BVAS
22 Mar
In its recently released report, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) contends that the sum approved for it to conduct the 2023 General Election was insufficient.
5 Mar
Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has adjourned its hearing till Monday, March 14, 2024, following the Court of Appeal judgment that set aside its inspection order and expunged paragraphs ‘g’, ‘k’ and ‘n’ of the earlier ruling.
28 Jan
Whatever happens during the reruns and by-elections scheduled for February 3, 2024, could be a template for what is to be expected in subsequent off-season elections and ultimately the 2027 general election.
15 Jan
Extant literature is replete with fine-grained explanations of problems of electoral irregularities in developing countries and how it undermines
electoral integrity.
20 Dec
“As long as power-hungry and inordinately ambitious candidates have to pay humongous sums of between N10 million to N100 million for political parties’ nomination forms for senatorial, gubernatorial and presidential contests
16 Dec
Although, the 2023 general election has come and gone, the last is yet to be heard about the polls owing to ongoing court cases that arose from its conduct. One significant step that solidified people’s confidence in the election was the signing of 2022 Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law by former President Muhammadu Buhari on February 25, 2022.
11 Dec
“As long as power-hungry and inordinately ambitious candidates have to pay humongous sums of between N10 million to N100 million for political parties’ nomination forms for senatorial, gubernatorial and presidential contests, in a country that currently boasts of 133 million multi-dimensionally poor citizens
19 Nov
Despite most of the post-election assessments that unfairly scored the performance of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) low in the 2023 general elections, the electoral body made very visible improvement that led to the smooth transition programme.
17 Nov
……Says media didn’t do enough to point out security challenges INEC faced during poll Politicians pose biggest challenge to Nigeria’s electoral Dr Chima Mathew Amadi, a public commentator and human rights activist has said that most of the post-election assessment of the elections has unfairly been narrowed down to the deployment of the Bimodal Verification…
16 Nov
Coalition of the INEC accredited observer groups in the just concluded off-cycle election in Bayelsa State, have urged security agencies to be proactive and prevent electoral violence, harassment of INEC officials and voters, and hijack of electoral materials, among others.
10 Nov
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has said there are intelligence reports of plans by desperate politicians to cause violence with hoodlums wearing military uniform.
6 Nov
These are words on marble, coming from the highest court of the land. They simply summarise the failure of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during the 2023 general election and they remain indelible marks on the record and history of the electoral umpire.
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