The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has said the commission would, among other things, seek ‘legal clarity’ in election result management with regard to the manual transfer or the electronic transmission of election results. Mr Yakubu, a professor, disclosed this on Thursday during a meeting of the Resident Electoral Commissioners … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has advised the candidates defeated in the 2024 Ondo State governorship election to seek legal redress if dissatisfied with the outcome of the polls. Earlier, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC), the winner of the election held across 3,933 polling units … Read more
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has hailed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for exhibiting “high level of professionalism” in the conduct of the Saturday’s governorship poll in Ondo State. Mr Tunji-Ojo, a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), described the poll as “peaceful.” “At exactly 11:34 a.m, I cast my vote … Read more
INEC has cleared 17 candidates to contest Saturday’s off-cycle governorship election, in Ondo State, The candidates represent a broad spectrum of political ideologies and ambitions. Below are the profiles of the candidates: Falaiye Ajibola (Accord Party – AP) Mr Ajibola, 64, made economic development and social welfare the cornerstones of his campaign. He is a … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it is deploying 4,002 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines for Saturday’s governorship elections in Ondo State. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Ondo State, Oluwatoyin Babalola, disclosed this to journalists on Friday in Akure. She said the commission has also deployed additional 812 BVAS machines as reserve … Read more
President Tinubu has nominated a lawyer, Saseyi Ibiyemi, as a resident electoral commissioner representing Ondo State. If cleared by the Senate, Mr Ibiyemi will replace another lawyer, ‘Niyi Ijalaye, who died in August while serving as the resident electoral commissioner in Ogun State. Ms Ibiyemi, 58, who hails from Ilaje in Ondo State, is currently … Read more
The chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, said on Friday that the conflicting court judgements on the ongoing crisis at the Rivers State House of Assembly has left the commission confused. Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting with media executives at INEC headquarters in Abuja, Mr Yakubu said the confusion has forced the … Read more
The FCT minister, Nyesom Wike said Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara is the architect of violence that rocked the state on Monday, a day after new chairpersons of local government areas in the state were inaugurated. Some hoodlums, who were dissatisfied with the conduct of the election, set ablaze Ikwerre, Emohua, and Eleme local government … Read more
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has threatened to sue the Director of Media and Information of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Kola Olabisi, for N5 billion damages over an allegation purportedly levelled against Mr the governor. The threat is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the governor’s spokesperson, … Read more
More than 98 per cent of results of polling units from Saturday’s Edo State’s governorship election have been uploaded to the INEC result viewing (IReV) portal as of 9:50 am, a PREMIUM TIMES review of the portal has revealed. The last upload according to the portal was 8:40 am. PREMIUM TIMES’ review of the portal … Read more
