ABUJA—THE House of Representatives, yesterday, passed the N87.9 billion budget for the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. N74.6 billion of the amount will go for the preparation of a fresh voters’ register and N15 billion for the preparation of the 2011 elections. The drama that, however, trailed the process was whether the prospects of INEC [...]
The Senate has approved a supplementary budget of N87.7 billion for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)to aid the commission in organizing credible elections in 2011. The approval is N2 billion less than the N89.59 billion the electoral body had requested. Following a meeting of INEC officials and INEC committee members of both the House [...]
A stakeholders meeting organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bayelsa State yesterday was almost disrupted by thugs suspected to be members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the recognition given to the Assistant Secretary of the faction of the party led by Chief Fred Agbedi. The meeting, it was learnt was [...]
ABUJA—FRESH facts emerged, yesterday, that a prominent monarch who is also a religious authority, was leading other northern leaders against the widely speculated ambition of President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the 2011 Presidential polls. Vanguard gathered that the traditional ruler’s move was to convince key northerners to direct the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to upheld [...]
ABUJA—NATIONAL Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Attahiru Jega, yesterday, said what the commission needed to compile a credible Voters Register was N84 billion and not N74 billion as he earlier said. The amount, however, did not cover an additional N10 billion that the commission was seeking as hazard allowance for its staff [...]
There were indications on Monday that a major re-organisation in the Independent National Electoral Commission would start this week with at least seven resident and national commissioners going on terminal leave. Investigations by our correspondents showed that the new INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, as part of efforts to reposition the commission had been holding [...]
President Goodluck Jonathan, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja yesterday swore in the former Vice Chancellor of the Bayero University, Kano, Attahiru Jega as the new chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission alongside five other commissioners. The president also oversaw the swearing in of two new permanent secretaries and special advisers. Mr Jonathan, who advised [...]
ABUJA—ACTING President, yesterday, said the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commision, INEC, and many of its current commissioners would not conduct the 2011 elections in the country. Jonathan, who reaffirmed his strong desire to conduct a credible election that will meet the yearnings and aspiration of most Nigerians and the international community in 2011, [...]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday released names of 24 standard bearers of the political parties and their deputies cleared for the February 6, 2010 gubernatorial election in Anambra state. Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo’s name was, however, not on the list as he was not cleared due to court litigation. [...]
