Tag: INEC
Analysis: Electronic Transmission of Results: The Joke is on NASS, INEC, not NCC
July 28, 2021 Dragging the commission to testify before the House on the feasibility of electronic transmission of results is mischievous on the part of the lawmakers. It’s a joke taken too far by a body that was supposed to understand the basics of the nation’s Grundnorm, the constitution. In the heat of the debate ...Lagos LG poll: Winners to receive Certificates of Return Tuesday – LASIEC
July 26, 2021 The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it would on Tuesday present Certificates of Return to winners in last Saturday’s local government election in the state. LASIEC Spokesperson, Mr. Tope Ojo, disclosed this in a chat with newsmen on Monday in Lagos. Ojo said: “Our next responsibility now is ...CVR: Physical biometric capturing begins in Lagos – INEC
July 26, 2021 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State on Monday commenced biometric registration and physical capturing of applicants in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. INEC Spokesman in Lagos, Femi Akinbiyi, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. According to him, the exercise is taking ...Lagos LG Poll: Gbajabiamila decries poor turnout; Lagosians flout restriction order
July 24, 2021 The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, has decried the low turnout of voters during Saturday’s local government election in Lagos State. Gbajabiamila made the observation after casting his vote at his polling unit located at Elizabeth Fowler Primary School, Ward 014 on Mercy Eneli Street, Surulere. “I am ...LG poll: More work needs to be done on voter sensitisation – LASIEC Chairman
July 24, 2021 The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) says turnout of voters in the ongoing local government election in the state is satisfactory, “but not excellent”. Retired Justice Ayotunde Phillips, LASIEC Chairman, said this while briefing newsmen on Saturday after touring some polling units in Lagos Mainland Local Government and Yaba Local Council ...We must appreciate INEC on stance on e-transmission of election results – Gov. Okowa
July 20, 2021 Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has lauded the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for declaring that it has the capacity to transmit results electronically. Okowa made the commendation in Asaba on Monday while receiving the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Delta, Pastor Monday Udoh-Tom, and his management team. The REC was ...Court halts impeachment of Zamfara Deputy Governor, Gusau
July 19, 2021 The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, restrained the Zamfara House of Assembly from impeaching the Deputy Governor of the state, Mahdi Gusau. Justice Obiora Egwuatu gave the order while delivering a ruling in an ex-parte motion with suit number: FHC/ABJ/CS/650/2021 brought by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), through its Lawyer, Ogwu Onoja, SAN. ...E-Transmission of Results: Legislation on the matter not a sensible one, does not promote good faith – Moghalu
July 19, 2021 A former presidential candidate, Professor Kingsley Moghalu, has said that Nigeria does not need the National Assembly to guide or direct some operations of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Professor Moghalu’s statement was in response to a recent vote at the Senate which establishes that INEC may consider the electronic transmission ...E-Transmission Of Results: We voted the way we did in defense of about half of Nigerian voters whose votes may not be counted – Senate President
July 18, 2021 President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has explained that the Upper Chamber voted the way it did in defense of about half of the Nigerian voters whose votes may not be counted with immediate deployment or application of electronic transmission of election results. Lawan spoke to journalists at the weekend while on ...Electronic Transmission of results: PDP members do not understand the provisions of the amendment – Reps Majority Leader
July 16, 2021 The majority leader in the House of Representatives, Honourable Ado Doguwa, on Friday suggested his colleagues from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are biased about issues surrounding the electronic transmission of electoral results because they do not understand the provisions of the amendment. The House was thrown into disarray on Thursday as ...
