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By Rasaq Adebayo There was jubilation across the country especially in Oyo, Lagos, Ogun, Kwara and other states as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu winner of the 2023 presidential election. Chairman of the electoral umpire, Prof Mahmud Yakubu declared Tinubu who polled 8,794,726…
By Rasaq Adebayo Voters at the polling unit 083, Igala Estate, Ejigbo LCDA were angry as they could not cast their votes as at 1:50pm. They claimed that though the INEC officials were on ground, they could not operate their machines, saying the do not have the password BVAS machine. Also, there is a report…
…Adebule frowns at INEC over late arrival …says INEC’s conduct short of voters’ expectations The officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) arrived some polling units late, making some voters returning to their homes. The All Progressives Congress (APC) Lagos West Senatorial Candidate, Dr Idiat Adebule urged the INEC to improve on the logistics…
As part of effort to fortify the security architecture during the general elections, the Nigerian Army has designated hotlines for people to report any security breach. The hotlines are released for each of the 36 states and the FCT. 1. ABIA STATE 08031113129 2. ADAMAWA STATE 08022750987 3. AKWA-IBOM STATE 07034470916 4. ANAMBRA STATE 07035891185…
By Rasaq Adebayo To ease the process of collecting the Permanent Voter’s Cards, no fewer than 243 collection centers have been creates across the 20 Local Government Areas in Lagos State. The centers listed below for individuals to identify the closest center to them. Agege LGA 1. Isale/Idimangoro—Anwar-Islam College, Oniwaya 2. Iloro/Onipetesi—St. Joseph Sec School,…
By Saheed Afolabi All plans have been concluded to host the maiden edition of EYP Town Hall programme, towards mobilising community engagement and involvement towards the 2023 elections. The civic enlightenment programme according to the Chairman of the Estate Youth Parliament, Mr Yusuf Adeyemi, is critical to the emergence of credible leadership via the active…
By Abolaji Adebayo Despite being empowered by law, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has not been able to prosecute any of the political aspirants violating the campaign rules. As political activities started to build up, some political parties and aspirants and their supporters have despised the commission going against its guidelines by flying campaigns…
…Chairmen to choose SLGs By Abolaji Adebayo The waiting game for the inauguration of councils’ cabinets in Lagos State may soon be over as there are indications that the list will be ratified by the state governor any time from now. Eight months after their swearing-in, none of the 57 Local Governments (LGs) and Local…
By Edith Igbokwe The rate at which people justle to register or request for new permanent voter’s card (PVC) declined by 97percent in the last three months, says the Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area office of the Independent National Electoral Commission. The officials of the Commission who spoke to ECHONEWS said the turn up for the…
By Edith Igbokwe The number of registered voters continues to rise at Oshodi-Isolo registration centre despite the rains and cost of getting to the Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area registration centre from Isolo and Ejigbo. Though the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has not announced a deadline for the registration, the number of registered voters recorded…