Prof. Mahmood Yakubu
23 Mar
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said early mobilisation and deployment of security personnel for the Edo and Ondo governorship elections are critical to its success.
20 Mar
Ahead of party primaries for the Ondo State governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned political parties against conducting acrimonious primaries, saying that the conduct of parallel primaries and the emergence of multiple candidates has become a frequent occurrence.
16 Mar
The Coalition of about 300 Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria, (COCSON) have faulted the call for the removal of the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu.
5 Feb
The rerun/by-elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the weekend, as ordered by the courts in 80 local government councils across 26 states of the federation, raises concerns about how long it could take the country to organise a credible process that would reflect the will and desire of the electorate and devoid of violence.
31 Dec
Liberia's National Elections Commission (NEC), at the weekend, extended an honorary tribute to the Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu.
13 Dec
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has sworn in nine Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) that were recently appointed by President Bola Tinubu and cleared by the National Assembly.
24 Nov
The embattled National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Edozie Njoku, on Friday, asked the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to recognize him as National Chairman or head to jail for contempt. The national Chairman of the party, chief Edozie Njoku, disclosed this in Abuja, during a press…
15 Oct 2023
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed the report that it would adopt manual collation of results for the upcoming governorship elections in Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi states.
22 Aug 2023
Appeal by the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, urging political parties to keep the peace and eschew violence in the campaign for the November 11 off-season gubernatorial elections in Bayelsa, Kogi, and Imo states is timely. But it should be backed by a tougher stance, considering that political parties…
11 Aug 2023
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, took delivery of technology tools to enhance results management process, accuracy, and the commission's operational effectiveness.
27 Jul 2023
Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has explained why ballot riggers and other electoral offenders escape the long arms of the law.
12 Jul 2023
Inadequate number of personnel deployed by Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), which limits the number of polling units covered has been blamed for the controversy their 2023 general elections reports generated among Nigerians and international community.
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