Andy Uba, Stella Oduah, others ask INEC not to withdraw their Certificates of Return

Stella Oduah

Nine National Assembly members from Anambra State, including Senators Andy Uba and Stella Oduah, have written the Independent National Electoral Commission, disputing reports that they were sacked by the Supreme Court on Friday.
Apart from Messrs. Uba (Anambra South) and Oduah lAnambra North) who are Senators, the other lawmakers believed to be affected are Lynda Ikpeazu, Anayo Nnebe, Tony Nwoye, Chris Azubogu, Chukwuka Onyema, Obinna Chidoka and Eucharia Azodo who are members of the House of Representatives.

INEC Commences CVR in FCT Ahead of March Elections

 

 

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday commenced a five-day Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) across the six Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

The CVR exercise will hold between Jan. 13 and Jan. 17 from 9 a.m. to 4 a.m. daily, ahead of the FCT Area Council elections scheduled for March 19.

A correspondent of The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who monitored the exercise reports that eligible voters came out in large numbers to register at the registration centres.

Mr Segun Adewole, a civil servant, who was at the Government Day Secondary School, Karu, a registration point under the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), commended the INEC officials for conducting the exercise in an orderly manner.

Appeal Court Adopts Briefs, Reserves Judgement

The Appeal Court sitting in Benin on Wednesday reserved ruling in the appeal challenging the judgment of the Delta State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal.

The tribunal had on October 26th upheld the declaration of Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of the April 11 election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Inconclusive Elections Show Polls Are Competitive – INEC Boss Replies Critics

Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof., on Tuesday in Abuja said that inconclusive elections being recorded were reflections of competitiveness of the polls.

Yakubu said this at the 11th edition of a public lecture of INEC’s Electoral Institute entitled “Between Refuge and Rights: Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and Inconclusive Electoral Process in Nigeria”.

He said that elections in the country were getting better with the development.