Tag: Party Primaries
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Party primaries: Ohanaeze react, says political elite has orchestrated to deny the South-East presidency
Ambassador Professor George Obiozor, the President General of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has reacted to the presidential nominations of the All Peoples Congress (APC) and the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for the 2023 elections. Professor George Obiozor, stated that the Nigerian national political elite has successfully orchestrated to deny the South-East…
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Kwara REC says INEC has no duty conducting parties primary election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kwara, Malam Garba Attahiru-Madami, has disclosed that INEC has no duty conducting primary elections of political parties. He made this known on Thursday in an interview with newsmen in Ilorin. Garba was reacting to a radio programme on Harmony FM where a politician complained…
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Senate shut down activities, adjourns plenary for one month
The Nigerian senate has adjourned plenary till the 7th of June to allow political parties conduct their primary elections ahead of the 2023 general elections in the country. The plenary adjournment was to allow the lawmakers participate fully in the forthcoming Presidential, national assembly, governorship, and state houses of assembly primaries holding across the month…
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5 interesting highlights of Tinubu-APC delegates’ discussion in two states
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Electoral act 2022: President, others to vote at party primaries
The Senate has amended the Electoral Act 2022, to allow ‘statutory delegates’ to participate and vote in political parties’ conventions, congresses and meetings. This followed the passage of the amendment bill on the act at the Committee of the Whole on Tuesday in Abuja. The bill was sponsored by Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege.
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You must submit members register 30days before primaries – INEC tells parties
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has directed all registered political parties to submit copies of their membership register to the commission, in compliance with the new Electoral Act 2022, before their primary elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, gave the directive at the second regular quarterly meeting of Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in Abuja,…
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Party Primaries: APC, INEC in eye of the storm, By Ehichioya Ezomon
For obviously their enlightened self-interest in the lead-up to the 2023 elections, politicians have turned advocates or spokespersons for the Independent National
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Edo, Ondo polls: INEC meets political party leaders, demands membership registers, delegates lists ahead of party primaries
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has directed political parties wishing to adopt the Direct Primary mode to elect their candidates for the Edo and Ondo governorship elections to submit their membership register to the Commission. The Commission noted this will allow for effective monitoring of the party primaries. It also requested to be furnished…
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Party primaries: Dogara advocates option A4, independent candidacy
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara has called for the adoption of direct voting method where all card carrying members of political parties are allowed to choose candidates who will represent their parties in elections. The Speaker said this on Thursday, while responding to a request from a delegation from the Conference…