Professor MAHMOOD YAKUBU has stepped down temporarily as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. This marks the completion of Professor YAKUBU’s first term of five years, while his nomination for a second term by President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has not been confirmed by the Senate. Reports from the INEC headquarters in Abuja indicate that Professor YAKUBU…
The Independent National Electoral Commission will resume the Continuous Voter Registration exercise within the first three months of 2021. INEC has also set aside the sum of one billion naira for the Continuous Voter Registration exercise, which is expected to last for over a year. INEC Chairman, Professor MAHMOUD YAKUBU, made the announcement when he appeared before…
The People’s Democratic Party has rejected the appointment of Professor EYITOPE OGUNGBENRO OGUNBODEDE as Chief Returning Officer for the Ondo governorship election. Professor OGUNBODEDE is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ife, and the PDP alleged that he is a friend of the All Progressives Congress and hails from the same town as Governor ROTIMI AKEREDOLU. The…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has developed a policy on the conduct of election under the Covid-19 pandemic. The policy comes with a ten-point Code of Conduct that must be observed by voters during elections. These measures are being adopted by INEC in preparation for the forthcoming governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states. INEC Chairman, Professor…