INEC Challenges Security Agencies on Tackling Vote Buying During Election

INEC Challenges Security Agencies on Tackling Vote Buying During Election 0
- News
- February 11, 2025
Ahead of the Anambra state off-cycle election in November 2025, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has engaged the security agencies on strategies to tackle the menace of vote buying at the primary and main elections. Professor Yakubu made this appeal while meeting with the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on
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Ondo Election: CTA Observes Vote Buying, Low Turnout, Violence During Poll 0
- News
- November 17, 2024
The Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA) has released preliminary reports on the Ondo state off-cycle governorship election, which took place on Saturday, November 16, 2024, focussing on the performance of the Independent National Electoral Commission and the roles of the electorates in the poll. In its report, signed by the centre’s Executive Director, Faith Nwadishi,
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Ondo Election: Peaceful Polls, Low Turnout, Rampant Vote Trading 0
- News
- November 16, 2024
The Ondo State governorship election kicked off early at several polling units on Saturday with INEC officials at their duty posts at 8:00 am. Accreditation of voters commenced early, and voting was in progress as early as 8:30 am in some units. Polling was orderly and peaceful in many units, but low turnout was recorded
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Ondo Election: Vote-Buying May Be Strong Factor in Shaping Final Outcome 0
- Analysis, News
- November 16, 2024
Bookmakers are projecting that the outcome of today’s governorship election may be influenced largely by the biggest spender. The leading candidates are believed to have mobilised and distributed huge sums of money to the 18 local government areas to influence where the votes could tilt. Despite this, the election is expected to be a close
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Ondo Election: Civil Society Situation Room Optimistic on A Peaceful Poll 0
- News
- November 15, 2024
Twenty-four hours before the Ondo governorship election, the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room with support from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office at the first pre-election press conference expressed optimism that the polls may be calm based on the existing situation on the ground. The Civil Society group said it has deployed over 1000
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Ondo Guber 2024: Intrigues, Horse-trading, Deceits, Uncertainties 0
- Analysis, News
- November 10, 2024
Six days before the Ondo State governorship election, the atmosphere may not be as heated as it was in the Edo election, but there has been intense intrigues, horse-trading, and deception leading to uncertainty about its outcome. Until the votes are counted and a winner declared, nobody could be able to say for sure that
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