Tag: BVAS
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Panic in Taraba as BVAS, voting materials destroyed by hoodlums
Voting materials which include Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS), and ballot papers, among others, have been destroyed in the Akate ward in Donga local government council of Taraba State. Accreditation and voting scheduled to commence at about 8 am were disrupted by hoodlums who attacked polling units spread across the ward. Though the hoodlums were…
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BVAS reconfiguration completed for Ondo Assembly election, says INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has completed the reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Registration Systems (BVAS) for the House of Assembly elections in Ondo. Mr Oyekola Oyelami, Acting Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ondo made this known while addressing newsmen at the premises of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) where the distribution of sensitive…
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BVAS palaver: Obi’s lawyers continue inspection of election materials, examine 11,000 pages of backend report
Lawyers of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, since Monday, have been inspecting the election materials used for the February 25 presidential election as directed by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. This is just as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and backend report…
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Presidential Election: About 170,000 polling units results have been uploaded on IRev – INEC
The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that over 170,000 polling unit results of the Feb. 25 presidential and National Assembly elections have been uploaded on its Result Viewing Portal (IReV).
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INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu threatens PDP with legal action
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has advised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to desist from making libelous allegations against the person of its Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu.
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Court orders INEC to allow use of TVC in March 18 election
The Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) to allow the use of Temporary Voter Cards, (TVC) in the March 18 governorship and state houses of assembly elections.
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CSOs To INEC: Fix BVAS, bar corrupt officials from governorship, State Assembly polls
Ahead of governorship and state assembly elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been urged to fix all glitches that previously affected the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), the results viewing portal, logistics; and prevent corrupt personnel from being part of the exercise. INEC had scheduled governorship and state assembly elections for March 11…
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INEC extends campaign deadline for political parties
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended political parties’ campaigns for the Governorship and State Assembly elections from 9th March to midnight of Thursday 16th March, following the postponement of the elections. In a statement titled: “Rescheduling of Governorship and State Houses of Assembly Election” signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman Information and…
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Court refuses Obi’s request to scan election materials
The Appeal court on Wednesday refused to grant Mr. Peter Obi’s application scan and make copies of the election materials from INEC ‘s database. The three-member panel held that granting the order sought by obi will hamper the elections slated for Saturday.
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Why we postponed Governorship, State Assembly elections – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday rescheduled Governorship and State House of Assembly elections earlier fixed for March 11 to March 18.