges Labour Party Guber Candidate

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Former Commissioner of Finance in Ogun State, Mr. Kehinde Sogunle has emerged as the Labour Party Governorship candidate in the state. The Ogun State Labour Party Governorship primary was held at the state secretariat of the Nigerian Labour Congress with delegates from all the twenty local government areas of the state. The Governorship candidate after […]Continue Reading

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I remain the sole Oyo Accord Party guber candidate – Ajadi

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A businessman and politician, Saheed Ajadi says he remains the governorship candidate of Accord Party in Oyo state for the 2023 general election. He called on members of the party to disregard the purported primary election scheduled to hold in Accord Party in Oyo State. In a statement, Ajadi maintained that he remained the only […]Continue Reading

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2023: INEC Seeks Collaboration of Security Agency

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has sought the support of the Nigerian Air Force in deploying personnel and airlifting election materials to remote and insecure areas across the country. The commission also solicited the support of the Air Force to provide security in volatile areas just as it had been doing during the off-cycle […]Continue Reading

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INEC Frowns at Delay in Collection of Voter Cards

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The Independent National Electoral Commission Officials this Week Tuesday held an enlightenment meeting with stakeholders in Ibadan/Ibarapa zone at Eruwa Town Hall in Ibarapa East LG of the state. The meeting which was organized and directed by Oyo State Resident Electorial Commissioner, REC, Dr Mutiu Agboke was attended by various Political leaders, the Royal Fathers, Continue Reading

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SERAP, Others Sue INEC over Failure to Extend Voter Registration

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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 185 concerned Nigerians have sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its failure to extend voter registration ahead of the 2023 general elections. This was disclosed in a statement released on Sunday by Kolawole Oluwadare, SERAP Deputy Director, asking the court to determine whether the Continue Reading

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Ekiti 2022: INEC Cautions Journalists against Fake News

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The Independent NationaI Electoral Commission says the 2022 Electoral Act will be its guiding principle in the conduct of June 18 governorship election in Ekiti State. INEC NationaI Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye made this known in Ado Ekiti while declaring open a capacity building organized for journalists in […]Continue Reading

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20 Million PVCs Unclaimed – INEC

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The Independent National Electoral Commission has raised fears about the 2023 elections following the 20 million Permanent Voters Cards which yet to be claimed by their owners. The commission also decried the poor participation of citizens in the ongoing continuous voters’ registration exercise. INEC’s Deputy Director (Voter Education), Mary Nkem, stated these in Abuja Continue Reading

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Sellers, buyers of PVCs risk 2-years jail term, N.5m fine – INEC

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has called on stakeholders to mobilize electorate for collection of 754, 704 Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs to be able to perform their civic responsibility. Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC in Oyo state, Dr Mutiu Agboke who made the appeal at the stakeholders meeting on the last quarter of the Continous […]Continue Reading

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Party Primaries : INEC Extends Deadline

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for political parties to conduct their primaries for the 2023 general elections. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, announced this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. This comes hours after leaders of various political parties met Continue Reading

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INEC Seeks Support of Religious Leaders for Ekiti Election

Web News 26 May 2022 384 0

Ahead the governorship poll in Ekiti comes June the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, wants religious leaders to educate their followers on the imperative of collecting Permanent Voter Card, PVC. The state Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, for INEC, Dr. Adeniran Tella gave the advice in Ado Ekiti during an interactive session with religious leaders and Continue Reading

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INEC Checkmates Multiple Voting with Automated Biometric System

Web News 24 May 2022 450 0

It has been discovered through the use of Automated Biometric Identification System, ABIS for the first and second quarters of the Continous Voters Registration, CVR that there are 45,187 valid printed PVCs out of the completed 78,000 registered voters. The Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in Oyo State, Dr Mutiu […]Continue Reading

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Governorship election : Stay off Ekiti, Police Tell Political Thugs

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The Ekiti State Police command has advised political thugs to stay off the state ahead of the June 18 Governorship elections in the state. The commissioner of Police, Mr Moronkeji Adesina gave the advice in Ado Ekiti at a stakeholders meeting organized by INEC. Mr Adesina warned that anybody caught disrupting the existing peace in […]Continue Reading

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INEC Makes Provisions for PWD

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The Resident Electoral Commissioner of INEC in Ekiti state, Dr Adeniran Tella says provisions have been made for people with disabilities to participate actively in next month’s Governorship election in the state Dr Tella announced this in Ado Ekiti at a sensitization programme put together for People with Disabilities in the state.. He explained that […]Continue Reading

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1 Month to Go: INEC’s 20m New Registrants Target Stuck at 29%

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The plan of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to register at least 20 million Nigerian voters before the end of June seems unlikely to come to fruition as only 5.8 million people representing 29 percent of INEC’s target have actually registered. According to INEC, as of May 16, 9,238,991 fresh registrants had registered online […]Continue Reading

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INEC to Engage Over 10,000 people for Ekiti Guber Election

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Ten thousand, two hundred and sixty, (10,260) ad-hoc staff and personnel of INEC are to be engaged for the conduct of the  June 18 Governorship election in Ekiti State. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Adeniran Tella made this known to newsmen in Ado Ekiti after a road-show where residents of the state capital were sensitized […]Continue Reading

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INEC Updates Stakeholders on Activities Ahead of 2023 General Election

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says the commission will suspend online registration from 30th of this month to enable registrants complete physical registration at designated centres before suspension of last quarter of the Continous Voters Registration, CVR on 30th June, this year.INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Oyo state, Dr Mutiu Agboke, Continue Reading

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Efforts Ongoing to Curb Rigging – INEC

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The Independent National Electoral Commission says it is making progress in its efforts to stamp out rigging. Resident Electoral Commissioner in Osun, Professor Abdulganiy Raji made this known at a workshop in Osogbo at a Pre-election Survey Methodology Workshop organised for field agents by The Electoral Institute towards the Osun 2022 governorship election. Professor Continue Reading

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Over 260 Thousand PVCs Awaiting Collection in Ekiti

Web News 18 May 2022 534 0

As June 18 Governorship election in Ekiti state is exactly one month today, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC says two hundred and sixty eight thousand,  four hundred and sixty ( 268,460) permanent voter’s cards, PVCs  are yet to be collected in the state. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Adeniran Tella made this known in […]Continue Reading

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INEC Takes Voter Registration to Residents

Web News 18 May 2022 324 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it will work with residents of Ogun State to ensure the successful conduct of credible and all inclusive 2023 general elections in the state.  In the bid to make the election participatory by capturing all eligible voters, the Commission has also announced measures to take the registration process […]Continue Reading

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UPDATED: INEC Sticks to Gun on 2023 Poll Timetable

Web News 10 May 2022 390 0

Despite the provisions of the 2022 Electoral Act, eighteen registered political parties under the auspices of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) have called for the adjustment of the timetable for the 2023 general elections. The electoral umpire, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) published the timetable for the 2023 elections shortly after the 2022 Continue Reading

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We won’t shift deadline for primaries – INEC tells political parties

Web News 6 May 2022 377 0

Against speculations of caving in to pressure from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria’s electoral umpire, INEC, says it will not extend the deadline set for political parties’ primary elections. In its timetable and schedule of activities released in February for the 2023 General Election, the commission had slated April 4 to June 3 for […]Continue Reading

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Ekiti INEC flags Off Distribution Of PVCs

Web News 5 May 2022 439 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in Ekiti state says voter’s cards of those who registered during the recently concluded Continuous Voters’ Registration are ready for collection at various locations in the state. Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Dr. Adeniran Tella announced this while flagging off the distribution of the Continue Reading

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Over 650,000 PVC Obtainable in Ogun – REC

Web News 4 May 2022 855 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Ogun State has called for more commitment to the electoral process among people of the state. The Ogun State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr Niyi Ijalaye made the call while speaking with Radio Nigeria in Abeokuta. Mr Ijalaye said there were more than Six hundred and fifty thousand Permanent […]Continue Reading

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Fire Guts INEC Office in Zamfara

Web News 3 May 2022 478 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC Office, in Kaura Namoda LGA of Zamfara State was on Monday night gutted by fire It was difficult to quickly put out the fire by Fire Fighters as only one fire fighting truck is available in the whole town. Concerted efforts by different security agencies were on to put […]Continue Reading