Over 7,000 deceased persons have been deleted from the voters’ registrar by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Victoria Etta-Messi, the director of voter education and publicity for the commission said the individuals were removed from the national register across the 36 states of the country and the Federal Capital Territory in December 2022. According…
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, ordered the temporary forfeiture of the sum of 49, 700. 00 US dollars allegedly recovered from Dr Nura Ali, former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), for Sokoto State in the 2023 general elections. Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order after Osuobeni Akponimisingha,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is contemplating a policy to withdraw and destroy Permanent Voter Cards that remain uncollected for a decade. According to PUNCH, the recommendation was among 208 proposals arising from the commission’s review of the 2023 general elections. The move stemmed from the persistent issue of unclaimed PVCs, with over six…
A 12-member delegation from Benin Republic’s Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA) has visited the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on a study tour. The delegation, led by Sacca Lafia, CENA president, included national commissioners, directors, and senior staff. They were received on Monday by Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, alongside other commission members at INEC headquarters…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed reports on social media about the purported death of the commission’s chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi said in a statement that Prof Yakubu was hale and healthy and has not traveled to London in the past two years. A report…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has proposed reforms to improve the country’s electoral system, following lessons learnt from the 2023 general election and subsequent off-cycle polls. The commission also confirmed it will soon present its legislative proposals to the relevant committees in the Senate and House of Representatives. At a meeting with Resident Electoral…
Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the just-concluded presidential and parliamentary elections in Ghana showed that the country has learnt some lessons from Nigeria. On Saturday, Ghanaians headed to the polls to elect a new president and members of the parliament. John Mahama, candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC),…
The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ika north-east LGA of Delta state has been gutted by fire. Sam Olumekun, national commissioner and chairman of the information & voter education committee, confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday. He said INEC received a preliminary report from Etekamba Umoren, the Delta state…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will commence nationwide continuous voter registration (CVR) in the first quarter of 2025. The electoral body said the exercise will commence at the LGA level and later extend to registration areas. In a memo dated November 20, 2024, sighted by TheCable, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, the commission’s secretary, asked…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called for the dismissal of the Chairman of INEC, Mahmood Yakubu, and officials of the commission at all levels as part of a reform of the electoral process in Nigeria. Mr Obasanjo made the call in a paper he presented at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum, Yale University, in the…