In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Fayose reiterated his fear that “democracy in Nigeria is being threatened by INEC and this should call for national and international reflection”.
He said: “Lovers of democracy in Nigeria and the entire world should be worried that after conducting inconclusive elections in Rivers State in March this year, INEC postponed conclusion of the elections twice
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According to the statement, just less than 24 hours after the threat, the INEC office in Senator Abe’s South-East Senatorial District Headquarters, Bori, was burnt down.
Yakubu, who said the applications were being processed, assured political parties that the commission remains committed to the opening up of the democratic space in line with the electoral law and guidelines
The reinstated officers, according to the publication, were Michael Nwankwo, Chineye Amakiri, Benjamin Nwajagu, James Ukaba, Dennis Ogbu, Henry Mbonu, Obinna Nwosu and Friday Mgbere
The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, was quoted making the statement during a retreat organized by the House of Representatives’ Committee on Electoral and Political Parties Matters in Abuja
The statement said: “INEC hereby issues this statement drawing a road-map to the resolution of the crises and violence which led to the postponement of the elections in the affected areas
The bulletin said the exercise would run till June 26, while June 27 would be dedicated for conclusion of claims and objections on the registration in the two states.
The Independent National Electoral Commission says it has fixed May 28 for the conduct of bye-elections in Nasarawa and Kwara States
She said: “I have been proposing a bill and I think I would continue to push it: that bill is called Independent Candidate Bill
He said: “To the best of my knowledge, parties and their agents have been collecting certified copies of the election results, which they want to use at the election tribunal
According to INEC, June 12, 2016 is the date scheduled for the commencement of campaigns by political parties participating in the Edo State governorship election, while July 2 to 4, 2016 has been set aside for the conduct of party primaries, including resolution of disputes arising from the primaries
Ayanda said the PDP had in a letter requested for the shift in the election date so as to avoid a clash with the party’s national convention in Abuja on May 21
“So we found it necessary to send our petition to the INEC headquarters, Presidency and the headquarter of our party.”
Abbas called on the INEC and APC headquarters to investigate the issue with a view to finding the reasons behind the cancellation of the election.
The Election is to be supervised by the National Commissioner in charge of the North East geopolitical zone, Baba Shettima Arfo.
To man the election, the Commission will deploy: one Returning Officer, 47 Collation Officers, 34 Supervising Presiding Officers, 341 Presiding Officers, 1,431 Assistant Presiding Officers (APOs I, II, III), 242 Assistant Presiding Officers and 84 Reserve APOs.
The Administrative Secretary of INEC in Nasarawa State, Dr. Mudashiru Mustapha, made the proposed date for the bye-election known at a stakeholders’ meeting in Lafia on Thursday
This was contained in a statement signed by the Commission’s FCT Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof. Jacob Jatau, on Monday in Abuja.
INEC had declared elections in Kuje, Abuja Municipal Area Council, Gwagwalada and Abaji Area Councils to be inconclusive
Oladimeji said Eluwole scored 5,504 votes, while Adetillewa Sijuwade of the All Progressives Congress had 4,587 votes
The counsel, therefore, urged the tribunal to forget all the grammar spoken by the respondents and face the fact by declaring his client as the rightful and legal governor
The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Aniedi Ikoiwak, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Port Harcourt that the judgment of the election tribunal and Court of Appeal excluded the party and its candidate from participating in the election
He said: “We stated it clearly in our previous statement on Friday that we will not announce new date for the election until we have engaged with stakeholders and that engagement has not taken place