The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cautioned Rivers State, Sir Governor Siminalayi Fubara against misleading the public on political defections especially by lawmakers. In a statement on Friday in Abuja, INEC Chairman’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Rotimi Oyekanmi said the commission’s attention was drawn to a statement credited to the governor, accusing it of selective conduct of elections to …

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday dismissed the claims made by the former Resident Electoral Commissioner for Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, stating that the courts—not press conferences—are the proper venue for him to defend his actions. Yunusa-Ari, who was sacked over his controversial declaration of Senator Aishatu Dahiru (Binani) of the All Progressives Party as the winner of the …

Barely a week after the National Assembly approved his dismissal, former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa State, Barrister Hudu Yunusa-Ari has insisted that the state governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 general elections in the state, Senator Aisha Dahiru (well known as Binani), won the poll. On 16 April 2023, Yunusa-Ari made a sudden …

Edo election tribunal: Government House tensed over INEC’s failure to call witnesses Tension has reportedly continued to mount within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State as uncertainty hangs over Governor Monday Okpebholo’s administration. This follows the twists at the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja with the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) to tender the …

Just as it did on Wednesday, the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) again failed to produce any witnesses to defend the declaration of Senator Monday Okpebholo as winner of last 21 September 21 governorship election in Edo State, a matter of dispute at the state election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja. The commission’s lead counsel, Chief Kanu Agabi,  Senior Advocate of …

The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) on Wednesday, failed to produce any witnesses to give oral testimony in defence of their declaration of Senator Monday Okpebholo as winner of the 21 September Governorship Election in Edo State. At the resumed sitting of the state Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja, INEC was billed to open its defence. Unable to present witnesses rather …

Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday tender additional Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines at the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Abuja, in proof of the claim of over-voting made by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). PDP and its governorship candidate in last 21 September election, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, are challenging the victory …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 7,746 deceased voters were removed from the national voter register in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as of December 2022. The Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Victoria Etta-Messi, disclosed this to The PUNCH on Thursday. “Seven thousand, seven hundred and forty-six decreased persons across the 36 states …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has come under scrutiny following its request for ₦126 billion for its 2025 operations, a non-election year. INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, on Friday, said that the umpire would require about N126 billion to fund its activities in 2025 and begin preparation for the 2027 general elections. Mahmood stated this at the National Assembly …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is contemplating a policy to withdraw and destroy Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) that remain uncollected for a decade, according to The PUNCH. This recommendation was among 208 proposals arising from the commission’s review of the 2023 general elections. The move stemmed from the persistent issue of unclaimed PVCs, with over six million cards still …