The smart card reader mandatory in governorship and state houses of assembly elections, INEC saysBy Emmanuel Oloniruha The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said the smart card readers (SCRs) are mandatory in Saturday’s governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections. Mr. Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner, and Chairman, Information and Voter Education
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INEC: Non-use of card readers may lead to polls cancellation
Group urges INEC to address lapses ahead March 9 elections
Kimpact Development Initiatives (KDI), an NGO, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to address some of the lapses encountered during the Feb. 23 Presidential and National Assembly elections. Mr Bukola Idowu, the Executive Director, KDI, and Coordinator, Southwest Hub of Nigerian Election Violence Report (NEVR) made this known in an interview with the […]
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INEC dismisses corruption allegations in Zamfara
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Zamfara has advised aggrieved politicians to seek redress at the Elections Petitions Tribunal. The call was made by the commission’s Head of Voter Education and Publicity, Zamfara, Garba Galadima in a statement in Gusau on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that a coalition of nine […]
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Isoko electorate allege disenfranchisement by soldiers
More than 400 voters were disenfranchised at Ward 13 Unit 3 of Owhelogbo in Isoko North Council of Delta State by the army deployed to the area to maintain peace during the presidential and national assembly elections. Speaking to newsmen at the polling station, chairman Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Isoko North, Godwin Ogorugba, decried the […]
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Anambra PDP demands probe of INEC fire incident
THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded an independent probe to unravel the cause of the fire which burnt two containers of Smart Card Readers meant for 2019 general elections in Anambra. The state Chairman of PDP, Chief Ndubuisi Nwobu, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday […]
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INEC losses 4,695 Smart Card Readers to fire in Anambra
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that 4,695 Smart Card Readers were destroyed by fire that engulfed its Anambra State headquarters office on Tuesday. The commission disclosed this in a statement issued by Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee on Tuesday in Abuja. Okoye, however, said […]
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‘No e-voting, card readers compulsory for accreditation’ — the new electoral act adopted by reps
The house of representatives has proposed that smart card readers must be used for accreditation before elections are conducted in any polling unit. The proposal is contained in a bill
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Don’t outsmart the smart card readers , Ekiti obas warn INEC
The Ekiti State council of Obas on Monday warned and also appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against manipulating the July 14 governorship election, urging it “not to outsmart the smart card readers, so that the state can have a credible election that will be acceptable to all”.
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