The Independent National Electoral Commission says it will resume distribution of uncollected Permanent Voter Cards in Bayelsa and Kogi, ahead of the states’ November 16 governorship elections.
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Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education, told newsmen on Sunday in Kaduna that the review would enable the Commission to determine areas requiring legislative action before the 2023 elections.
The Independent National Electoral Commission and Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, have urged political parties and civil society organisations to propose electoral reforms for the sustenance of the nation’s democracy.
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday said it had withdrawn and re-issued over 70 certificates of return after the 2019 general elections.
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission as part of its review of the 2019 General elections in the country is reportedly working on a proposal for the alteration of the 1999 Constitution as amended to enable it reduce the number of political parties in the country.
The Independent National Electoral Commission says it will appeal the judgment directing it to issue a Certificate of Return to former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha.
The Independent National Electoral Commission says it will meet on Tuesday, regarding judgments and orders issued or served on it from various Courts of Law on issuance of Certificates of Return.
The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this at the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room Stakeholders’ Forum on Future of Elections in Nigeria, organised by a Coalition of Civil Society Organisations in Abuja
The Independent National Electoral Commission says it will not engage the Peoples Democratic Party in argument on petitions before the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal because they are sub-judice.
The Independent National Electoral Commission said it would conduct an extensive review and debriefing on the just concluded 2019 general elections, between May and June, in line with its existing practice.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has fixed November 2 for the conduct of the governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it will wait for the pronouncement of the Supreme Court before taking any decision on the primary elections of the All Progressives Congress in Zamfara State.
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday cleared air on its decision to withhold certificates of return of Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo and three others.
Festus Okoye, the INEC National Electoral Commissioner, has assured Benue residents that the commission would continue to maintain its neutral status in all its conducts.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced dates for the resumption of collation of results and rerun polls in Rivers State.
The All Progressives Congress has faulted the decisions of the Independent National Electoral Commission on the initial inconclusive elections in Rivers and Bauchi States.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said results from 17 Local Government areas out of 23 in Rivers governorship election are available and in the commission’s custody.
The commission announced the development in a statement signed by Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, on Tuesday in Abuja
The Peoples Democratic Party has rejected the suspension of all electoral processes in Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections in Rivers State by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The Independent National Electoral Commission said it has replaced and reconfigured the 198 Smart Card Readers that were on Friday burnt in its office in lbesikpo Asutan Local Government Area of Akwa lbom State.