politics

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has said it has created an additional 1,607 Polling Units in Oyo State. State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mutiu Agboke made the disclosures while addressing newsmen during a valedictory programme held in Ibadan, the State Capital. According to Agboke, the Polling Units were created to allow more eligible voters exercise their franchise during the forthcoming 2023 general elections.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has debunked rumors that the Commission is operating Polling Units in Niger Republic. Chairman of the Commission Mahmood Yakubu maintained that the constitution does not allow the conduct of elections outside Nigeria’s territory. Recall that report had it that INEC has been registering voters in some parts of the neighboring Country.

The Board of Trustees, BOT, of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has set up a reconciliatory committee to meet with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State over the fallout of the Party’s Presidential Primary and crisis trailing the nomination of a running mate. Chairman of the Party’s BOT, Walid Jibril, made the announcement in a statement issued on Sunday. According to the statement, the Committee is to be headed by […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said it will conduct mock accreditation in Osun State as part of efforts to ascertain its level of preparedness for the July 16 Governorship Poll. This was disclosed by the INEC Public Affairs Officer, Oluwaseun Osimosu, in Osogbo, the State Capital. The statement noted that the exercise which would commence on Monday and Tuesday would hold in selected Polling Units in the three […]

The Gubernatorial Candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Delta State, Ovie Omo-Agege, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC for extending the Continuous Voter Registration exercise. Omo-Agege called on eligible Deltans and Nigerians to take advantage of the ongoing CVR in order not to disenfranchise themselves at the 2023 general election. Recall that the Electoral Body had last week directed its Electoral Officers to continue with the CVR […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has warned political parties that it will not extend the July 15 deadline for nomination of governorship and state assembly candidates. National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, gave the warnthg in a statement issued to newsmen. The statement urged political parties who have challenges with uploading documents to contact the Commission’s Help Desk, through the dedicated telephone lines […]