The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed dates to conduct bye-elections into different vacancies of legislative houses, which resulted from resignations or deaths of elected lawmakers.
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ASHENEWS reports that the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)/Transparency International in Nigeria have called on the National Assembly (NASS) to amend the Electoral Act for pre-election matters to be not litigable after announcement of the winner of an election.
An Appeal Court sitting in Lagos State on Tuesday dismissed the petition filed by the governorship candidate of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Patrick Tonye-Cole, against Governor Siminalayi Fubara of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
“I believe whatever form of democracy we have or whatever system of government we have, three or four men in the judiciary should not be able to overturn the decisions of millions that have voted.
There are ominous signs from the 11th November Off-Cycle Elections and from Election Petition Tribunals that electoral democracy is under serious threat in the country today. The CDD Election Analysis Centre (CDD-EAC) report outlines key findings on the conduct of the elections in Bayelsa State, Imo State and Kogi States. There were extensive incidents related to the abuse of the powers of incumbency, high levels of vote buying by politicians, use of identity markers for political manipulation, orchestrated disinformation campaigns and failure of some institutions such as INEC, political parties and security agencies to perform their duties properly.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Bayelsa state governor, Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as winner of the state governorship off-cycle election, which took place on November 11.
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Usman Ododo has won Saturday’s off-cycle Governorship Election in Kogi.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (INEC) and incumbent Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, winner of the Governorship Election in Imo State.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended election in nine wards of Adavi, Ajaokuta, Ogori/Magongo, Okehi and Okene local government areas of Kogi state.
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday distributed electoral materials to all 27 Local Government Areas of the Imo State ahead of the governorship election holding on Saturday.