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How INEC Officials In Gombe Disenfranchise Residents Of Hard-To-Reach Communities Who Fail To Bribe Them

Ahead of Nigeria’s 2023 general elections, residents of some hard-to-reach communities in Gombe state cannot participate in the general election. They were disenfranchised by INEC officials who accepted kickbacks in order to travel long distances to capture potential voters. WikkiTimes’ IDRIS Kamal and HAFSAH MUHAMMED report that, for failing to mobilize resources for INEC officials, many residents

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JUST IN: Court Sets November 24th For Judgment On Suit Seeking Disqualification Of Cross River APC Guber And Deputy Guber Candidates

By Jonathan Ugbal Justice Rosemary Dugbo Oghoghorie of the Calabar Division of the Federal High Court has reserved November 24, 2022, to deliver judgment on a suit by the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and its Cross River guber candidate, Senator Sandy Onoh seeking the disqualification of the guber and deputy guber candidates of the All

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Nigerian Senate Confirms Alleged Card-Carrying Ruling APC Members Nominated By Buhari As Resident Electoral Commissioners

By SaharaReporters The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday confirmed the nomination of 19 Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Their confirmation comes despite reservations from individuals and groups through petitions and complaints that some of the nominees are card-carrying members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). At least two of

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INEC REC Meets Political Parties In Cross River, Sue For Support In PVC Collection

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Cross River, Dr. Alalibo Johnson has tasked political parties in the State to mobilize those who are yet to get their Permanent Voter’s Cards, PVCs to do so. Dr. Johnson, who resumed in August for a second stint as

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2023: INEC Absent As Court Fixes October 28 For Judgment On Otanya Odey’s Suit Over Regina Anyogo’s Candidacy

By Jonathan Ugbal Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Calabar division of the Federal High Court has fixed October 28, 2022, for her judgment on a suit seeking, among other reliefs, the nullification of the candidacy of Honorable Regina Anyogo as the flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the 2023 general elections for

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2023: Owan-Enoh, Otu To Know Fate On APC Guber Candidacy October 24th

By Jonathan Ugbal A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar and presided over by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu has fixed October 24, 2022, for the judgment on a suit seeking to disqualify Senator Bassey Otu as the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 general elections. The date was fixed following the

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How Extortion By INEC Officials, Insecurity Mar Voters’ Registration In Niger Villages

Marred by insecurity and extorted by INEC officials, communities in Niger State faced double jeopardy: pay ransom to kidnappers and bribe INEC officials to get PVCs. WikkiTimes’ YAKUBU MOHAMMED documented the travails of residents of some communities in the insurgents’ ravaged Niger State where some officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission were found to

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2023: INEC Debunk Manual Collation Of Results, Says Electronic Transmission Has Come To Stay

By Patrick Obia The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has debunked reports the Commission will collate the 2023 general election manually. National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Barrister Festus Okoye in a press release on Sunday said he was misinterpreted in an interview he granted. INEC noted that collation and transmission of

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