Tag: Prof Attahiru Jega
Why we changed Osun Commissioner – Jega
Chairman of INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has described as difficult and painful but realistic decision to send another Resident Electoral…
Osun Elections will be the best ever, Jega vows
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Basking in the success of recent Ekiti State polls, Professor Attahiru Jega, the Chairman of Independent National Electoral…
Ogboru Congratulates Fayose
The Democratic People’s Party, DPP, governorship candidate in the Delta 2011 governorship election, Olorogun Great Ovedje Ogboru has congratulated the…
Ekiti Election: INEC Must Deliver On A Clean Slate
Next Saturday, the people of Ekiti State will go to the polls to elect a governor. Among top candidates jostling…
INEC focused on 2015 elections, says Jega
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is positive and focused to deliver better elections in 2015, in spite of the…
80 % of Uwais-led Panel’s recommendations implemented – Jega
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has said that nearly 80 per cent of the recommendations…
Begin Campaigns, Get Sanctions, Jega Warns Politicians
Eromosele Ebhomele The Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, Monday read the riot act to…
INEC plans retreat for 2015 polls, seeks US assistance
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) plans to hold a retreat soon, to discuss how to ensure a free and…
Anambra 2013 Shame And INEC
By Joe Igbokwe On Monday November 4 2013 I wrote a piece titled Anambra 2013: What We Expect From INEC.…
APC tackles INEC again: Anambra election a parody
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is not relenting in driving home the message to the Independent National Electoral Commission, why…
Anambra Poll: APC takes case to Jega, demands annulment
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has formally petitioned INEC Chairman Attahiru Jega seeking the cancellation of the Nov. 16th Governorship…
Jega’s Farce And A Nation’s Tragedy
By Peter Claver Oparah The shambolic conduct of the governorship election in Anambra State has revved to the fore the…
INEC Warns Politicians Against Overheating Polity
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday warned politicians against overheating the polity ahead of the 2015 general elections.…
10 Reasons The Real APC Must Stand —Igbokwe
The Publicity Secretary of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Lagos State, Mr. Joe Igbokwe has outlined ten reasons why the…
Early Warning Signals To The Opposition
By Peter Claver Oparah The present altercation over the registration of the All Progressives Congress should alert the opposition in…
Disband INEC Now —Lagos ACN
The Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria has said that the present INEC leadership is corrupt, partisan…
INEC Drops 2 More Parties
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has de-registered two more political parties, bringing the total number of de-registered parties to…
Court orders fresh bye-election in Plateau state
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja A Nigerian Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday set aside, the 6 October, 2012…
INEC swears in three new RECs
The Chairman of INEC, Prof Attahiru Jega on Thursday in Abuja swore in three new state Resident Electoral Commissioners (REC).…
Jega Pledges Fair Election In Edo
INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has said the people of Edo State would witness a fair process in the conduct…
‘Jega, Jonathan Deserve Commendation’
Dr. Solomon Olukunmi Ajao, has commended the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega and his…
Nigeria Can Start e-voting
With the successful conduct of the National Assembly and Presidential elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, a member…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
ANPP To Boycott Presidential Election
Members of the All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP) in Kogi state have threatened to boycott Saturday’s presidential election if the…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Jega, RECs In Crucial Meeting
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, and the Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs, today continued…
INEC Must Not Fail Again
Barring unforeseen circumstances and poor coordination of logistics, the National Assembly election will take place across the 36 states of…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Beware Of Detractors, Politicians Tell Jega
Some politicians in the FCT have advised INEC Chairman Prof. Attahiru Jega to beware of some staff of the commission…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Learn From Your Experience, Mimiko Tells INEC
The Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to learn from its experience…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Cancellation Of Polls: Saboteurs Are At Work -Keyamo
Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Festus Keyamo described the cancellation of the National Assembly elections as “sad and disappointingâ€,…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Postponed Elections: NHRC Asks Jega To Resign
The National Human Rights Commission of Nigeria in a statement today asked Jega to resign, accusing him of incompetence and…
Poll: Jonathan’s Campaign Group Shocked
The PDP Presidential Campaign Council has expressed shock and consternation the circumstances leading to the postponement of the National Assembly…