98.8% PVCs collected ahead of Anambra election — INEC

98.8% PVCs collected ahead of Anambra election — INEC

By Emmanuel Oloniruha AWKA (NAN, CONVERSEER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 2,769,137 out of 2,802,790 registered voters in Anambra, representing 98.8 per cent collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) ahead of the Saturday governorship election in the state. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday, described…

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Senate confirms Joash Amupitan as INEC Chairman, pledges sweeping reforms

Senate confirms Joash Amupitan as INEC Chairman, pledges sweeping reforms

By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Senate on Thursday confirmed the appointment of Professor Joash Amupitan as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after a rigorous screening session that lasted about three hours and featured probing questions from lawmakers across party lines. Amupitan, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and…

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Yakubu identifies judicial conflicts, violence, vote buying as major electoral threats

Yakubu identifies judicial conflicts, violence, vote buying as major electoral threats

By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has highlighted court cases, conflicting judicial pronouncements, electoral violence, and vote buying as major threats to the conduct and management of elections in Nigeria. Yakubu made the observation in the foreword to his new book, Election…

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Nigerian politicians erroneously believe they have 2 terms – C’River REC

Prof. Gabriel Yomere, Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Cross River has disclosed that Nigerian politicians erroneously believe they have two terms in office immediately after they are voted. Yomere made the remark on Friday in Calabar during the Second Quarter Consultative Meeting of INEC, Cross River Management and Leaders of…

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