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Nov

17

2021

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Ahead of 2023: Open Campaign Offices, OYC Urges S’East Presidential Aspirants<br>… Issues 30-days Ultimatum

Ahead of 2023: Open Campaign Offices, OYC Urges S’East Presidential Aspirants
… Issues 30-days Ultimatum

POLITICSCampaign, Confidence, Economic transformation, Equity and Justice, Fairness, Igbo for 2023 Presidency, Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, INEC, Mantle, Ohanaeze Youths Council OYC, President, Religious tolerance

Ahead of 2023: Open Campaign Offices, OYC Urges S'East Presidential Aspirants… Issues 30-days Ultimatum In view of 2022 presidential primary elections, the apex youth wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide- Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) has a issued 30-day ultimatum to every Presidential aspirants from Southeast extraction of Nigeria to open their campaign offices in the region. The National President of the Council, Comrade Igboayaka O. Igboayaka stated this at Shahu Yar'Adua Center Abuja,16th, November during an interface with newsmen after Igbo Nsukka annual program in honor of His Excellency Dr Nnamdi Benjamin Azikiwe organized by Igbo Nsukka United Front. Comrade Igboayaka…

Oct

25

2021

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Update: Anambra Election: Electoral Adhoc Workers, dread IPOB Threats, Resign En Masse

POLITICSAdhoc, Anambra Governorship election, Biafra agitation, election, Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, INEC, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, Sit-at-home order

Update: Anambra Election: Electoral Adhoc Workers, dread IPOB Threats, Resign En Masse The fear of anticipated attacks by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has compelled thousands of ad hoc workers for the Anambra State governorship election to resign. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had in May increased the polling units in Anambra State from 4,608 to 5,720 with about 10,000 ad hoc workers required for the governorship poll. However, despite its declaration of preparedness, many of those who signed up for the role have resigned. Fidelity LeaderboardA source said: “INEC is now short of thousands of…

Jul

03

2021

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INEC to commence physical voter registration July 19

POLITICSelection, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC

The Imo Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Francis Ezeonu, has announced that the physical continuous voter registration exercise (CVR) will commence on July 19. He disclosed this while briefing journalists in Owerri on Thursday. Ezeonu said that the exercise would start at INEC state and local government offices first and continue at other centres at a later date. The commissioner said the commencement of the exercise was delayed as a result of the security challenges across the country. He said that although the attacks on INEC offices across the country had stopped, yet the…

Jun

14

2021

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Ubani petitions NASS over Onochie’s Nomination As INEC REC *Says nomination contravenes 152 of the Electoral Act

LEGAL, NATIONAL NEWSall progressives Congress, Barr. Ubani Monday, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, petition

Dr. Monday Ubani has petitioned the Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over the nomination of President Muhammadu Buhari’s special adviser on social media, Lauretta Onochie as INEC Commissioner, describing same as a a clear contravention of Section 152 of the Electoral Act. The Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law, NBA/SPIDEL reminded that Electoral Act provided that no registered member of a Political Party shall be eligible for or be appointed to carry out duties of a returning officer, an electoral officer, the presiding officer or Poll Clerk. Ubani stated this in…

Feb

02

2020

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INEC Strips Uzodinma over allegation<br>•Requests Evidence of partisanship

INEC Strips Uzodinma over allegation
•Requests Evidence of partisanship

POLITICSallegation, evidence, gov. hope Uzodinma, INEC, proofs

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has replied the Imo State governor, Hope Uzodinma, that his several attacks on the commission's reputation cannot stop it from doing what it considers the ideal thing, the Nation reports. INEC insisted on the Imo governor to show evidence to authenticate his allegation that all senior staff of the commission in the southeast is truly a member of a particular political party. Responding to the governor’s claim that INEC senior staff in the southeast, are all card carrying members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the commission said it was surprised that he could…