The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has included the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara for the elections. The Commission previously excluded APC from elections in Zamfara and Rivers following various High Court judgments. The electoral body announced this in a statement on Friday by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Voter Education…
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu has explained why the Presidential and National Assembly elections earlier scheduled for Saturday was postponed. The commission announced a one-week postponement of the elections at about 2am on Saturday, five hours before commencement of voting. Ascribing the postponement to “logistics” challenges, Prof. Mahmoud also…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has extended the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voters Card (PVCs) from February 8 to February 11. INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu announced this while meeting with all 36 Residential Electoral Commissioners at the Commission headquarters in Abuja on Friday. “The collection of PVCs scheduled to…
The leaders of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday stormed the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to protest the outcome of the recently concluded Osun governorship elections where the APC candidate Oyetola was declared winner. Senate President Bukola Saraki, Sokoto state Governor Aminu Tambuwal, Speaker House of Reps…
Senate President Bukola Saraki has condemned the recourse to rerun elections in Osun state following the declaration of the elections as inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and warned that the reputation of the electoral body is at stake. In a press statement, Saraki who is also a presidential aspirant on the platform…
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday declared the Osun election inconclusive after announcing results from all LGAs. The Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the election, Sen. Ademola Adeleke led the polls with a total vote of 254, 698 closely followed by the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Oyetola who polled 254,345. Iyiola…