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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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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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INEC raises security concerns over Edo gov’ship election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has raised security concern over the upcoming governorship election in Edo . Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the commission, said this in Abuja on Thursday when he appeared before the joint Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters. His appearance was in preparation for the upcoming off circle governorship elections in…
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INEC warns personnel against unethical practices in Edo, Ondo
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has warned its personnel against unethical and corrupt practices in the upcoming Edo and Ondo governorship elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu gave the warning on Monday in Abuja at a lecture in honour of late Abubakar Momoh, former Director-General of the Electoral Institute (TEI), from August 2013 to May 2017. Yakubu, represented by…
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INEC Chairman orders deployment of more registration machines for CVR Registration
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has ordered for deployment of more voter registration machines to some centres in Edo, for the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). Yakubu said on Thursday in Benin, when he visited some of the registration centres in the state to access the ongoing exercise. He lauded the massive turnout of the…
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Flooding: INEC to replace damaged facilities in Edo – Yakubu
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu on Thursday said the damaged facilities in the Edo office would be replaced before the Sept. 21 governorship election. Yakubu said this during an on the spot assessment of the level of damage done to its facilities by the flood disaster occasioned by torrential rain in Benin on May 24.…
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Election: INEC urges security agencies to monitor campaign in Edo
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged the security agencies to monitor electioneering campaigns in Edo to prevent violence in the state. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this on Thursday at the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) meeting in Abuja in preparation for Edo and Ondo governorship election. Yakubu urged the security agencies to ensure that…
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INEC chairman says elections in Nigeria tough task, urges media support
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday said that conducting elections in Nigeria was a tough task, urging media support against fake news that could cause confusion. Yakubu spoke at a Strategic Interactive Meeting with Online Publishers organized by INEC in collaboration with the Institute for Media and Society and the International Press Centre, and…
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Ensure every single vote counts in Anambra, Yakubu tells staff
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has directed all staff of the commission to ensure that every vote counts in the Saturday Anambra governorship election. Yakubu gave the directive in his message to the Commission’s staff on Friday in Abuja. He said that in spite of the challenging situation in the build-up to the election, including…
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Anambra Poll: INEC will not deploy election materials to 86 polling units – Yakubu
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will not deploy personnel or election materials to the new 86 polling units in Anambra for the state governorship election. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this during the commission’s consultative meeting with leaders of political parties on Friday in Abuja. Yakubu explained that the 86 polling units were among the…
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