Main Menu

Tag: independent national electoral commission

TMG Faults INEC For Extending Deadline For Conducting Primaries

Chairman of the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG), Auwal Rafsanjani
The Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) yesterday faulted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for extending the deadline for the conduct of primary elections and submission of the list of nominatedRead More

Sack: Umahi, Deputy Notify Court Of Appeal Against Judgement

Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, and his deputy, Eric Igwe
Withdraws stay of execution application He can no longer exercise functions of Governor, says PDP Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State yesterday informed a Federal High Court of the appealRead More

INEC Announces Dates For 2023 Election Campaign

2023 elections
The dates for the commencement of the Presidential, National Assembly, Governorship and State Assembly campaigns for political parties have been announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The campaignRead More

INEC: We’re Not Registering New Parties Because They Won’t Participate In 2023 Elections

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
EU observer mission meets parties, stakeholders ahead of next year’s polls The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, dashed the hope and plans of many people, when it declared itRead More

INEC Allays Fears On 2023 Elections, Says No Plan To Shift Polls

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
Electoral Bill 2022 still inchoate, commission clarifies The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that the 2023 general election is not encumbered and will hold as planned, beginning withRead More

Electoral Bill: CSOs Write National Assembly, Highlight Cross-referencing Errors

Electoral Amendment Bill
Want contentious sections corrected before resending to Buhari for assent A group of eight civil society organisations (CSOs) have written a letter to the senate president, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, SpeakerRead More

INEC Tidies Up Plans, Accredits 51 Observer Groups For February FCTA Poll

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has begun to tidy up arrangements for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections scheduled for Saturday, 12th February 2022, with its recentRead More

Electoral Bill: Senators Resolve To Consult House Members, Constituents On Way Forward

Electoral Amendment Bill
The Senate on Wednesday resolved to consult with the House of Representatives before taking a definite action on the 2021 Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill which President Muhammadu Buhari refused toRead More

After Destroying LG System, Leading To Insecurity, Govs Working To Scuttle Electoral Reform

Electoral Amendment Bill
Still lobbying president not to sign bill into law INEC warns delay may affect off-season polls More CSOs urge Buhari’s assent After crippling the local government system across the country,Read More

House Invites INEC Chairman Over N500bn Cost Implications To Conduct Direct Primaries

House of Representatives
The House of Representatives has invited the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to explain the cost implication of conducting direct primaries by political partiesRead More