The development also compelled the Joint National Assembly Committee to summon the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, for further clarification on the election budget
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The Eagle Online is reporting that the disagreement was at the ongoing consideration of the budget for the elections by senators on Thursday
The Federal High Court Abuja on Thursday suspended hearing in the contempt suit against the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, pending the hearing of an appeal in respect of the suit.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has earmarked N4.3 billion for the procurement of ballot boxes for the 2019 general elections.
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday insisted that the Inspector-General of Police, must arrest and produce the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu in court on August 16.
Saraki and Dogara gave the explanation in a statement issued in the early hours of Tuesday
Delivering the ruling, Justice Abdul Aboki leading a three-man panel suspended the enforcement of the arrest warrant issued by the Federal High Court in Abuja on August 1.
This is just as the non-governmental organization invoked a Freedom of Information request on the Commission for the copy of the manual check of the voters register that will enable the removal of identified underage registered voters from the register to be used for the registration of ballot papers.
Prof. Umar Danbatta , Executive Vice-Chairman, NCC, after the meeting with the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Thursday, described the forum “as a huge step toward entrenching free, fair and credible elections in the country”.
Speaker of House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said that the Legislature is committed to ensuring that Nigeria gets credible elections in 2019.
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday said its decision to suspend the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration was not prompted by pressure from any quarter.
Jega made the call on Wednesday in Abuja at an international conference with “Democracy and Disinformation: How Fake News Threatens our Freedom and Democracy in Nigeria’’ as theme.
The close door meeting, which was ongoing at press time, began at about 1:45pm.
Justice Stephen Pam gave the order after Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), counsel to Yakubu, told the court that he did not know where his client was.
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, for “flagrant” disobedience of court orders.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this at the swearing-in of two Resident Electoral Commissioners at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Monday said cases of vote-buying was increasing in elections in the country because its administrative process could not be subverted.
The declarations were made by the Senate and the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Wednesday.
Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made this known during the commission’s meeting with its Resident Electoral Commissioners on Wednesday in Abuja.
Executive Director of the organisation, Adetokunbo Mumuni, said in a statement that a letter on the demand had be sent to the Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, adding that SERAP would institute a suit against the commission if it failed to comply.