Tag: Voter Registration
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[Just In] 2023 Election: 146,813 observers accredited largest since 1999 – INEC
…urges observers to remain apolitical … respect sovereignty of the federal republic of Nigeria – Yakubu Ahead of the 2023 general election on Saturday, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has accredited 146, 813, the largest since 1999. The apex electoral body also urged domestic and international observers not to interfere with the…
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Re-open voter registration for Nigerians – SERAP tells INEC
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to allow people process their voter registration ahead of the 2023 election in the country. SERAP has now issued out a one-week ultimatum to Mahmood Yakubu to give room to seven million Nigerians to obtain their permanent voter cards (PVCs) and…
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POSN Members sue INEC over termination of voter registration
…says it’s disenfranchisement of millions of eligible Nigerians A group of Nigerians under the aegis of Peter Obi Support Network (POSN) has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its failure to comply with the constitutional provision that requires the commission to continue voter registration until at least 90 days to the general…
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2023 : Reps backpedal on alleged information on Extension of Voter Registration by INEC
The House of Representatives on Wednesday backpedalled on the alleged information it gave that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), approved the extension of the Continuous Voter Registration in the country. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the Chairman, House Committee on Electoral Matters, Hon. Aisha Dukku at plenary speaking on the motion promoted by the House Minority…
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2023 Elections: Court stops INEC from ending voter registration
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been stopped by the Federal High Court in Abuja from ending voter registration on June 30, 2022. Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon (Court 10) on Monday granted an order of interim injunction following the hearing of an argument on motion exparte by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP).
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INEC affirms date for voter registration in road show
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it is fully ready to resume the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) scheduled for June 28. INEC Deputy Director, Voter Education Division, Mrs Mary Nkem, stated this at a road show on the CVR organised by the commission in Abuja. Nkem said that the road show was to sensitise…
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INEC releases date to resume voter registration
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday said it had concluded arrangements to resume Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) on June 28. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this at the commission’s meeting in Abuja, with the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Yakubu said the…
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THE PUBLIC SPHERE: Mobilising Ndigbo for voter registration – Chido Nwakanma
THE PUBLIC SPHERE with Chido Nwakanma INEC has sounded the bell for the next voter registration exercise. It will commence in February 2021, and that exercise will play a critical role in what happens in 2023. It is time to organise for it. More than any other region, the South-East needs to ensure that its…
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INEC to begin another round of voter registration early 2021
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it will begin another round of voter registration in the first quarter of 2021. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, told newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday after appearing before the Senate Committee on INEC to defend the Commission’s 2021 budget. He said the voter registration exercise will run till…
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Why we suspended voter registration exercise – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday said its decision to suspend the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration was not prompted by pressure from any quarter. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the clarification in Abuja during a meeting with a delegation of #OurMumuDonDo” Movement. NAN reports that INEC had set the deadline of August 17…