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INEC To Conduct Bye Elections On February 22 825670622 173 According to a report by SaharaReporters, the country’s electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has stated that Saturday, 26th February 2022, will be for the conduct of bye-elections in certain federal Constituencies in the nation. The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye revealed this in a statement on Friday. Okoye said that the Commission agreed at the date after an amazing conference. The Federal Constituencies where the elections are expected to hold consist of; Akure North/Akure South Federal Constituency, Ondo State; Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency, Plateau State; Pankshin South State Constituency, Plateau State; Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency, Cross River State. Others were Akpabuyo State Constituency, Cross River State and Ngor-Okpala State Constituency, Imo State. On Ekiti East 1 State Constituency election, INEC stated it has actually dealt with to combine it with the Governorship election in Ekiti, which will hold on June 18, 2022. While restating its issue for the restoration of internal democracy in the political celebrations, INEC attracted parties that would produce candidates to guarantee that their standard-bearers emerge through Indirect and direct Primaries. The INEC official was, nevertheless, quiet on the agreement arrangement enshrined in the Constitution of a few of the dominant parties. “Political celebrations fielding candidates for the bye-elections need to adhere to the activities and timelines set out in the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the conduct of the bye-election and perform transparent and legitimate direct or indirect primaries in accordance with the determines of areas 85 and 87 of the Electoral Act 2010 [As amended] “Political parties must note that the aspirant with the highest variety of votes at the end of ballot will be declared the winner of the primary of the aspirant and the celebration’s name shall be forwarded to the Commission as the prospect of the party. “Political celebrations that present to the Commission the name of a candidate who does not satisfy the certifications stated in the Constitution and the Electoral Act will be guilty of an offense and on conviction will be responsible to a maximum fine of N500,000.00. The in-depth Timetable and Schedule of activities has actually been published on the Commission’s site and social media platforms,” the statement checked out.
The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, [...]

January 15, 2022
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INEC fixes date to perform all 6 pending by-elections in four States
The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC )has actually repaired the conduct [...]

January 15, 2022
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IGP decorates new DIGs, AIGs, CPs, others
The Inspector-General of Police(IGP ), Alkali Baba Usman, on Friday, [...]

January 26, 2022
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Emmanuel Onwubiko: 2023 Poll: Good, unsightly and bad
Nigeria is clearly on the match once again in search [...]

January 12, 2022
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Ossy Prestige’s death: INEC fixes March 27 for Aba North/South election
No fewer than 30 AK-47 rifles, 2 GPRP rifles, rocket [...]

February 25, 2021
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Voter Apathy: INEC blames political leaders
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has blamed the leadership [...]

February 24, 2021
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2023 elections: INEC to review, introduce new technologies
The Abia State University, ABSU, has released schedules for admission [...]

January 12, 2021
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INEC fixes new date for Magama/Rijau Constituency bye-election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed the re-run [...]

December 17, 2020
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INEC: Yakubu assumes office for second tenure
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, [...]

December 10, 2020
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Bye-election: Enugu PDP hails INEC, security agencies on transparent, peaceful exercise
The Enugu State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), [...]

December 8, 2020

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