The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has vowed to punish its officials, including ad-hoc or collation personnel, who may have been found wanting in the conduct of the 25 February presidential and National Assembly elections. At a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in Abuja on Saturday, INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu conceded that the elections raised several issues that …

After Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was declared the winner of the presidential election which held on 25 February, the opposition parties and their supporters accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of “lack of transparency” in the electoral process. This is actually an old story because there’s no election in Nigeria that …

The Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan has tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to abide by the Constitution and the Electoral Act 2022 in the conduct of the March 11 governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections. He made the call at the close of Thursday’s plenary while also suspending plenary till March 14 to enable senators to participate …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that supplementary elections would be fixed after the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections scheduled for 11 March. In a statement on Thursday by INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Barrister Festus Okoye said: “The commission is aware that in some senatorial districts and federal constituencies, declarations …

The Police Chaplains Electoral Observation Mission in Nigeria, and eight Domestic Observers that monitored Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections have described the poll as a sign of the country’s political maturity. The mission, which is the arm of the International Police Chaplain Sustainable Development and Law Enforcement (IPCSL) Inc., United States said this while presenting their preliminary report on …

Some hoodlums have attempted to set the local government office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ablaze in Takai Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano state. A witness said the incident happened during a clash between political supporters at the headquarters of Takai town on Sunday morning. “The fire was set up from behind the building but it was …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it is ready for the announcements of the Presidential and National Assembly elections conducted yesterday. The collation centre will now open for the announcement by 6 pm, according to INEC National Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. Yakubu had said on Saturday that the collation of elections on Sunday by midday. He said …

In its assessment of Saturday’s elections, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) raised the alarm over cases of violence and the late arrival of electoral materials. A statement by its President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, reads: “As Nigerians went to the polls to elect a new President and members of the National Assembly, we had high hopes that this election cycle will …

A political think-tank under the aegis of the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) on Saturday urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to extend the voting period for eligible voters to cast their ballot. The organization said that though its observers’ data showed the availability of one Bimodal Voter Accreditation System device in 98.8 percent of polling units, there …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured that the results today’s presidential and National Assembly elections would be declared as speedily as possible. At a media briefing in Abuja on Friday, INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu said the commission would speed up the process of declaring this year’s presidential result. The announcement of the results for the 2019 presidential …