Osazie-Uzzi said that although the commission was currently facing the challenge of conflicting different orders from competent courts of the same jurisdiction, INEC would base its decision on available court orders
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Section 34 of the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended) provides that INEC should publish the list of nominated candidates by political parties at least 30 days before the day of an election
The parties, according to INEC, are Better Nigeria Progressive Party, Democratic Alternative, Masses Movement of Nigeria, National Action Council and National Democratic Liberty Party.
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday in Benin presented Certificates of Return to Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip…
He said that the commission was troubled by reports it received on alleged inducement of voters in the just concluded Wednesday governorship election in Edo State
Soyebi said: “The refusal of any party agents to sign the result sheet does not in any way invalidate the declared result of the election
The INEC Polling Officer, Mubarak Jubril, told newsmen that the card readers could read and confirm the PVCs, but couldn’t read most fingers
Similarly, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Osaze Ize-Iyamu, commended INEC and the electorate for the peaceful conduct of the poll
Sule said party agents of the 19 political parties participating in the September 28 governorship election had been invited to witness the retrieval of the sensitive materials at the CBN
Soyebi noted that the commission has successfully implemented 12 out of 14 conditions set for a successful election, but however received official communication from the police and DSS drawing their attention on the need to postpone the election
The Commission had earlier announced a shift in the election by two weeks from the initial date of September 10
Addressing the press at the Edo State office of the Commission on Thursday afternoon, the National Commissioner in charge of Voter Education and Publicity, Prince Solomon Adedeji Soyebi, confirmed the determination of the Commission to go ahead with the election
“Their service, complemented by other patriotic Nigerians, is essential to the electoral process and our democracy.”
Yakubu assured the people of the State of the commission’s continued neutrality in elections, saying that the Edo State exercise would be free, fair and credible
Over the course of the past six months, the INEC had hinged the excuse for its inability to conduct rerun election to fill the vacant legislative seats on insecurity in Rivers State. It would be recalled that since it held the first rerun on March 19, 2016, the commission has continued to dilly-dally and make up excuses, as ridiculous as they come, as to why holding elections in Rivers state is untenable for now.
The INEC Public Relations Officer in the state, Prisillia Sule, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Benin on Saturday
Priscillia Sule, the Public Relations Officer of the commission in the state, said on Wednesday in Benin that the training was organized by the Inter-party Consultative Committee on Election and Security
Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, at the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division against the ruling of the Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court Abuja in Favour of Uche Ogah
The Governor said available information at his disposal was to the effect that a lot of people were not aware of the ongoing exercise by INEC and, as such, people must be made to be aware and take the distribution seriously
According to her, the incidence of violence in a number of local government areas and the atmosphere of fear and intimidation posed danger in proceeding with the election as earlier scheduled
Dazang said INEC ratified the administrative approval granted Makarfi based on the judgment of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.