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April 4, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: INEC Deploys 100 Vehicles For Contact Tracing

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has deployed about 100 of its vehicles in six states to support the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on combating Coronavirus. The commission disclosed this in a statement issued by Mr Festus Okoye, National Commissioner,...

December 6, 2019 No Responses

INEC To Conduct 28 Outstanding Court-Ordered Re-Run In January 2020

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Jan. 25, 2020 to conduct 28 outstanding court-ordered re-run elections in 12 states. The commission announced this in a statement issued by Mr Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman...

November 18, 2019 No Responses

INEC Declares APC Winner Of Bayelsa Governorship Election

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, David Lyon, has been declared winner of the Bayelsa State 2019 governorship election held on Saturday. The declaration was made by Faraday Orumwese, Vice Chancellor of the Unive...

November 16, 2019 No Responses

Group Lauds INEC’s Readiness For Saturday’s Poll

Women Arise for Change, an electoral observer group, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) level of preparedness for the November 16 governorship election in Bayelsa. Meanwhile, INEC has distributed sensitive and nonsensi...

November 5, 2019 No Responses

PDP Tasks INEC On Credible Elections In Kogi, Bayelsa

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to use Kogi and Bayelsa elections to demonstrate its commitment to free, fair and credible elections. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan mad...

August 21, 2019 No Responses

INEC Begins Distribution Of 219,935 Uncollected PVCs In Bayelsa, Kogi September

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will begin the distribution of 219,935 uncollected Personal Voter Cards (PVCs) in Bayelsaand Kogi on September 2 preparatory to governorship elections in the states The commission announced this in a...

July 3, 2019 No Responses

INEC To Resume Distribution Of Uncollected PVCs

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will resume distribution of uncollected Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in Bayelsa and Kogi, ahead of the states’ Nov. 16 governorship elections. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information a...

May 26, 2019 No Responses

ZAMFARA: INEC To Present Certificates of Return To Gov-Elect, Deputy, Others On Monday

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday declared the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winners of the 2019 National Assembly, Governorship and State legislative elections in Zamfara State. The party won all the three sen...

May 25, 2019 No Responses

Zamfara: INEC Holds Emergency Meeting

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will meet on Saturday to deliberate on matter arising from the Supreme Court judgement on the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara. The Commission made this known in a statement issued by Festus Okoye,...

March 11, 2019 No Responses

INEC Suspends Election In Rivers

The Independent National Electoral Commission has suspended the governorship and House of Assembly elections elections in Rivers State till further notice. The commission premised its action on some factors, including the widespread disruption of elections and...

February 21, 2019 No Responses

INEC: Deployment Of Sensitive Materials End Thursday

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will complete the deployment of sensitive election materials to the Nation’s 774 local government areas for the Saturday elections by Thursday. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, while addressing...

February 19, 2019 No Responses

INEC Okays Resumption Of Campaigns

PARTIES threatening to resume campaigns following the postponement of the general elections got the nod to return to campaign grounds last night. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) reversed itself on its earlier position that political campai...

February 17, 2019 No Responses

INEC Explains Postponement Of Elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has attributed the issue of logistics challenge and sabotage on the the commission efforts, as some of the reasons responsible for the one week shifted in the elections. The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mah...

February 13, 2019 No Responses

Buhari: Elections Will Be Free, Fair

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday visited Yenagoa, Bayelsa State and Port Harcourt, Rivers State where he assured that he is all out for free, fair and credible elections starting on Saturday. Speaking at a meeting with traditional rulers at the secretariat.....