Tag Archives: Election

A witness for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at the Presidential Election Tribunal has indicted Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, alleging that he was forced to sign a copy of the result of the February 2019 presidential election. He also told the court that he was threatened with sack from the N-Power scheme where he is a beneficiary if he does ...

Petitioners’ second witness at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, Mr. Peter Uzioma Obi, on Monday, countered the claim that the results of the February 23, 2019 presidential election were not transmitted electronically. Obi took the witness stand at the instance of the Peoples Democratic Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, who are by their petition challenging the victory ...

The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Gov Gboyega Oyetola by dismissing the appeal filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last governorship election in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke. The Supreme Court, in a majority decision of five-to-two, read by Justice Olabode Rodes-Vivour, held that the failure of a member of the election ...

The Inspector General of Police (IG), Muhammed Adamu, has revealed that the force apprehended 58 suspected high profile electoral offenders during the 2019 general elections. Adamu, represented by the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Operations, Abdulmajid Ali, disclosed this during the commission’s review of the 2019 general elections with the Inter Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) in Abuja. The ...

Mr Sanusi Inuwa, United Progressive Party (UPP), candidate in the Plateau North Senatorial election, has told the National Assembly Tribunal that he neither filled nor submit his nomination forms submitted to INEC by his party. The said forms, numbered CFOO1 and CFOO2C2, are political parties candidate nomination forms which are given to candidates by INEC, through their parties, to fill ...

Prof. Francis Ezeonu, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Imo, says post election review is for self appraisal and to chart a way forward. Ezeonu said this at the INEC Review of the 2019 General Elections in Owerri on Wednesday. He said the one-day review was an appraisal of what happened during the 2019 general elections in the bid to ...

Thirteen witnesses on Tuesday told the Kaduna State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, that the March 9 governorship elections did not hold in parts of Zaria Local Government Area of the state. The witnesses, who testified on behalf of the petitioners, the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Alhaji Isah Ashiru, also said even where the poll held, it was disrupted ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has automatic employment for members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) who distinguished themselves during the 2019 general elections. The electoral umpire added that those who will participate in the upcoming Bayelsa and Kogi governorship elections will get the same reward. The intimation was made by INEC’s  Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Monday ...

Election Petitions Tribunal on Friday struck out suit challenging the electoral victory of Mr James Faleke, who represents Ikeja Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. The parliamentary election was held on Feb. 23, 2019. The Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice Kunaza Hamidu, struck out the application, following a motion filed by the petitioner, Mr Mutiu Okunola, a candidate of ...

Justice Mohammed Garba, has been appointed to replace Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa as the Chairman of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. Garba, before this assignment was the Presiding justice of the Lagos Court of Appeal. Garba, who appeared on the five-man panel on Monday, replaces the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, who stepped down following a petition ...