Tag: Bye-Elections
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INEC reveals location, date to conduct reruns, bye-elections in 2024
The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has revealed locations where it would be conducting reruns and bye-elections. The electoral body also revealed that it would love to conduct the elections in the first week of February 2024.
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Bye-elections: PDP’s cry of blue murder in Lagos, By Ehichioya Ezomon
By Ehichioya Ezomon The lead headline of New Telegraph of Monday, December 7, 2020, to wit: “APC, PDP hold sway in 11 states’ legislative polls,” was a tell-it-all one-liner that captured the outcome of the December 5, bye-elections held across Nigeria. Further to the headline, the introductory paragraphs stated that, “Nigeria’s ruling party, the All…
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JUST IN: INEC postpones by-elections indefinitely over #EndSARS protest
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has postponed the senatorial and federal constituencies bye-elections in the country indefinitely following violent protests by #EndSARS protesters. INEC, in a statement issued by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye on Thursday said the decision was taken after the commission met with the…
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INEC fixes date for Lagos, Imo, Bayelsa Senatorial bye-elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has slated the Bayelsa Central and West Senatorial Districts and Imo North Senatorial District bye-elections for 31 October. Other bye-elections scheduled to hold in the same date include Nganzai State Constituency Borno; Bayo State Constituency Borno; Cross River North Senatorial District; Obudu State Constituency; Cross River State and Lagos…
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INEC fixes Imo, Bayelsa Plateau bye-elections ahead of Edo, Ondo guber polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has assured that the nation’s democracy and electoral process cannot be truncated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Commission therefore insisted that all elections will go on as scheduled despite the Coronavirus scare, adding that “while the Commission takes the COVID-19 pandemic seriously, our democracy and electoral process cannot be…
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Kwara, Bauchi, Katsina bye-election results, sign of Buhari’s victory in 2019 – Presidency
The presidency says the electoral victories recorded by the All Progressives Congress (APC) on November 17 is a sign of things to come in the 2019 elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the APC swept the three federal constituencies in Katsina, Kwara, and Bauchi states in the bye-elections conducted by the Independent…
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Presidency reacts to APC’s win in Bauchi, Katsina, Kogi bye-elections
The Presidency on Monday reacted to the victories of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in last weekend’s election. Recall that the APC won senatorial bye-elections in Katsina and Bauchi states and a House of Representatives seat in Kogi State. Briefing State House correspondents, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu,…
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LASG urges massive turn-out Saturday for bye election in Ifako-Ijaiye
The Lagos State Government on Friday urged all registered voters of Ifako-Ijaiye Federal Constituency to come out enmasse to vote during the bye elections to fill the House of Representatives seat vacated by All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, late Dr Elijah Adewale holding on Saturday, December 3, 2016. According to a statement signed by the…