THE speaker of the pro-Fubara lawmakers in the Rivers State House of Assembly, Victor Oko-Jumbo, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to carry out the necessary bye-election to fill the seats of the 27 pro-Wike lawmakers led by Martin Amaewhule. During a press conference on Friday, Oko-Jumbo emphasized that Amaewhule and the … Read more
THE Abuja School of Social and Political Thought (ASSPT) has called for radical and transformative electoral reform in Nigeria before the 2027 general election. The school Executive Director, Dr Sam Amadi, made the call while presenting a paper titled “National Action Plan for Electoral Reform’’ on Monday in Abuja at the 2nd Ariyo Dare-Atoye … Read more
THE Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has sued the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, for failing to investigate allegations of electoral offences committed during the 2023 general elections. Trojaninsights recalls that Justice Obiora Atuegwu Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, had on 18 July, 2024 ordered … Read more
THE Executive Director, International Press Centre (IPC), Mr Lanre Arogundade, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure credibility and transparency in the Nov. 16 governorship election in Ondo State. Arogundade spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos, on the sidelines of the ongoing … Read more
…Says, “Hon. Ugochinyere And Company Are Disgusting Hypocrites Acting The Script Of Retrogressive Cabal In Nigeria” A renowned social critic and human rights activist, Comrade Igbotako Nowinta, has blasted Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere of the House of Representatives for rushing a bill to hand over State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs) to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), … Read more
FRESH allegations have emerged accusing members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of planning an attack on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Edo State tonight. The aim, according to sources, is to destroy critical electoral materials, particularly the BVAS (Bimodal Voter Accreditation System) machines, in order to block the court-ordered inspection, which … Read more
As we read this, the results from Saturday’s local government elections in Rivers State are still filtering in. The elections held in spite of the refusal by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to avail the state electoral body an updated version of the state’s voters register. To add to the intrigues, the Police – … Read more
Eben Enasco Reporting THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is once again under scrutiny for suspected malpractice following the 2023 General election and 2024 off-cycle gubernatorial election in Edo State. Reports have highlighted similar findings of manipulations and frauds in the electoral system, particularly in Edo State raising concerns about INEC’s effectiveness. Nothing seems to … Read more
AFTER immense pressure from Governor Godwin Obaseki and other stakeholders from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has decided to postpone the collation of results of the governorship election to 10 am on Sunday, September 22. In a statement, the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Anugbum Onuoha, announced the development in … Read more
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that 2,629,05 registered voters would participate in the September 21st election. The INEC made this revelation when early last week presented the Certified True Copy of the updated Voters Register to political parties for the election to the seventeen political parties participating in the exercise. The … Read more