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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45% Of New Voter Registrations Nationwide is Invalid – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 45 percent of new voter registrations are invalid. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, said this today during a press briefing in Abuja. He said the country is now in the fourth quarter of the ongoing continuous voter registration (CVR) which was restarted on June 28, 2021, after it was […]
BREAKING: Parties That Violate Electoral Law Will Be Barred From 2023 Elections – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said any party which violates the provisions of the Electoral Act will not have its candidates on the ballot for the 2023 General Elections. Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of the Commission, said this in a statement issued on Tuesday. “Nigerians may […]
INEC Preparedness And Effort Of Zamfara Govt In Tackling Insecurity
By Yusuf Idris Gusau(An opinion) It is a well known fact that the present government of Zamfara under governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle MON inherited myriads of insecurity issues against which the state government in collaboration with the federal government made positive impact in mitigating the crimes perpetrated by armed bandits which had led to loss […]
JUST IN: INEC Fixes New Dates for 2023 General Elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday announced new dates for the 2023 general elections. INEC National Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu announced this at a news conference in Abuja. He said the Presidential and National Assembly elections will now hold on Saturday, February 25, 2023, while governorship and state houses of assembly elections will […]
INEC To Conduct Outstanding Bye-elections On February 26
INEC restricts parties to Direct, Indirect Primaries The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has announced Saturday, 26th February 2022 for the conduct of bye-elections in certain federal Constituencies in the country. A statement on Friday by National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye disclosed that the Commission arrived at the date […]