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The electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday said elections may be postponed in flashpoints, if the situation does not improve. The Commission warned that the results of the 2023 polls may not be declared if elections are cancelled in many constituencies as a result of worsening insecurity. However, INEC did not mention the areas where polls may ...

The electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday, assured that attacks on its facilities won’t stop the conduct of the 2023 election. The assurance was made by INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, at a meeting with the Africa Union Special Pre-Electoral Political Mission led by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. Yakubu said though some election materials were destroyed in the ...

The electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that online voter pre-registration will be suspended by May 30th. The disclosure was made on Wednesday by the  INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, at the Commission’s quarterly meeting with Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on Wednesday in Abuja. “Both the online pre-registration as well as the physical registration at designated ...

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has reacted to speculations that he is planning to contest for President in 2023 on the platform of the All progressives Congress, APC. In a statement by the commission, signed  by his media aide, Rotimi Oyekanmi, the chairman disclosed that such will not happen. The statement read; “Our ...

Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said that the commission is ready for the Nov. 6 governorship election in Anambra State. Yakubu said this at a meeting with the Joint National Assembly Committee INEC and Electoral Matters to engage with the commission over the forthcoming election in Abuja on Wednesday. Yakubu said, “We have recovered from ...

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu says that he is worried over the series of attacks on the agency’s facilities Acccording to him, the attacks may grossly affect elections and dent the nation’s electoral process. Yakubu said “these attacks are no longer freak events but appear to be quite orchestrated and targeted at INEC.” ...

The chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu has given the assurance that the much talked about 2023 general election would be used to set standard. The INEC boss promised that the 2023 poll would be unique if compared to all previous elections in terms of preparations and readiness. Speaking in a meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners ...

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Yakubu Mahmood says that plans are ongoing by the electoral umpire to create additional voting units. He dropped this hint at the session held to deliberate on the amendment of the Electoral Act The session was organised the by Joint National Assembly Committee on INEC,  to create additional pooling units ahead ...

The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Professor Mahmood Yakubu as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Acccording to Channels, the confirmation was given on Tuesday during plenary in Abuja, the nation’s capital. This comes five days after the Senate Committee on INEC has screened Yakubu following his nomination for appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari. On November ...

An Acting Chairman will take over from the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, today  pending the confirmation of the INEC boss by the Senate. According to Channels, the handing over is expected to take place in the afternoon at the headquarters of the electoral umpire in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Although the name of ...