The Senate President, Dr. Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan on Tuesday clarified that the Electoral Act 2022 did not provide for electronic transmission of election results as being demanded by a cross-section of Nigerians for 2023 election results. Speaking while contributing to a motion sponsored by Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe (APC, Kwara Central), on the controversies trailing the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections, Lawan said that what was passed by the National Assembly was snapping of election results and transferring to the server of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. This was even as the motion, which centred on the need…
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West African sub-region Leaders have called on Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to comply with the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022 on the collation of results for the presidential and National Assembly elections held on February 25, 2023. Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan; ex-Ghanaian President JohnMahama and other members of the West African Elders Forum (WAEF), Election Mission to Nigeria made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. They appealed for calm in the country while calling on INEC to address the concerns and procedural questions raised so far by different stakeholders. According…
The Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, has demanded the suspension of the ongoing announcement of the results of Saturday’s presidential elections. The campaign wants the irregularities in Imo, Edo, Rivers, and Northern States resolved immediately, advising the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to redeem its image. A statement on Monday by the Head of Obi-Datti Media Office, Diran Onifade said Nigerians had been eager for a new order, hopeful in the promise of INEC and the Federal Government that the process will be credible. The spokesperson said after careful consideration of field reports from locations around the country, the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Sunday announced the 2023 presidential election results for Ekiti State. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Ekiti, Ayobami Salami turn-in the results at the 2023 presidential election collation centre at the International Conference Centre in Abuja live. He said Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), polled 210,494 votes followed by Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 89,554 votes. Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), polled 11,397 votes while Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), polled 264 votes. INEC National Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu said the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said that the Results Viewing Portal (IReV), was not under attack in any way. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye in a statement issued on Sunday said the commission takes full responsibility for the problems and regretted the distress that they have caused the candidates, political parties and the electorate. He also admitted that the Commission was aware of challenges with the IReV, but assured that the challenges the commission was encountering were not due to intrusion on its system. The commission regretted the setback, especially because of…
Following announcement of reschedule of election in 141 polling units in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has conducted the rescheduled presidential, senatorial and House of Representatives elections The exercise lasted from 10am to 4pm. Worthy of note is the Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced that the election could not hold yesterday February 25, as earlier scheduled in the affected areas because the process was disrupted. It was maintained that voting process was marred by voter’s apathy, hence hindering the exercise which started at about 11am. Amarata Primary School field for…
Media aide of the All Progressives Congress presidential flag bearer, APC, AbdulAziz AbdulAziz, has said that reports trickling in from across the country indicate that his candidate is winning the elections. AbdulAziz said it is yet too soon to project what exactly would happen, but according to him, results coming from various angles of the country shows that the APC presidential candidate is ahead of others. The media aide, who congratulated Nigerians for their maturity and sense of belonging through the massive turnout to cast their votes also commended INEC for excellent preparations. AbdulAziz voted in his Fagge Ward of…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential flag bearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has maintained that Nigerians would reward his hard work by voting for him to be the country’s next president. The former Lagos State Governor stated this while speaking with newsmen after casting his vote at the polling unit 085, ward 3, Alausa, Ikeja in Lagos. Tinubu said, “I’m very confident. I traversed the country sometimes four times and attended town hall meetings and various interest groups. “I’ve attended to their request and I’ve worked harder than any other candidate in this country. I believe Nigeria will reward me,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has said that all Nigerians in queues at polling units in the country before 02:30pm will exercise their franchise. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, made known at a real-time election briefing with press men in Abuja on Saturday, noted that no Nigerian will be disenfranchised. The electoral chief also said the Bimodal Voter Registration Systems (BVAS), has been “functioning optimally” in all parts of the country. Accreditation and voting were meant to start at 08:30am till 02:30pm but a few of the 176,606 polling units across Nigeria weren’t open on time due to logistics and…
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commissions (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has said that officials of the Commission are patrolling different polling units where the presidential and National Assembly elections are taking place on Saturday to forestall vote buying. This was dsiclosed in an interview with Channels on earleir. “This impression out there, you see there is a mandate of prevention, there is a mandate of enforcement. The mere fact that our men are there will tend to prevent a lot of things that ordinarily could have happened if we were not there,” Bawa said. He said officials of the Commission have…
Voting in Unit 1 ward 10, Ikot Ebom primary school, Itu LGA in Akwa Ibom State has been halted following a fracas that erupted among party agents. Voters were seen scampering for safety amid the fight as the corp members parked the election materials and stood in a corner waiting for the next line of action. The police official attached to the unit overwhelmed by the pandemonium entered a motorcycle and left the voters to their fate. It was gathered that trouble started when agents of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the unit only made way for PDP supporters…
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, bail request has been denied by the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja Division on Friday. The court refused to reverse an earlier ruling of the Abuja Federal High Court refusing his request for bail. In a unanimous judgment, the three-member panel led by Justice Stephen Adah dismissed the application because it lacked merit. The court held that given the nature of the charges pending against him and the other defendants before the High Court, such bail requests needed to be handled with caution. Justice Adah held that Justice Emeka Nwite, who earlier rejected…