LG elections
29 Oct
Yiaga Africa has expressed concern over the growing trend of vote allocation, predictable outcomes, and the dominance of ruling parties during local government elections. The Executive Director, Samson Itodo, made this observation in Abuja during a reflection roundtable on local government elections in Nigeria. Itodo called for strict adherence to section 150 of the constitution…
26 Oct
Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has expressed satisfaction with the conduct of Local Government elections across the state, describing it as peaceful. The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that Yusuf spoke at the Kano Stste Independent Electoral Commission on Saturday shortly after casting his votes at Gwale Local Government Area (LGA). He…
19 Oct
Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, on Saturday commended the peaceful conduct of the local government elections across the 21 LGAs in the state. The Governor made this statement after casting his ballot in his hometown of Upogoro in Okene Local Government Area. Voting at Polling Unit 1, Upogoro/Odenku Ward, in Okene LGA, Governor…
18 Oct
A non-governmental organisation of the Catholic Diocese of Osogbo, Justice, Development & Peace Makers' Centre (JDPMC), Osogbo, has described the local government elections that have been conducted in some states in Nigeria since the Supreme Court judgement that authorised financial autonomy as a show of shame and mediocrity. The organisation stated that the polls were…
10 Oct
The Senate has condemned the local government elections conducted in several states, labelling them a serious breach of democratic principles
6 Oct
The Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC) chairman, Richard Tombowua, on Sunday, declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates for both chairmanship and councillorship positions won in the local government elections held on Saturday. While announcing the results at the BSIEC headquarters, Tombowua said the election across the state went smoothly, adding that it…
29 Sep
A High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has mandated the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) to utilise the 2023 voters’ register for the forthcoming local government elections in the state. The ruling, delivered by Justice I. Igwe of High Court Number 14, came in response to a case brought by the Action People's…
26 Sep
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, has vowed to defend its votes in the forthcoming local government elections scheduled for Oct. 24. Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas, the State Chairman of the party, disclosed this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday. Abbas said that the party would soon…
25 Sep
The Coalition of Nigerian Youth Leaders (CONYL) has said that the Supreme Court verdict on local government autonomy will be an exercise in futility if state governors are allowed to continue conducting elections in local governments. CNYL stated that state governors, as a way of circumventing the judgment of the apex court on local government…
21 Sep
The Saturday’s Local Government Elections in Imo commenced on a shaky footing with the late distribution of electoral materials but voter turnout has been impressive at the polling units visited. Some analysts had earlier predicted apathy and low voter turnout ahead of the polls. However, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondents monitoring the exercise…
21 Sep
The Local Government Election in Enugu on Saturday was marred by low turnout of voters and late arrival of voting materials at various polling units and wards. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondents who monitored the election in Enugu South Local Government Area, observed that there was low turnout in most wards, particularly in Igbariam…
5 Sep
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has urged Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to extend their scrutiny to activities of Political Parties and State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs). Yakubu wondered why the civil society appears unperturbed by the conduct of local government elections by the SIECs. The INEC boss made the…
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