Buhari said this in an interview with newsmen after an initial briefing where the Peoples Democratic Movement presented a resolution supporting his candidature for the February 14 presidential election
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INEC disclosed that its decision was in line with section 187 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended)
Jonathan signed the document alongside Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and 10 other presidential candidates vying for Nigeria’s number one seat
Jega said the commission arrived at the figure after removing over four million voters that engaged in duplicate registration from the 73.5 million registrants nationwide
Details of the names were released on the Commission’s website on Tuesday, showing that one presidential candidate and four vice presidential candidates are females
Prof. Jega, while addressing the media after the presentation of the voters’ register to be used for the elections to registered political parties, however, did not disclose amount voted for the elections
In a statement issued in Lagos on Monday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said it would not accept anything less than a complete release of the Voters’ Register under any circumstance
Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Saturday, the spokesperson for the campaign organsiation, Femi Fani-Kayode, posited that INEC may be engaging in acts that do not, in every material particular, support the advancement of democracy, the rule of law and the strict adherence to the letters and the spirit of electoral laws in Nigeria
The development is reportedly causing panic in the campaign organisations of the affected persons
Fashola said that the executive secretaries would run the affairs of their respective councils for the next three months
Channels Television on Sunday abruptly stopped the live broadcast of Bakare’s State of the Nation Address
Otti said this in an interview with newsmen in Isialangwa North Local Government Area of the state
Adeyeye said Buhari’s failure to produce his certificates would amount to a clear confirmation that he has something to hide
A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria, who visited INEC office in Lagos on Friday, reports that the commission also displayed the names of the candidates’ running mates and candidates for House of Assembly pol
Following the tension the rumour generated in the state, the truck was brought to the GRA Police Station in Bauchi, where its content was offloaded in the presence of political parties’ representatives and journalists
INEC, in a letter signed by its Secretary, Augusta Ogakwu, and sent to the National Chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Adamu Muazu, explained that the recognition of Buruji’s list was based on two previous orders in a Federal High Court in Lagos
The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, stated this while speaking at the INEC/Traditional Rulers’ National Summit on Peaceful Elections in Abuja
Fashola said the Commission’s request for re-registration made no sense
Iwu, according to a statement on Sunday by RealNews magazine, spoke at the second anniversary lecture of the online news magazine in Lagos
The creation of the additional 30,000 polling units by INEC had generated controversy since it was announced