AC carpets Mark, others over Iwu – The Nation
November 17, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
The Action Congress (AC) has said attempts by the Senate President, David Mark, to absolve the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Maurice Iwu, of blame over the 2007 elections, smacked of insincerity.
Soyinka, Tinubu at Oshiomhole’s anniversary: Iwu must go – The Nation
November 13, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments
The campaign for Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chair Prof Maurice Iwu’s removal intensified yesterday, with Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka and others insisting that he must go.
Speaking during the celebration of the first anniversary of Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole in office, they said there would be no free and fair election if Iwu is not removed.
Yar’Adua, Mark charge senators on electoral reform – The Guardian
November 11, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua yesterday urged the 2009 Senators’ Retreat in Enugu to be focused on the issue of getting Nigeria’s electoral system right.
The Senate President, David Mark, spoke in a similar vein, decrying calls for removal of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof, Maurice Iwu, as unnecessary as it would not solve the nation’s electoral problems.
AC urges Nigerians to resist Iwu’s second term bid – Daily Trust
September 8, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
The Action Congress (AC) yesterday asked Nigerians to resist the ongoing campaign by the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Maurice Iwu to secure a second term in office.
Crack in INEC over Iwu’s order on voter registers – The Nation
August 31, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
A crack occurred in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the weekend following an order by its Chairman, Prof. Maurice Iwu, that voter registers in Ekiti, Anambra Rivers and Lagos states be withdrawn to the headquarters in Abuja .
Iwu lists five challenges to 2011 elections – Daily Trust
August 27, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Maurice Iwu, yesterday listed five challenges that the nation must overcome if the 2011 general elections must be successful.
Speaking when he hosted senior journalists and when he received a delegation of senior executive course particiapants of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Abuja, Iwu listed the absence of internal democracy among the country’s political parties as one of the five major challenges ahead of the 2011 general elections.
