Why INEC Shifted Governorship, State Assembly Elections To March 18

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that its decision to postpone Saturday, March 11th, Governorship and State Assembly elections to March 18, 2023, was due to insufficient time to reconfigure the Bimordal Verification and Authentication BVAS Machines, before the March 11 elections, as the order to grant permission to the Commission to reconfigure the BVAS machines, was only given on Wednesday, March 8, … Continue reading Why INEC Shifted Governorship, State Assembly Elections To March 18

Election 2023: DELTA POLITICAL PARTIES SIGN PEACE ACCORD

Eighteen Political parties in Delta state, on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, signed a peace accord, to be of good behaviour in the build-up to the 2023 general elections. The peace accord was organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC in collaboration with Centre for Peace and Environmental Justice CEPEJ and other non-governmental organizations in the state. Part of the reasons for the peace accord, … Continue reading Election 2023: DELTA POLITICAL PARTIES SIGN PEACE ACCORD

ELECTION 2023: Rivers INEC Sensitize Women Against Selling Their Votes

– By Precious Ahiakwo-Ovie Ahead of the forth-coming general elections, the Rivers state Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cautioned Women against vote buying and selling during the 2023 general election. The Head, Gender Relations, INEC Rivers State, Beauty Ibiama made the call during a town hall sensitization meeting with women groups and gender-focused civil society organizations (CSOs) in Port Harcourt. She explained that the … Continue reading ELECTION 2023: Rivers INEC Sensitize Women Against Selling Their Votes

Exclusive: INEC EXTENDS PVCs COLLECTION NATIONWIDE TO FEB. 5, 2023

INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION PRESS RELEASE FURTHER EXTENSION OF TIMEFRAME FOR PVC COLLECTION NATIONWIDE The Commission met today, Saturday, 28th January 2023 a day after its meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) from the 36 States of the Federation and the Federal capital Territory, Abuja and deliberated on a number of issues, including the reports from RECs on the ongoing collection of Permanent Voters … Continue reading Exclusive: INEC EXTENDS PVCs COLLECTION NATIONWIDE TO FEB. 5, 2023

2023: Collect Your PVCs, Delta INEC Press Corps Urges Deltans

Leadership of INEC Press Corps, IPC, Delta State, on Wednesday, 14 December, implored Deltans to come out en-masse to collect their permanent voters’ cards. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released PVCs for Nigerians who took part in the 2022 registration. Chairman of Delta IPC, Olorogun Festus Ahon in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the group, Mr Austin Oyinbode, which was … Continue reading 2023: Collect Your PVCs, Delta INEC Press Corps Urges Deltans

Political Violence: INEC ‘LL WORK WITH SECURITY AGENCIES TO ARREST, PROSECUTE VIOLATORS – Prof. Yakubu

With political campaigns entering the critical stage, Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has called for effective collaboration between the Commission and security agencies to address the menace of political violence by arresting and prosecuting violators. He noted that the acts of violence during campaigns may be a prelude to violence on election day and beyond, hence the need to “tackle … Continue reading Political Violence: INEC ‘LL WORK WITH SECURITY AGENCIES TO ARREST, PROSECUTE VIOLATORS – Prof. Yakubu

2023: Ahon, Delta IPC Chair, Urges Deltans to Collect PVCs, Before General Elections

Chairman of the Delta State INEC Press Corps, IPC, Olorogun Festus Ahon has urged Deltans to collect their Permanent Voter’s Card, PVCs to enable them vote candidates of their choice in the 2023 general elections. Ahon in a statement by the IPC Public Relations Officer, PRO, Mr Austin Oyinbode, issued on 29 November, 2022, said the call is coming on the backdrop of the revelation … Continue reading 2023: Ahon, Delta IPC Chair, Urges Deltans to Collect PVCs, Before General Elections