The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will appeal the judgment directing it to issue a Certificate of Return to former Governor of Imo, Rochas Okorocha in spite issuing the certificate to him. NAN reports that INEC had issued certificate of return to Okorocha around 6 p.m. on Tuesday as winner of Imo West…
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The former Senate President of Nigeria, who is also a Peoples Democratic Party Presidential aspirant, Senator David Mark, has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to do the needful by declaring Senator Ademola Adeleke winner of the last Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State. He said it was incontrovertible that results announced by the electoral umpire…
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The Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the ongoing Osun Gubernatorial Elections, Ademola Adeleke has reacted to the declaration of the Elections as inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Adeleke led the race with 254,698 votes, 353 votes more than that of Gboyega Oyetola of the APC. The margin was, however, less…
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The Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has claimed that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, was working solely for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of its emergency meeting in Abuja, yesterday being 10th of September, 2018. The Governors…
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The House of Representatives’ Committee on Electoral Matters, through its chairperson, Aisha Dukku, queried Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over the duplication of items provided in the 2018 budget for the 2019 polls. It also questioned the rationale behind the huge budget proposal. Further findings showed that details of the INEC expenditure were given, in…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Benin on Sunday said that the commission lost sensitive and non sensitive materials to flood. The flood which occurred on Saturday knocked down the fence of the office and ravaged the entire building. The Edo INEC Administrative Secretary, Mr Lebari Nduh, blamed the flood on the ongoing road…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is currently probing its officials in 20 states for allegedly receiving bribe during the 2015 elections, adding that no fewer than 200 officials have so far been queried. About N23.29bn was purportedly doled out to INEC officials in a desperate…
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Nigeria’s next presidential and parliamentary elections will be held on Feb. 16, 2019, the Independent National Electoral Commission said on its official Twitter account on Thursday. The date will mark the end of ailing President Muhammadu Buhari’s first term. He has not said if he will run again. Buhari came to power in 2015, promising…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Osinachukwu Ideozu, winner of the of the Rivers West senatorial district election held between Saturday and Monday. Mr. Ideozu was certified winner this afternoon with 107,166 votes. He defeated Otelemaba Amachree of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who garnered 48,898…
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Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has began collation of results from across the 18 Local governments in Edo State governorship election where voting was held yesterday Wednesday. The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Edo State, Mr. Sam Olumekun, told journalists after a closed-door meeting yesterday evening with a National Commissioner and two Resident Electoral Commissioners at…
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