INEC sacks eight over Anambra register fraud – The Nation
January 20, 2010 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Barely three weeks to the Anambra State governorship poll, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed eight officials and suspended 11 for smuggling strange names into the voters’ register.
Osun: Court orders INEC to release voter register to AC – The Nation
December 18, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Justice Mohammed Liman of the Federal High Court, Lagos, has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to release the voter register for the Osun East Senatorial District and Osogbo Local Government to the Action Congress (AC).
Senate confirms Katsina-Alu CJ – The Nation
December 17, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
To ensure independence of the electoral body, Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) – designate, Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu, yesterday suggested that members of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) be appointed on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC).
Appeal Court orders Agbaso’s appeal back to trial court – The Guardian
December 17, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division yesterday refused the request of the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Martins Agbaso, for an order compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to announce the result of the election held in Imo on April 14, 2007. But the court upheld Agbaso’s appeal as meritorious and ordered the trial court, that is, the Federal High Court, Abuja Division to “expeditiously” entertain the substantive action on its merit.
Court stops Soludo as PDP candidate – The Nation
December 17, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
The governorship ambition of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Chukwuma Soludo suffered a setback yesterday.
The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, restrained him from parading himself as the standard-bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 6, next year governorship election in Anambra State.
Ondo PDP rejects Akoko by-election – The Nation
December 15, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Ten days after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted the by-election into the vacant seat of Akoko South-West/South-East Federal Constituency, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday rejected the result of the election.
Two results declared for pdp, Ekiti tribunal told – The Nation
December 15, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
A witness testifying for Governor Segun at the Ekiti State Election Petitions Tribunal yesterday admitted that two results were declared for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at one of the polling units in Orin/Ora Ward of Ido/Osi Local Government Area at the April 25 governorship rerun election.
Anambra: Appeal Court rules on Soludo’s objection ‘morrow – Daily Trust
December 15, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
The Court of Appeal, Abuja yesterday adjourned till tomorrow to decide whether to quash the appeal brought before it against the candidature of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo.
Jonathan blows hot – Yar’adua remains President – We will win elections 100 times – INEC can’t stop us in Anambra – Daily Trust
December 11, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Vice President Goodluck Jonathan abandoned his jovial public posture yesterday and went after critics of the Yar’adua regime and of the ruling Peoples Democratic party [PDP], saying his party will win presidential elections in Nigeria even if they are conducted 100 times.
Osun AC warns INEC, PDP on rerun election – The Nation
November 24, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
The Osun State chapter of the Action Congress (AC) has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to succumb to pressures from Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola and the PDP leadership in the state to separate the date of the rerun elections in Osogbo State Constituency and Osun East Senatorial District already scheduled for December 5.
