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Tuesday, 07 March 2023 06:06

INEC explains procedure for reconciling differences in results uploaded to IReV and those given to party agents

Resident Electoral Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo State, Obo Effanga, has explained how political parties can lawfully question a mutilated result uploaded on the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IREV). He said political parties have the right to raise a legitimate issue if the result they have is different from the result uploaded on the IREV. “Let me stress again that political parties are given copies of the results. So, if what you see on the IREV is the one that has a lot of mutilations and cancellations, then if what the political parties have is…

Tuesday, 07 March 2023 06:05

Atiku, Ayu, PDP govs, others protest at INEC headquarters over presidential election results

Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have led a protest over the outcome of the Saturday, February 25, election to the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja. The leaders include the presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, the party’s National Chairman Iyorchia Ayu, the vice presidential candidate of the party, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State. Others include the Chairman of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) and Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel; the Director General of the PCC; and Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal. PDP said it opposes INEC’s declaration of the All Progressives Congress…

Tuesday, 07 March 2023 06:05

Tinubu Campaign: Atiku’s protest at INEC headquarters ‘a theatre of the absurd’

PRESS RELEASE When the defeated Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar told the whole world last week that he would seek redress in court over the outcome of the 25 February Presidential election, little did we know that he did not plan to be guided by his own promise. Going by his political antecedents, it was rather not surprising that Atiku, days later, led a band of protesters, nay jesters in Abuja, to the Headquarters of Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC). What was on display by Atiku and his motley crowd was a new low from the perennial election loser.…

Tuesday, 07 March 2023 06:03

Obi visits lady who came back to vote after being rushed to hospital for treatment of wounds from hoodlums attack in Lagos

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), on Monday, visited Jennifer Efedi, a resident of Lagos state, who was attacked by thugs during the February 25 elections. Obi, in a post on his official Twitter handle, shared pictures of him alongside Jennifer. Jennifer despite being attacked by thugs during the presidential poll was said to have stayed behind at her polling unit to cast her vote. He described Jennifer as “one of the great icons of Nigeria’s democracy”. “Today, I visited Mrs Jennifer Efedi. She was attacked on 25 February in an attempt to stop her from voting.…

Tuesday, 07 March 2023 06:02

Polls: Oyo LP candidates fault claim of supporting PDP, APC

The crisis rocking the Labour Party (LP) in Oyo state, has taken another dimension as all the candidates contesting for House of Assembly and the gubernatorial elections in the state, have dissociated themselves from alliance with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC). This disclosure was made in a communique read by one of the House of Assembly candidates representing Ibadan South East Constituency 2, Ayodeji Babalola, at a press conference after a meeting held at Obi/Datti Campaign office, Oke-Ado, Ibadan, the state capital. The communique was signed by other candidates that include Kayode Adejumo-Bello, Ibadan North…

Monday, 06 March 2023 05:53

INEC says Result-viewing portal now working, will work for gov election

Independent National Electoral Commission has given assurance that its result-viewing portal that suffered glitches during the presidential and National Assembly elections is now up and running. It said the IReV portal would be deployed during the governorship and House of Assembly elections on Saturday. Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, said this in an interview with our correspondent on Sunday. INEC had received backlash from political parties, observers, individuals and various interest groups for failing to upload polling unit results to the portal prior to the collation. Some political parties and individuals had relied on the glitch to…

Monday, 06 March 2023 05:51

US carpets INEC, says presidential election failed to meet Nigerians’ expectations

The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, has said that the presidential polls of February 25 failed to meet the expectations of Nigerians. The ambassador acknowledged that many are angry and frustrated with the results, while some others are celebrating victories they believe were hard-fought and well-earned. She, however, commended Nigerians for demonstrating their dedication to democracy. Leonard, therefore, urged Independent National Electoral Commission to promptly address the challenges that can be resolved ahead of the March 11 gubernatorial elections and to undertake a broader review of the problems that transpired during the last elections and what can…

Monday, 06 March 2023 05:50

Nigerians knock Ukrainian President Zelensky after congratulating Tinubu

Some Twitter users, mostly Nigerians, trolled President of war-ravaged Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, after he congratulated Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Tinubu, for winning the February 25, 2023 presidential election. Zelensky in a tweet on Thursday, while congratulating Tinubu, had said his country was ready to work with Nigeria to overcome global challenges including threats to food security. “Congratulations to @officialABAT on winning the Nigerian presidential election. I look forward to close cooperation. I’m convinced that bilateral interaction will be strengthened. (Ukraine) is ready to work together to overcome global challenges, including threats to food security!” he tweeted. However, some tweeps who made…

Monday, 06 March 2023 05:50

Ex-AGF Aondoakaa, Ozekhome, said Tinubu failed to meet constitutional threshold to be declared president. This is their argument

A former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Michael Aondoakaa, has maintained that before a candidate can be declared winner in a presidential election, that candidate must score 25 per cent of the votes cast in the election in 2/3 of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. This is coming as a constitutional lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (INEC), faulted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for going ahead to declare Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the President-elect, having not scored the required 25 per cent in the FCT. Aondoakaa,…

Sunday, 05 March 2023 06:05

Bola Tinubu is Nigeria’s most unpopular president-elect since 1999, voting data show

Nigerians have elected a new leader to assume the office of the president on May 29. Bola Tinubu, candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), was declared winner of the presidential election Wednesday, extending the APC’s rule in Africa’s largest democracy. As he thanked his supporters, Tinubu appealed for reconciliation with his rivals, who are already demanding a cancellation of the poll which they said was marred by voter suppression and the failure of INEC to upload polling unit results from the over 176,000 polling stations to a web portal as stipulated in its guideline. In the election held…

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Sunday, 05 March 2023 06:04

INEC chair Yakubu admits conduct of presidential, NASS elections fell short

Nigeria’s electoral commission, INEC, has acknowledged challenges that dented last Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections. Chairman of the commission, Mahmood Yakubu, at a meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners on Saturday, acknowledged the challenges but said it would work harder to overcome them in the coming gubernatorial and States Houses of assembly elections scheduled for 11 March. The logistical challenge, which included late arrival of voting materials to polling units and failure of the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) machine to upload results of the election were widespread during the election last week, resulting in Nigerians questioning the credibility…

Sunday, 05 March 2023 06:03

INEC got ‘A’ in conduct of presidential, NASS elections - NBA

Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has scored the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) high in the conduct of the just concluded presidential and national assembly elections. Speaking on Channels TV on Saturday, Yakubu Maikyau, president of the NBA, said despite challenges, INEC performed well in the delivery of the elections. “I will say that the elections went well. Those who came out were happy to express their franchise,” Maikyau said. “There were challenges, definitely. There were some infractions, some of them actually constituted electoral offences but on the whole, I will score INEC as having performed maybe about 78, 80 percent…

Sunday, 05 March 2023 06:02

Don’t be excited with Nigeria’s elections just yet, US senator advises Biden administration

A US senator representing Idaho, Jim Risch has asked the Joe Biden-led government to exercise restraint in embracing the just concluded presidential elections in Nigeria. The ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in a statementon Thursday said, “it is disappointing to see the administration rush to embrace the result while the full picture of what occurred during this electoral process is yet to be seen.” The ongoing electoral process in Nigeria is widely viewed as deeply flawed by election observers and many Nigerians, Risch said. On Wednesday, US Department of State spokesperson, Ned Price, congratulated Nigeria’s president-elect, Bola…

Saturday, 04 March 2023 04:34

Tribunal grants Obi, Atiku’s requests to inspect INEC’s election materials

The court of appeal has granted leave to Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), to have access to all the sensitive materials used by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the conduct of the election held on February 25. The court also granted the same order to Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A panel of the appellate court led by Joseph Ikyegh made the orders on Friday after the court heard two separate ex parte applications filed by the two aggrieved candidates and their political parties. On Wednesday, Mahmood Yakubu, chairperson…

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