Tag: igini
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Stalemate as INEC snubs APC request to sack Igini
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has snubbed the petition by the All Progressives Congress, APC seeking the sack of the Akwa Ibom State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mike Igini. The APC had in a petition received on July 3, 2022 sought the dismissal of Igini within 48 hours failing which it would seek other approaches…
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N5bn libel suit: Ex-Edo APC campaign spokesman seeks out of court settlement with Akwa Ibom REC Igini
Former spokesman of the Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) Media Campaign Council in the September 19 Governorship election, Mr John Mayaki has sought an out of court settlement in the N5 billion libel suit instituted against him by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in charge of Akwa-Ibom State, Mr Mike Igini. When the case…
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Akwa Ibom REC, Igini tasks electoral officers to earn public trust
Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in charge of Akwa Ibom State, Barrister Mike Igini has urged electoral officers on the need to build the confidence and trust of voters in Nigeria’s electoral system. Igini made the call during the opening session of INEC’s training for EOs/AEOs (electoral officers) in…
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LG Elections in Nigeria are nothing but organised crime – Igini
The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Akwa-Ibom State, Mike Igini on Wednesday said local government elections in Nigeria are nothing but organised crime. Igini who disclosed this during his appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, alleged that state governors of interfering in the conduct of the polls at the grassroots. “Local government elections are nothing but…
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‘In Akwa Ibom, they don’t do election, they write results,’ says INEC REC, Igini
Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) in Akwa Ibom State, Mr Mike Igini has indicted his predecessors in the south-southern state, saying elections do not hold in the entirety of the state. He stressed that he has evidence to support his claims, especially as it relates to the 2015 and 2019…