In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the call for total cancellation supersedes its early call for a rerun in four local government areas and is based on the report it received from its agents as well as from local and foreign observers during the poll
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In some areas, especially those labelled as strongholds of the All Progressives Congress, which is fielding Dr. Chris Ngige for the election, materials did not arrive early
However, the All Progressives Grand Alliance candidate, Chief Willie Obiano, commended the Independent National Electoral Commission, saying that things were moving accordingly
One of the suspects, Salawo Ayodele, denied the alleged intent to rig the Anambra State election
Abubakar also warned all security details not to accompany their principals to the polling booths and collation centres during the election
Abubakar, on Wednesday paid a working visit to Awka, the Anambra State capital, where he addressed police personnel serving and deployed to Anambra State for the election
In a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said even during general elections, people are allowed to move around freely from 4pm on election day
In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said the top officials whom INEC plans to send to oversee the election are card-carrying members of the Peoples Democratic Party, which has compromised their role as unbiased umpires
The exercise passed off peacefully although there was low turnout in most of the polling units The Eagle Online visited
Tracy Eluemunor, the Electoral Officer at Otujeremi Ward 3, Ughelli South Local Government Area, told NAN that officials had been instructed by the Independent National Electoral Commission to extend the time
The governor categorically warned troublemakers to stay clear of the state and allow the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct the exercise in a peaceful atmosphere
The electoral body had advertised in The Punch of September 25 edition its intention to auction some used items of the Commission, which included the ballot boxes and some election materials used in the conduct of the past elections, but the Ekiti State APC has viewed this with serious concern and suspicion
This was the position of Justice E. S. Chukwu on Friday when he delivered a ruling in a suit brought by Tukur before the Federal High Court, Abuja
Kalu, who was on his way to deliver a lecture on Governance and Politics in Nigeria at the Atlantic Council in Washington DC, United States of America, told newsmen at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport that it was good the Independent National Electoral Commission registered the APC
Jega said this while fielding questions from newsmen at a one-day workshop organized by the United Development Programme and the Democratic Governance for Development Project in collaboration with Inter-Party Advisory Council on the revalidation of the reviewed code of conduct for political parties in Minna, the Niger State capital
Yakubu pledged that the commission would remain impartial so as to enhance the credibility of the elections it supervises
Maku, said the first batch of 17, 000 is expected to be delivered within six months while the remaining two batches will follow at a later date. He explained further that the card readers are meant to stop incident of double voting and to detect fake voter’s cards
Fashakin promised that APC would increase the number of its national
officers earlier submitted to INEC, to facilitate the registration of
the association
Ossia was alleged to have forged the Independent National Electoral Commission result sheet he tendered at the Election Petition Tribunal upon which he got his electoral verdict
It was gathered that the national officers decided to resign to avoid embarrassment when NEC meets to consider the INEC letter, which states that elections of all national officers must be regularized