The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday, reacted to the call by the Labour Party (LP)for the sack of its chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, saying it has no ground. It could be recalled that the LP in a press conference on Thursday, had called on international community to take “punitive action” against Yakubu and other…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday, closed its defence in the petition filed by the Labour Party and its candidate in February 25 presidential election, Peter Obi before the presidential election petition tribunal. The Informant247 gathered that at the court session, an information technology practitioner, Lawrence Bayode was led in evidence by Abubakar…
The presidential election petition tribunal’s proceedings was on Monday, stalled due to the absence of a witness. It could be recalled that the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, filed a petition challenging the victory of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election. It was gathered that the petitioners,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday, disclosed that it will conduct a review of the 2023 general election. According to Festus Okoye the INEC national commissioner and chairman, information and voter education committee, said the review will focus on all aspects of the electoral activities, before, during and after the elections. Okoye, who…
As the nation prepares for the May 29 inauguration, The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress, APC, have kicked against the request of the former Vice President and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in February 25 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar for…
A panel combining operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have summoned the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner, Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari. Yunusa-Ari was invited over his role in the April 15 supplementary elections in Adamawa State. The panel established by the Inspector General…
Hudu Yunusa Ari, the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Adamawa State, who is also a lawyer, has explained that he acted within the ambit of the law to avert impending danger of the delay in announcing the results, saying he realised that the results brought by the presiding officers from the 69 polling units,…
A civil society organization, CSO, the Partners for Electoral Reform has called on the Nigerian Police Force NPF to declare the embattled resident electoral commissioner, REC of Adamawa State, Barrister Hudu Yunusa-Ari wanted. The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC on April 15 declared the March 18 governorship election inconclusive over alleged electoral irregularities, and conducted…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has written the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to launch an investigation into the activities of the embattled Adamawa Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Hudu Yunusa Ari in the just concluded state’s supplementary governorship election. This was confirmed by the spokesperson of the police force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi. The spokesperson of the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has dismissed the claim that it rigged the Adamawa State governorship election in favour of the incumbent Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri. This came amid rumours that the electoral commission staff manipulated the March 18 governorship election in favour of the state governor. The INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said that President Muhammadu Buhari led federal government need no interfere with the affairs of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC. He said the electoral commission need not wait for the interference of the federal government before it could sanction any of its erring officer….
Some angry youths on Wednesday April 19, 2023 stormed the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Owerri, Imo State. The Informant247 learned that the demonstrators were from the Isu Local Government Area of Imo State. They angrily occupied the state’s headquarters of the electoral commission to register their dissatisfaction at the results declared…
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC on Wednesday April 19, 2023 issued a certificate of return to the Governor-elect of Kebbi State, Dr Nasiru Idris following his victory at the governorship poll. Idris said he would conclude all projects which the outgoing Governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu could not complete. He said he would give the…
The incumbent Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri of the People’s Democratic Party PDP has been declared the winner of the state governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). He defeated thirteen other guber candidates in the state to retain his position as Governor of the state. The Informant247 recalls that the REC,…
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba has removed the Adamawa State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Barde. The spokesperson of the police force Muyiwa Adejobi made this known while speaking to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday April 18, 2023. He said the police boss was dedicated to free and fair election and has…
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC on Tuesday April 18, 2023 held a meeting to discuss issues concerning the Adamawa governorship election. The electoral commission said it would write the Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Baba Usman to immediately investigate and possibly prosecute the Resident Electoral Commissioner REC for Adamawa State, Barr. Hudu Yunusa Ari. The Informant247…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reacted to the claim that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi, not the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu won the February 25 presidential election. The Informant247 recalls that the electoral commission had announced Tinubu the winner of the presidential…
Phrank Shaibu, a media aide to the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has blamed the electoral malpractice carried out by the Adamawa Resident Electoral Commission, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, on order from above. He said what the REC did can be likened to what the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral…
Barr. Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the Resident Electoral Commissioner REC in Adamawa state has been suspended from the office by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after he declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Aisha Dahiru Binani as Adamawa Governor-elect in Saturday’s supplementary election. The Informant247 reports that the Resident Electoral Commissioner of Adamawa, Prof…
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC (INEC) has debunked the purported declaration of All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Senator Aisha Dahiru, popularly known as Binani, as winner of the Adamawa gov’ship poll. The Informant247 earlier reported that the Resident Electoral Commissioner of Adamawa, Prof Hudu Yunus Ari, declared Binani as winner midway into the…
