Tag: INEC Chairman
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INEC set to conclude Adamawa, Kebbi Gov polls April 15
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced Saturday, April 15 for conclusion of the Governorship elections in Adamawa and Kebbi States hitherto declared inconclusive. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the Commission also said all National and Assembly elections declared inconclusive will also be concluded on the same day. Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman,…
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2023 Elections: 87 million PVCs collected so far – INEC
Just two days to the presidential election in the country, the Independent National Electoral Commission has said that a total of 87,209,007 Permanent Voter Cards have been collected across the country.
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We can’t conduct 2023 polls with N100bn, INEC chairman tells NASS committee
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Friday, insisted that the N100billion provision in its 2022 budget is not enough to conduct the 2023 general elections.
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Buhari meets INEC Chairman, Commissioners in Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met with the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu. Professor Yakubu was joined by five INEC commissioners at the meeting, which held at the First Lady’s conference room at the State House in Abuja. The meeting may be connected to the recent attacks on INEC…
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2023: INEC chairman meets electoral commissioners in Abuja
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, has met with all the Resident Electoral Commissioners in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Speaking at the commission’s headquarters on Monday, he directed all RECs to submit an inventory of all electoral materials in their care ahead of the next general election. Professor Yakubu…
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Reappointment: Yakubu’s first tenure as INEC chair characterised by failures, dissappointments, miscarriages – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed the optimism that the reappointment of Prof Mahmood Yabuku as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will serve as impetus to credible elections in the country. In a statement on Wednesday by the spokesman for the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party said the reappointment has entrusted…
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Opposition parties react as Buhari reappoints INEC chairman for another term
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has congratulated Prof. Mahmood Yakubu on his reappointment as the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The CUPP in a statement issued by its Spokesperson, Ikenga Ugochinyere, on Tuesday in Abuja, described Yakubu’s reappointment as the only chance for him to set Nigeria electoral processes on the right…
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Presidential election tribunal orders INEC chairman to appear before it today
The presidential election petition tribunal has ordered the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Zamfara Stata Resident Electoral Commissioner to appear on or before 12 noon or Thursday. The court gave the order Wednesday following a complaint by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the subpoena served on both INEC officials,…
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Postponement: Presidency speaks on alleged plans by Buhari to remove INEC chairman
The Presidency on Sunday deny reports making the rounds that President Muhammadu Buhari is planning the removal of the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu over the abrupt postponement of the general elections. Recall that a leading politician has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari was planning to give Yakubu the…
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BREAKING: Why we waited till Saturday to postpone 2019 elections — INEC Chairman
The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu on Saturday explained why the commission under his leadership waited till the early hours of the election day to postpone the elections. Recall that the commission had earlier fixed Saturday, February 16 for the Presidential and National Assembly elections and March 2nd for the Governorship…