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The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC said it has suffered no fewer than 41 violent attacks in the last two years.

INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu PHOTO: NAN The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it had recorded 41 deliberate attacks on its facilities across the country within the last two years. x INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this at the commission’s emergency meeting with security agencies under the auspices of the Inter-agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES). Yakubu said the attacks on the commission’s f...

Elections officials say Ohio boxes are secure Tony Dejak/AP Board of elections worker Sheila McNea drops a ballot into the ballot box outside the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections during Ohios primary voting, Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) and last updated 2021-05-27 07:16:53-04 COLUMBUS, Ohio — The following article was originally published in the Ohio Capital Journal and published on News5Cleveland.com under a content-sharing agreement. Ohio lawmakers are ...

Elections officials from throughout Ohio say they have not experienced any security issues related to ballot drop boxes. 

INEC CHAIRMAN, Professor Mahmood Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it had recorded 41 deliberate attacks on its facilities across the country within the last two years. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this at the commission’s emergency meeting with security agencies under the auspices of the Inter-agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES). Yakubu said the attacks on the commission’s facilities should now be treated as a national...

Views: Visits 4 By Omeiza Ajayi The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC said it has suffered no fewer than 41 violent attacks in the last two years. Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this Thursday in Abuja during the rescheduled emergency meeting of the Interagency Consultative Committee on Election Security ICCES held at the INEC headquarters. According to him, INEC will be creating 2,674 centres for the Continuous Voter Registration CVR, an ex...

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The PDP spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, repeated the partys accusation that the APC was sponsoring the attacks so as to frustrate the smooth conduct of the 2023 general elections. In response on Tuesday evening, APC spokesperson, John James Akpanudoedehe, said the accusation was senseless and reckless. He said the APC has no reason to destroy the democratic process that brought it to power, and pointed the finger for the attack...

The PDP spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, repeated the partys accusation that the APC is sponsoring the attacks to frustrate the smooth conduct of the 2023 general elections. He said APC leaders are hoping to damage the nations democracy because they have realised Nigerians will not choose them in the next general elections. Ologbondiyan noted that the failure of the APC-led Federal Government to protect INEC facilities proves its...

INEC Holding Emergency Meeting, Meets Security Chiefs Monday Over Recent Burning Of Offices The commission in a message to SaharaReporters on Wednesday stated that at the end of the critical meeting, a decision as to the next line of action will be taken. by SaharaReporters, New York May 19, 2021 The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that it is going to hold an Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security with the security chiefs to “specifically discuss the solut...