Tag: Mr Festus Okoye
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INEC to conduct senatorial elections after March 11
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that the date for the supplementary elections will be announced after the Governorship and State Assembly elections might have been concluded. This piece of information was made known via a statement by the National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, INEC, Festus Okoye, on…
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INEC urge Journalist to abstain from sensational reportage
Mr Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has tasked journalists to avoid sensational reportage before and during the 2023 elections. Okoye made the call at a one-day workshop for journalists in the South-East organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). The theme of the…
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INEC did not deny anyone the opportunity to get PVC – Official
INEC says it did not deny any eligible Nigerian the opportunity to acquire the Permanent Voter Card (PVC) as was being claimed in the media. Its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, refuted the claim in Abuja on Monday. Okoye said that INEC’s attention was drawn to media reports…
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Zamfara inferno- No casualties, loss of critical materials -INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says no causality was reported at the fire incident that gutted its office in Kauran Namoda Local Government Area of Zamafara. The commission disclosed this in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye in Abuja on Tuesday. Okoye said the…