•INEC Chairman Mahmood Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bayelsa State has said that it decided to use only permanent staff of the Commission as Supervisory Presiding Officers in today’s governorship elections in the state to protect the sanctity of the process. It was however learnt that about 26,000 security pers...
•Uzodimma Less than 24 hours to the Imo State governorship election, the Peoples Democratic Party has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to disqualify the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Governor Hope Uzodimma. The PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba on Friday said Uzodimma shou...
•INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu Despite growing controversy and calls that the Resident Electoral Commission (REC) in Imo State, Prof Sylvia Agu, be removed, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has insisted that there is no reason to remove the official. “The REC will conduct the election,” said Rotimi Oyekanmi on Channels Tele...
•Timipre Sylva Ahead of the November 11, 2023 governorship election in Bayelsa State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has added the name of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timipre Sylva, to the final list of candidates for the poll. INEC, in the new list published on its website, said the addition [&h...
•Senate President Godswill Akpabio The Senate has confirmed the remaining three Resident Electoral Commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) nominated by President Bola Tinubu. The nominees are Dr. Bunmi Omoseyindemi from Lagos State, Dr. Anugbum Onuoha from Rivers State and Mr. Isma’ila Kaura Moyi from Zamfara Sta...
•Senate President Godswill Akpabio The Senate has approved the appointment of seven of the nominees of President Tinubu as Resident Electoral Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission. The remaining three nominees were not present for screening, reports Channels TV. The nominees approved are Mr Etekamba Umoren – Akwa Ibom;...
•Sylva Chief Timipre Sylva’s counsel, Mr. Ahmed Raji (SAN), has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), demanding immediate withdrawal of the amended list of candidates released for the November 11 gubernatorial poll in Bayelsa State. INEC had, earlier yesterday, released an amended list of candidates vying in the e...
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