Employees of the Independent National Electoral Commission, or INEC, were kidnapped by unidentified gunmen on Tuesday along Kogi State’s Aloma Road. According to reports, the event happened when the victims—all female employees—were on an official assignment from Abuja to Anambra State in preparation for the upcoming governorship election. The attackers were reported to have broken … Read more
The head of the INEC, Mahmood Yakubu, has stated that affirmative action backed by explicit legal provisions is the best way to guarantee that women and other marginalised groups are better represented in legislative assemblies and elective positions. He asserted that this necessitates revising portions of the Electoral Act of 2022 and the Constitution of … Read more
Rather than having the head of the electoral commission appointed by the president, former Rivers State governor Celestine Omehia has called for INEC chairman elections. Omehia proposed in his book “Restructuring Nigeria: The Way Forward” that in order to guarantee equal representation, INEC national commissioners should be elected at the province level. He stressed the … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission, or INEC, has been urged by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, or SERAP, to identify and penalise political parties or politicians who participate in early election campaigns or who may be subject to legal action. Kolawole Oluwadare, the deputy director of SERAP, stated in a letter dated September 13, … Read more
Chieftain Chille Igbawua of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has hailed David Mark’s appointment as party national chairman as “vindication for the rule of law” following INEC’s certification of Mark. While interviewing as a special guest on Channels Television’s ‘The Morning Brief’ on Thursday, Igbawua made this declaration. This decision upholds the rule of law … Read more
According to Ademola Adeleke, the governor of Osun State, “electoral robbers” will be thwarted in the 2026 governorship election if the people of the state are vigilant and actively participate. Adeleke further promised that the people of the state will fight back against any effort to undermine their mandate. Adeleke, through his spokesman Olawale Rasheed, … Read more
Political parties in the opposition have encouraged the Independent National Electoral Commission to showcase its dedication to free, fair, and credible elections during today’s by-elections, which are taking place in 16 constituencies across 12 states. Ten state constituencies in the states of Adamawa, Anambra, Kaduna, Kano, Kogi, Niger, Taraba, and Zamfara, as well as two … Read more