Tag: Presidential Elections
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Count me out of 2019 Presidential elections – Osinbajo
Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Monday refuted claims that he will contest 2019 Presidential elections. According to Reuters, Osinbajo said this when he was asked at the Financial Times Africa Summit in London if he had considered running. “None of that is on the cards,” the Vice-President reportedly said. It will be recalled that Osinbajo…
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INEC announces date for 2019 Presidential, National Assembly elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed the dates for the Presidential and National Assembly elections, which will hold in 2019. INEC chairman, Professor Yakubu Mahmood, made this announcement while meeting with members of the Commission and all Resident Electoral Commissioners (REC), at the INEC Headquarters’ Conference Hall, Abuja on Thursday. According to him,…
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Constitution amendment: Aspirants from 35 years to contest presidential elections in Nigeria
Says • No second term for VP, D-Gov who succeed dead incumbent • Road cleared for independent candidates • Local governments to get financial autonomy • 35 percent appointments reserved for women . Aspirants from 25 years and above can seek election into state house of assemblies The House of Representatives has reviewed the minimum…
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BREAKING: Nana Akufo-Addo wins Ghana presidential election
Reports from two popular private radio stations in Ghana say Nana Dankwa Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party, NPP, has won the 2016 Presidential elections. Nana-Addo won the election with an absolute majority over the ruling President,John Dramani Mahama of the National Democratic Congress, NDC. The results, the station said were based on its count…