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Mahmoud Yakubu

A man votes at a polling station during the Anambra State governorship election at Isuofia, southeast Nigeria, on November 6, 2021. - Voters in the restive southeastern Nigerian state of Anambra go to the polls on November 6, 2021, amid a massive police deployment, in a key test of electoral credibility ahead of a presidential race less than 18 months away. More than 30,000 police have been deployed to Anambra, the heart of a region where an outlawed separatist movement has been blamed for a string of attacks on police and election offices. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP)

749,065 voters to elect new Ekiti governor today

About 749, 065 residents of Ekiti State, representing 76 per cent of the total voters registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), will today decide who becomes the next governor.
2 years ago
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[FILE PHOTO] INEC chairman Prof Mahmoud Yakubu

2023: Between INEC and the distractions

Unfolding obstacles to the 2023 general elections in the country are worrisome to close watchers of political development; but the signals are neither new nor insurmountable as to constitute serious ....
2 years ago
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Electoral officials collect results at the state headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on March 10, 2019. - Nigeria's election authorities announced the suspension of activities in volatile opposition-held Rivers State on March 10 citing violence and threats to its staff, as tensions rise in the wake of closely-watched regional elections. Counting is continuing across the country after the March 9 elections for governors in 29 of Nigeria's 36 states, all state assemblies and administrative councils in the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja. Results are expected in the coming days. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP)

ADP backs electronic transmission of election results, direct primary

The Action Democratic Party (ADP) has expressed support for adoption of electronic transmission of results in the 2023 general elections.
3 years ago
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Mahmood Yakubu

2023: Imperatives of a strong INEC

Between 1999 to 2007 and again between 2015 and 2019, the experiences of Nigerians with democracy has defied the faith that it can bring about political transition and leadership turnover without violence
4 years ago
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APC candidate, Akeredolu (middle); PDP candidate, Jegede (second from right) and others at the singing of Peace Accord in Akure yesterday

INEC urges participants in Ondo guber election to respect peace accord

Ahead of the Ondo State governorship election coming up on Saturday, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, has called on all political parties and candidates to respect,
4 years ago
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