The Resident Electoral Commissioners for Ogun and Osun states have changes positions, as Olusegun Agbaje moves to Ogun, while Professor Olayinka Raji takes over in Osun. Agbaje and Professor Raji are among five Resident Electoral Commissioners affected by redeployments approved by the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission. The changes, which also affected for INEC directors,…
Nigerians are celebrating the rejection of President Muhammadu Buhari’s nomination of his personal aide, Lauretta Onochie as INEC Commissioner. National Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party, Kola Ologbodinyan, said his party is happy with the decision of the Senate on the matter. Lagos-based lawyer, Malcolm Omirhobo, told Lasgidi FM News Desk that the Senate’s rejection of…
The Nigerian Senate has rejected the nomination of Lauretta Onochie for appointment as National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission. Onochie is President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on New Media and her nomination for the INEC job had been greeted with widespread protests. The Senate Committee on INEC submitted its report in plenary today, in…
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on New Media, Lauretta Onochie, has appeared before the Senate for screening. President Buhari wants the Senate to confirm Onochie’s appointment as a National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission. Onochie joined other nominees for screening at the Senate yesterday, despite objections by a cross-section of Nigerians, including the main…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has opened its online portal for the registration of new voters. This year’s Continuous Voter Registration exercise is the first time that INEC is going online to register voters. Those who already have their Permanent Voter Cards can also visit the INEC site to check their details. After the online registration, which…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has added fifty-six thousand, eight hundred and seventy-two new polling units across the country. The additional polling units put the total number at one hundred and seventy-six thousand, eight hundred and forty-six. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, said the expansion was undertaken to guarantee free access to polling units during elections. Professor…