Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has approached the Court of Appeal to challenge the recent conflicting Federal High Court judgments regarding its powers to set timelines for the 2027 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN), disclosed this at the commission’s second quarterly consultative meeting with leaders of political parties at its…
The Sen. Adolphus Wabara-led Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has instituted a suit against Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), demanding recognition of its interim National Working Committee (NWC). The BoT and the PDP, in a fresh suit, sought an order compelling INEC to, forthwith, update its records and publish…
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has recorded over 87 per cent preparedness for the forthcoming Enugu North Senatorial District by-election in Enugu State. INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Enugu State, Dr Chukwuemeka Chukwu, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Wednesday. NAN recalls that…
The Dr Boniface Aniebonam led New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) on Wednesday, held closed door meeting with strategic stakeholders of the party to examine why INEC refused to comply with Court orders on recognising its National Executive Committee (NEC). The meeting, which was attended by some members of the NEC and the NNPP Board of…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 673,446 registered voters will vote at the Ondo South Senatorial District by-election scheduled for June 20. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the by-election in the senatorial district was vacant following the resignation of Jimoh Ibrahim, who is now the Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations….
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has launched an investigation into allegations of unauthorised access and disclosure of information from its Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) database. The commission disclosed this in a statement issued by Mohammed Haruna, National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has intensified logistics and security arrangements ahead of the June 20 Rivers South-East senatorial bye-election. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Rivers, Mr Johnson Sinikiem, disclosed this at a press briefing on Tuesday in Port Harcourt. Sinikiem said that the commission had commenced engagements with transport unions…
Sen. Victor Umeh (NDC-Anambra), has backed the landmark Federal High Court ruling that nullified the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) revised timetable for the 2027 general elections. Umeh, who represents Anambra Central Senatorial District, made the position while speaking with newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday. He noted that INEC’s compressed timetable was actively used by state…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed a suit filed by the All Democratic Alliance (ADA) against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for lacking in merit. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, held that the suit was incompetent because it was initiated by originating summons inspite of containing allegations of fraud. “Adopting…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 106,074 new voters were registered in Nasarawa State during the second phase of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. Muhammad Abubakar-Sadiq, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Nasarawa State, disclosed the figure on Monday in Lafia while briefing newsmen on the commencement of the third phase of…
