2015 Election Postponement: Nigerians React

Fire incident: No 2015 materials were affected – Prof. Jega 0
- Report Update
- March 18, 2015
The Independent National Electoral Commissions (INEC), has allayed fears and quelled rumours over the last Saturday’s fire incident which occurred at the Commission’s central store located at the The Electoral Institute, Central Area, Abuja. Commenting on the incident yesterday, the INEC Chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega, assured Nigerians that no materials to be used for the
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Cloned cards have no place in 2015 Elections – INEC Chairman 0
- Report Update
- March 18, 2015
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, has warned politicians and Nigerians intending to undermine the electoral process by presenting cloned cards for accreditation during the March 28th and April 11th elections that such will be efforts in futility. Professor Jega who answered questions on INEC’s preparedness for the polls at
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Resigning now will be disservice to the Nation – Prof Jega 0
- Report Update
- March 18, 2015
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, has amidst rumours of his possible removal and calls for his sack by certain groups, reassured Nigerians of his commitment towards delivering the best elections in the history of Nigeria so far. He gave the reassurance yesterday during a Town Hall meeting organised by
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Polls Must Be Free, Fair – Newspaper Owners 0
- Report Update
- March 18, 2015
The Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) has insisted that the forthcoming general elections must hold as rescheduled and must be free, fair and credible. The elections had been earlier fixed for February 14 and 28 but were rescheduled for March 28 and April 11, respectively. This position was contained in a communique issued at
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2015 Elections: IPC, NPC to present media monitoring report 0
- Press Release
- March 18, 2015
The International Press Centre (IPC) and the Nigeria Press Council (NPC) are set to release the report of the monitoring of the coverage of the 2015 elections by selected newspapers, online media and social media platforms in the month of February, 2015. According to Mr. Lanre Arogundade, Director, IPC, the monitoring exercise started in November
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INEC satisfied with use of smart card readers 0
- Press Release
- March 12, 2015
Following its demonstration of the Smart Card Readers (SCRs) in twelve states across six geopolitical zones of the country last Saturday, the Commission has said that it “was satisfied that the use of the SCRs in the 2015 general elections will add tremendous transparency and credibility to the accreditation process on Election Day.” In a
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