The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected the N40 billion earmarked for it in the 2025 budget. Chairman of the Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, rejected the estimate during budget defence before a joint committee session on INEC and Electoral Matters, at the National Assembly. The INEC chairman in his presentation before the joint committee…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it will begin activities leading to the Anambra governorship election scheduled for 8th November, 2025 with the official notice of election on the 13th of November 2024. The Chairman of INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who disclosed this during his last quarterly consultative meeting with the media in Abuja,…
The House of Representatives has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to move its local government offices to neutral, secure locations in order to preserve the commission’s integrity. This request emerged from a motion presented by Prof. Paul Nnamchi (LP-Enugu) during Wednesday’s plenary session. Nnamchi referred to Section 157 of the Constitution, which guarantees…
Dr. Anugbum Onuoha, the Resident Electoral Commissioner from the INEC commission, announced that the collation of results for the Edo governorship election will commence at 10 a.m. He said, “This is to inform the general public, Political Stakeholders, and observers that the Collation of results for the ongoing Edo State Governors Election will resume today…
A dramatic scene unfolded at around 4:10 a.m. when Governor Godwin Obaseki was escorted out of the premises of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Benin by Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Frank Mba. Obaseki had entered the premises unannounced at approximately 2 a.m., reportedly to protest alleged anomalies in the collation of…
The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of planning to recruit fake staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to manipulate the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) during the September 21 governorship election. PDP State Chairman, Dr. Anthony Aziegbemi, alleged that the party’s intelligence…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that Nigeria’s registered voter population exceeds that of the 14 other countries in the West African subregion combined by over 10 million. INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu highlighted the immense scale of Nigeria’s electoral process, noting that organizing a general election in Nigeria is comparable to conducting…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed its commitment to conducting a transparent and unbiased governorship election in Edo State on September 21. Sam Olumekun, INEC Commissioner for Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), made this declaration at a media engagement in Benin, emphasizing the commission’s readiness to deliver a credible electoral process. INEC…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 2,629,025 voters will participate in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State. This was revealed by INEC’s Supervising National Commissioner for Edo, Delta, and Cross River States, Prof. Rhoda Gumus, during the presentation of voter registers to political parties in Benin. Gumus emphasized the need for a…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to hold state governors, their deputies and others to account over cases of electoral violence, bribery, vote-buying, and conspiracy during the 2023 general elections. According to a statement issued by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, on…
