As mixed reactions continue to trail the rescheduling of last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has described the INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, as a hero.
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Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to be fully prepared to conduct the rescheduled elections to be adjudged as seamless and efficient.
The Centre for Democracy and Development has cautioned the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, against re-deployment of state Commissioners of Police few days to election.
The Independent National Electoral Commission says 72,775,502 Permanent Voter Cards representing 86. 63 per cent of the 84,004,084 registered voters nationwide were collected at the deadline for the collection of the cards.
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has been advised not to allow misleading interpretations of court judgements on Rivers State elections put him into judicial troubles.
The Police Command in Nasarawa state on Thursday in Lafia, has reiterated readiness for the rescheduled Presidential and National Assembly elections in the state.
Ahead of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission in Lagos State on Thursday distributed sensitive materials directly from the Central Bank of Nigeria to the 20 Local Government Areas of the state.
Rev. Supo Ayokunle, the President, Nigerian Baptist Convention, has advised INEC to refrain from acts that can make Saturday’s elections inconclusive.
Labaran Maku, Nasarawa State Governorship Candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance, has advised Independent National Electoral Commission not to engage Nasarawa State security outfit for the conduct of the general elections.
No fewer than 1,950 vehicles have been certified for election duties by the Federal Road Safety Commission in Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states.
The All Progressives Congress has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to include its governorship, federal and state assemblies candidates in the rescheduled general elections.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has began the distribution of sensitive electoral materials to some local government areas of the state for the February 23 elections.
The Independent National Electoral Commission says it will complete the deployment of sensitive election materials to the Nation’s 774 local government areas for the Saturday elections by Thursday.
The Jigawa chapter of the Peoples Redemption Party has adopted President Muhammadu Buhari as its sole candidate in the forthcoming Presidential elections.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has urged the international community to respect the sovereignty of Nigeria and allow her solve internal challenges without interference.
The Independent National Electoral Commission says it is strengthening its Memorandum of Understanding with transport unions to ensure a hitch free election.
The Peoples Democratic Party has accused President Muhammadu Buhari and his party, the All Progressives Congress, of arm twisting security agencies and the Independent National Electoral Commission to rig Saturday’s polls.
Alhaji Jibrin Zarewa, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Katsina state, says the commission has commenced the distribution of sensitive materials to the 34 Local Government Areas of the state.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has commenced the distribution of sensitive materials for the conduct of February 23 presidential and national assembly elections.
The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation says it is looking forward to a credible and peaceful conduct of the general elections rescheduled for Saturday and March 9.