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  • 2025:INEC seeks increased budgetary allocation, proposes N126bn

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has sought an increase in its budgetary allocation to N126billion, against the N40billion earmarked for it in the 2025 budget estimates. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the request on Friday in Abuja at the budget defence session of the Senate and House of Representatives Joint Committee on INEC and Electoral Matters. Mahmood, in…

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    2.2 million registered voters collect PVCs in Edo- INEC

    Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said a total of 2,249,780 registered voters have collected their Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) in the state. This represents 85.57 percent of the 2,629,025 total registered voters in the state. Mr. Sam Olumekun, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, disclosed this in…

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    INEC extends PVC collection in Edo

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to Sept. 15 in Edo, preparatory to the state’s governorship election on Sept. 21. INEC National Commissioner Sam Olumekun announced this in Benin, noting that the extension would begin from Sept. 13. Olumekun said that stakeholders unanimously appealed to the commission to consider an extension…

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    INEC chairman monitors mock accreditation in Edo

    The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu on Tuesday in Benin, monitored the commission’s mock accreditation exercise ahead of Sept. 21 governorship election in Edo. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the mock accreditation exercise took place at two polling units in Oredo and Ikpoba-Okha local government areas of the state. Speaking shortly after the…

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    Edo election: NOA, INEC, EFCC partner to eliminate vote buying

    The National Orientation Agency (NOA), Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have partnered to eliminate vote buying in the Sept. 21 Edo governorship election. The government agencies made this known on Thursday in Benin during a stakeholders’ meeting aimed ant ensuring a credible governorship election. The meeting also had various security and paramilitary organizations…

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    LG poll: Court reserves judgment in Rivers APC suit against INEC

     A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, reserved judgment in the suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the conduct of the local government election in Rivers. Justice Peter Lifu said that a date for the judgment would be communicated to parties after lawyers in the suit adopted their processes…

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    INEC fixes Sept. 12 for signing of peace accord for Edo election

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has fixed Sept. 12 for the signing of Peace Accord for the Edo Governorship election in Benin City. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this at an extraordinary meeting with political parties on the 2024 Edo governorship election on Thursday in Abuja. Yakubu said that the date for the exercise would be…

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    Governorship election: 125,928 new PVCs were collected in Edo in 5 days – INEC

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 125,928 of  the 184,438 newly printed Permanent Voters’ Card (PVCs) have been collected in Edo,  ahead of the  Sept.21  Governorship election in the state. Mr Sam Olumekun, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. The PVC collection, he said,  represents…

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    INEC, SIEC collaboration key to transparent LG elections-CSO

    The Organisation of Justice for Equity Sustenance (OJES), has called for collaboration between the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other electoral bodies for transparent local government elections. Mr Bafunsho Tunde, Chief Executive Officer of OJES, made the call on Thursday in Abuja. He said the State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIEC) and the proposed Local Government Independent Electoral Commission (LGIEC),…

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    Edo Election: INEC presents voters register to parties

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo on Tuesday presented soft copies of voters register to political parties participating in the Sept. 21 Edo governorship election. Dr Anugbum Onuoha, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Edo, presented the register to the chairmen and secretaries of political parties and other officials at INEC office in Benin. He also presented the register…

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    Edo election: INEC begins distribution of PVCs Aug. 22

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo has fixed Aug. 22 to 30 for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in the state. Timidi Wariowei, Head of Department, Voter Education and Publicity, INEC, confirmed this in a statement on Friday in Benin. Wariowei said that a five-day collection of PVCs would take place at the ward headquarters from…

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    INEC to group: No discrepancies in 2023 presidential election results

    The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has  dismissed claims of discrepancies between the results on its website and those presented by returning officers at the National Collation Centre, which were broadcast live. The commission stated this in letter dated Aug. 15 to the Centre for Collaborative Investigative Journalism (CCIJ), which alleged to have found some discrepancies between the election results announced…

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    Edo election: INEC urges parties to play by rules

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on political parties participating in the Edo governorship election to abide by the electoral guidelines. Dr Anugbum Onuoha, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Edo, made the call in Benin on Thursday during an interactive session with the state’s traditional, religious and political party leaders. Onuoha said the political parties did not play by…

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    Why INEC can’t conduct LG polls – council boss

    The Chairman of Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government Area of Lagos State, Mr Fatai Ayoola, has faulted calls for INEC to take over conduct of local government  elections. Ayoola made his position known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria  (NAN) in Lagos. NAN reports that State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs) currently conduct  council polls. The calls for INEC to…

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    Parties nominate 44,687 agents for Edo governorship polls – INEC

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said details of only 44,687 out of 80,410 expected party agents for Edo governorship election were submitted on its dedicated portal, by the July 30 deadline. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday, by Sam Olumekun, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee. Olumekun said that the…

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    INEC assures unimpeded coverage of Edo, Ondo guber polls

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says accredited journalists for the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states, respectively, would be granted unhindered coverage. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu gave the assurances at the commission’s quarterly consultative meeting with the media on Wednesday in Abuja. According to him, “INEC is working with the security agencies to ensure that accredited journalists…

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    INEC meets party leaders on Edo, Ondo guber elections.

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has recovered from the recent flood disaster that damaged some facilities at the Benin office of the commission. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu stated this during the commission’s regular quarterly consultative meeting with leaders of political parties in Abuja on Monday. Yakubu said in 53 days to the state governorship election holding…

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