THE National Assembly elections got under way in the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja yesterday amidst tight security in various parts of the city. The renewed security came about as a result of the election eve bomb blast at the Suleja Zonal Office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Niger State. Meanwhile, at […]
By New Nigerian Politics With only a few hours to tomorrow’s rescheduled parliamentary elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suffered a serious setback Friday with an explosion that rocked its office in Suleja, Niger State killing about 25 people that included INEC officials, members of the various parties and corp members assigned to assist […]
AFTER a review of last Saturday’s botched National Assembly elections at its weekly meeting yesterday, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) restated its resolve not to interfere with the activities of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The government said it would continue to respect the independence of INEC despite the embarrassment its inadequate preparations for […]
By Hakeem Babalola, Budapest, Hungary – April 7, 2011 – We’re all analysing with a first class self-deceit. How can we sorrow about the postponed election when we have already projected Nigeria as doomed? Don’t we understand INEC is part of that doom we have been mouthing about? To be surprised is to be part […]
The situation reports from the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) on the magnitude of the logistic problems facing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cast a pall of uncertainty on Saturday’s rescheduled National Assembly election. After a nine-hour meeting with the RECs in Abuja yesterday, sources told Daily Sun that the commission could not conclude […]
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said he was confident the Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega will deliver a free, fair and credible elections despite the botched last Saturday’s National Assembly elections. Jonathan, while fielding questions from newsmen at a photo exhibition in his honour at the Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, said Jega […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission appears to be undecided on the fears that it may not hold the National Assembly election on April 9 in Lagos, Rivers, Ogun, Katsina, Ondo, Jigawa, Anambra, Gombe and Imo states, as reported by THE PUNCH today. A senior INEC official had told the paper that the planned shift was […]
SHOCKED by the postponement of the National Assembly election, the All Nigeria Peoples Party has threatened to institute a legal process against the Independent National Electoral Commission. The ANPP said, in an exclusive interview with THE PUNCH in Port Harcourt on Sunday, that it was consulting with its lawyers with a view to dragging […]
By Jide Ajani, Editor, Northern Operations National Assembly Elections:Saturday, April 9 Presidential Elections: Saturday, April 16 House of Assembly/Gov. Elections: Tuesday, April 26The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, led by Professor Attahiru Jega, has rescheduled the voting dates for the 2011 general elections. Professor Jega made the announcement Sunday at the INEC headquarters after a […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday said the National Assembly election has been postponed again from Monday April 4 to Saturday April 9, 2011. INEC also said the presidential poll would hold on Saturday April 16 while the governoship and state house of assembly election would take place on Tuesday April 26. The […]
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