Tag: Festus Okoye
JUST IN: INEC suspends collation of governorship election results in Abia, Enugu
Consequently, Okoye added that the Commission hereby suspended the collation of results in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State…
JUST IN: INEC extends deadline for PVCs collection
Okoye also said the commission is investigating allegations of extortion by officials at some of the collection centres and inducement…
Arsonists set ablaze INEC’s office in Ebonyi, PVCs, ballot boxes destroyed
Festus Okoye, National Commissioner & Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, INEC, in a statement on Sunday , said the…
2023: We are preparing for possible run off elections – INEC
The INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, gave the hint at a meeting…
INEC drops hint, many voters registration to be cancelled
Festus Okoye, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, made the declaration in a statement issued on…
2023 Elections: INEC clarifies means of results transmission
According to Okoye, it would be beneficial if citizens “avail themselves of the provisions of the Electoral Act and the…
INEC breaks silence on trending video of buried PVCs
Okoye, who said that the attention of the commission has been drawn to the video, confirmed that INEC was not…
We didn’t extend voters registration deadline by 60 days – INEC
There have been rumours that the commission had bowed to pressure by extending voters registration deadline by 60 days.
INEC announces date for bye-elections in Akure, Jos North, Pankshin, Ogoja
By Emmanuel Oloniruha/Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the date for the conduct of six outstanding constituencies…
INEC says BVAS has come to stay
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said that the use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) for accreditation during…
INEC raises alarm over fake CVR registration portal
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has raised alarm over a fake online registration portal for Continuous Voter Registration (CVR).
Three INEC staff perish in ghastly accident in Borno
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced that it lost three staff in an accident on Sunday in Borno…
JUST IN: INEC announces new date for bye-elections in Lagos, others
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has fixed a date for the pending bye-elections in Lagos and 10 other states.
INEC reveals plans for outstanding by-elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would commence consultation with stakeholders by Nov. 10 to decide the new…
JUST IN: INEC postpones bye-elections indefinitely over #EndSARS protest
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has postponed the senatorial and federal constituencies bye-elections in the country indefinitely following violent…