Tag: INEC
Amupitan Pledges Collaboration With National Assembly For Credible, Fair Elections
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, has pledged to work closely with the National Assembly to deliver a credible, fair, and transparent electoral process for Nigeria. According to a statement by INEC on Monday, Prof. Amupitan made the commitment while addressing participants at the 56th Annual National Conference…
BREAKING: Tinubu Swears In Amupitan As New INEC Chair
Bola Tinubu has sworn in Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission. Amupitan took the oath of office at 1:50 pm at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Tinubu charged Amuputan to protect the integrity of Nigeria’s elections and electoral process as well as strengthen the…
Advertising INEC Chair’s Vacancy For People To Apply Will Justify Its Independence — Falana
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has said that a thorough process for the selection of the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will go a long way to make the body free from external control. Falana said that advertising the vacant positions of members of the electoral commission and resident electoral commissioners,…
Declare Diri’s Seat Vacant Over PDP Resignation, Kenneth Okonkwo Urges INEC
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress and Nollywood actor, Kenneth Okonkwo, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission to declare the seat of Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, vacant following his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party. Diri resigned from the PDP alongside members of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly on Wednesday,…
I Never Represented Tinubu At 2023 Presidential Election Petitions Court — Amupitan
The Chairman-designate of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Joash Amupitan, has denied the speculation that he was part of the legal team that represented Bola Tinubu at the 2023 Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC). Amupitan stated this on Thursday during his screening by the Senate. “You also talked about whether I was part of the…
INEC Chairman-Designate Amupitan Seeks Nigerian Elections Where ‘Loser Will Congratulate Winner’
The Chairman-designate of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Joash Amupitan, has pushed for electoral reforms, saying that Nigeria deserves elections where the loser will congratulate the winner. Amupitan, who stated this on Thursday during his screening by the Senate, shortly before his confirmation, said he would examine the Electoral Act to strengthen the credibility of…
Council Of State Approves Tinubu’s Nominee Amupitan As New INEC Chairman
The National Council of State has approved the nomination of Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Assistant to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday. He said that President Bola Tinubu presented Amupitan…
INEC Should Properly Vet All Candidates’ Certificates In 2027 Elections – Peter Obi
The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other relevant authorities to verify and authenticate the academic and professional certificates of all political candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement posted on X on Thursday, Obi stressed that the credibility…
INEC: Yakubu Disregarded Opposition Parties, CUPP Secretary Ameh Alleges
Peter Ameh, the National Secretary of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), has accused former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, of damaging Nigeria’s multi-party democracy during his 10-year tenure at the commission. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday, Ameh alleged Yakubu’s leadership was characterised by high-handedness,…
BREAKING: Yakubu Hands Over To Agbamuche As INEC Acting Chair
Professor Mahmood Yakubu has handed over to May Agbamuche as the Acting National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Agbamuche is the oldest serving National Commissioner in the electoral body. Professor Mahmood announced this on Tuesday at the ongoing meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners at the INEC headquarters in Abuja. READ ALSO: 2027:…
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