Vote buying: INEC proposes three-year jail term for offenders

Vote buying: INEC proposes three-year jail term for offenders

Posted on April 11, 2019 Authornewsheadline247

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has proposed a fine of N500,000 or three years imprisonment, or both, for persons convicted of vote-buying and selling in the country. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this in Abuja, yesterday, at the Ninth Forum of the Anti-Corruption Situation Room, organised by the Human and Environmental Development Agenda

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#NigeriaDecides: Election begins 8 a.m. on Saturday – INEC

#NigeriaDecides: Election begins 8 a.m. on Saturday – INEC

Posted on February 22, 2019 Authornewsheadline247

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Nigerians and the international community that it has concluded arrangements to commence elections by 8. a.m. on Saturday. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, gave the assurance on Friday in Abuja while addressing a press conference on the commission’s preparations for the presidential and National Assembly elections. Yakubu

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Election Duty: Corps members who do well will get automatic employment – INEC chairman

Election Duty: Corps members who do well will get automatic employment – INEC chairman

Posted on February 21, 2019 Authornewsheadline247

The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu has promised automatic employment for corps members who do well on election duty. The INEC chairman speaking at the daily briefing in Abuja on Wednesday said the commission will definitely reward excellence in the conduct of this year’s elections. Yakubu, responding to questions on

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APC senatorial candidate is INEC contractor, Says commission chairman Mahmood Yakubu

APC senatorial candidate is INEC contractor, Says commission chairman Mahmood Yakubu

Posted on February 17, 2019 Authornewsheadline247

Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the national chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Saturday revealed and admitted that a candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), for Niger East Senatorial District, Senator Mohammed Musa, was a registered contractor with the commission. The INEC chairman made the disclosure at a stakeholders’ meeting held at the

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INEC chairman explains reasons for postponement of general election

INEC chairman explains reasons for postponement of general election

Posted on February 16, 2019 Authornewsheadline247

The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu has said there were attempts to sabotage the commission during preparations for the elections. Yakubu said this in Abuja while explaining the reason for the postponement of the general election. The presidential and national assembly elections had been shifted by seven days, while the

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#NigeriaDecides: You will be bundled by ICC – Fani-Kayode tells Buhari over postponement of election

#NigeriaDecides: You will be bundled by ICC – Fani-Kayode tells Buhari over postponement of election

Posted on February 16, 2019 Authornewsheadline247

A former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has faulted the postponement of 2019 presidential and national assembly elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Saturday just hours to voting, announced the shift of the 2019 presidential and governorship election by a week. Mahmood attributed the postponement of

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Saraki holds emergency meeting with N’Assembly leaders

Saraki holds emergency meeting with N’Assembly leaders

Posted on August 7, 2018 Authornewsheadline247

Emerging reports indicate the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has called for an emergency meeting of the leadership of the two chambers of the National Assembly. According to a report monitored on Premium Times NG, the meeting, expected to have in attendance principal officers of the Senate and the House of Representatives, is scheduled

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