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Ewurum said the deployment of the dogs was aimed at exposing any form of terrorist attack during the poll
Okei-Odumakin told the News Agency of Nigeria in a telephone interview on Friday in Ado-Ekiti that the commission must ensure that the logistic challenges, which affected the Anambra State poll in November 2013 were tackled
While commending the conduct of the operatives of the Nigeria Police, the Nigerian Army, the Department of State Service and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps deployed to ensure peace during the election, he also praised the Independent National Electoral Commission for its planned free and fair exercise
The Chairman of the party, Campbell Umehnzekwe, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that APGA’s belief was influenced by the late entry of the party’s candidate into the race
Entwistle called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to ensure that registered Ekiti State voters would be able to cast their ballots without hindrance
A statement issued by the United States Embassy in Abuja noted that a well-conducted election in Ekiti State that is free of violence and accurately reflects the will of the voters would both constitute an important demonstration of the credibility of the electoral system
Dafwang, however, said that 76.8 per cent of the 988,000 voter cards meant for the state had been distributed.
“Hopefully, as we move along in our political history and as time goes, perhaps with your committee inputs, we may have subsequent amendment to the legislation that may take us there.
It said the commission had also conducted Continuous Voter Registration for those who had just turned 18 years in the two states
It added that the ilk of unpopular politicians like Omisore forced themselves on the helpless people for so long through various under-hand and undemocratic practices such as violence, threat, deceit that they lived under the illusion that they had the support of the people
The EMA in a statement, said the decision was a shenanigan
The group’s leader, Umar Goodman Akwu, was allowed to formally submit a letter to the INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, detailing their demands
According to Uduaghan, the Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomole, alongside other governors and leaders of the APC were shocked that their party lost woefully in the election, hence they alleged that the ruling PDP used soldiers to scare away voters
The party said it was confident of partaking in the governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun States this year
Ikuforiji also advised the Independent National Electoral Commission to prepare adequately for the elections by putting necessary logistics in place to allow free and fair elections in 2015
Buhari gave the advice in Daura, Katsina State, while answering questions from newsmen after he obtained the membership card of the All Progressives Congress
Briefing newsmen in Abuja after the party’s National Working Committee meeting, Ameh said the composition of the delegates was unfair to other political parties
The APC had through its counsel, John Anietor, applied for an order of mandamus to compel the Inspector-General of Police to prosecute Obiano, for alleged double registration
While fielding questions from the audience after a presentation he made at a well-attended forum at Chatham House, London at the weekend, Jega dismissed suggestions that INEC was under external pressure in designing the election timetable the way it did