Tag: Political Parties
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2019: INEC warns political parties against ignoring election timetable
The Independent National Electoral Commission has advised political parties and their candidates to adhere to electoral timetable on commencement of election campaigns ahead of the 2019 general elections. The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, gave the advice at a workshop for election professionals from the Commonwealth Africa Region on Monday in Abuja. Yakubu reminded…
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Breaking: INEC presents certificates to 23 new political parties
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu on Thursday presented certificates of registration to 23 newly registered political parties. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the INEC Boss presented the certificates to the newly registered political parties at the Commission’s conference hall in Abuja. The registration of the 23 new political parties brings to…
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2019: Catholic Bishops caution members against endorsing politicians, political parties
As the 2019 election year approaches, Catholic Bishops in Nigeria under the aegis of Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has warned Catholics in Nigeria against supporting any person for a public office. This came in a statement by the cleric on Tuesday after where it also cautioned that ecclesiastical properties should not be used…
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2019: Agbakoba-led NIM denies coalition with PDP, to merge with 15 new political parties
The Nigeria Intervention Movement (NIM), being spearheaded by a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), and other notable Nigerians has distanced itself from the recent merger by some political parties with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in a bid to oust the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2019. The group…
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2019: We may register more political parties – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will continue to register any association that meets the legal requirements for registration as political party ahead of 2019 general elections. The Chairman of INEC, Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Sunday in Lagos. Yakubu, however, said that any party registered six months…
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Ekiti 2018: 35 political parties to contest July 14 election
Thirty-five political parties will be participating in the July 14 Ekiti governorship poll, out of the 68 registered parties, the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Yakubu Mahmud has said. Yakubu disclosed this yesterday after hosting a delegation of female parliamentarians in West Africa led by Assaita Daffe. The visiting team was at the…
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2019: Obasanjo in crucial meeting with Kwankwaso, Duke, Agbakoba, 35 political parties in Lagos
As the 2019 general elections approaches, former President Olusegun Obasanjo is leaving no stone unturned to strategise on a quality performance for his movement. As part of the strategies, the former president met with the immediate past Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, former Governor of Cross Rivers State, Donald Duke and representatives of…
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Strong political parties key to delivering dividends of democracy – Dogara
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has called for the strengthening of political parties in Nigeria in order to make them more competitive. He said this while receiving a delegation from the International Republican Institute, led by its President, Mr. Daniel Twinning. Dogara said that though the electoral process is of utmost…
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22 political parties raise committees on security, restructuring, 2019 polls
Twenty-two political parties, under the umbrella of Committee of Concerned Political Parties (CCPP) have constituted six committees on security, restructuring and 2019 general elections. Interim Chairman of CCPP, Dr Onwubuya Breakforth, made this known to newsmen on Friday in Abuja. Breakforth, who is the National Chairman of Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), said that the…