The Interparty Advisory Council (IPAC) has expressed strong opposition to the nomination form fees of N150,000 announced by the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) for the upcoming local government elections scheduled for 12 July. IPAC accused the electoral body of reneging on an earlier agreement reached during a consultative meeting with LASIEC Chairperson, Justice Mobolanle Okikiolu-Ighile (retd.), where it …

The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has condemned the exorbitant nomination fees demanded by State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs) for local government polls, describing it as a violation of the 1999 Constitution and Electoral Act 2022. The council spoke on Saturday ahead of local government polls in several states, including Kaduna, Kano, and Jigawa. IPAC’s National Chairman, Yusuf Mamman Dantalle, slammed …

The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), and the Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA) have joined calls for immediate, and all-inclusive electoral reforms in Nigeria owing to gaps in the conduct of the 2023 general and off-cycle elections. The stakeholders also called on members of the National Assembly to ensure the current electoral laws are reviewed to address existing inadequacies while urging …

The National Chairman, Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Yabagi Sani has charged the judicial system to show its commitment to the nation’s democratic processes. The call was not unrelated to the judgements surrounding several election petitions tribunals in the country. He stated this during his appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Thursday, adding that with the nature of such …

The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has condemned the appointment of a Minister of State for Petroleum Resources from the oil-rich Niger Delta area. During Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme, described on Thursday, IPAC National Chairman, Alhaji Yabagi Sani descrivbed the appointment as a “wrong signal”. Senator Heineken Lokpobiri from Bayelsa State was announced on Wednesday as the Minister of State-designate …

The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) is to commence a post-mortem review of the 2023 general election on 29th May. At the council’s general assembly meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, IPAC National Chairman, Mr Yabagi Sani said the review was with no prejudice to pending petitions at the tribunals. “The Council is planning to carry out a post-mortem of the …