The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, has affirmed that the electoral body can conduct local government elections in the country if provided with the necessary resources. Citing the example of the Federal Capital Territory where INEC conducts the area council polls, Yakubu said if INEC got the responsibility to conduct…
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the September Edo 2024 election, Senator Monday Okpebholo, appears not to have registered to vote in Edo State. A check by SaharaReporters on the website of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), revealed the development, despite the politician submitting a voter card purportedly…
The leadership of the Labour Party in Edo State has reportedly summoned an emergency meeting. The meeting will have in attendance the party’s governorship candidate, Olumide Akpata and his running mate, Mrs Oluyinka Faith Alufokhai over concerns that some of the information contained in their forms EC9 submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 17 political parties have fielded candidates for the 21 September Edo governorship election. INEC stated this in a statement by Sam Olumekun, its national commissioner and chairperson, Information and Voter Education Committee, in Abuja on Wednesday. Mr Olumekun said that the 17 parties had successfully uploaded their candidates’…
