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• Says 542,576 Nigerians have completed online voter registration Chuks Okocha The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, yesterday expressed the determination of the commission to deepen democracy through the use of technology. He also put the number of Nigerians who have completed online voters’ pre-registration at 542,576. Yakubu, at a meeting yesterday in Abuja with the resident electoral commissioners, said: “I would like to reassure Nigerians that the commission will continue to spare no effort in deepening the use of technology to ...

• ACF, Ohanaeze, MBF, PANDEF, PDP, CSOs hail decision Nseobong Okon-Ekong in Lagos, Deji Elumoye, Chuks Okocha in Abuja, Chris Isiguzo in Enugu, John Shiklam in Kaduna and Seriki Adinoyi in Jos The Senate yesterday caved in to pressure from the public as it rejected the nomination of a presidential aide, Ms. Lauretta Onochie, as national commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Its decision drew plaudit from the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Middle Belt Forum (MBF), Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and civil so...

*Lawmakers divided over plenary voting method Chuks Okocha in Abuja As the Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) tables its report on the 2010 Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 tomorrow, All Progressives Congress (APC) senators are set to delegitimise future elections and undermine the nation’s democracy with their insistence on prohibiting electronic transmission of results, THISDAY has learnt. THISDAY had reported mounting concerns over what social critics called attempts by federal legislators to rig the 2023 general election ahead of time through the manip...

*ACF: We can’t dictate to parties *Northern elders rebuff zoning Adedayo Akinwale, Udora Orizu in Abuja, John Shiklam in Kaduna, Seriki Adinoyi in Jos and George Okoh in Makurdi The quest for southern presidency in 2023 gathered momentum yesterday as Benue State Governor, Mr. Samuel Ortom, the Middle Belt Forum (MBF); and the members of the House of Representatives from the 17 Southern states backed the demand by the Southern Governors’ Forum for the next president to come from the region. The lawmakers also backed the governors’ rejection of certain provisions of the Petroleum Industry...

PIB will be passed before end of May, Senate On …Adjourns Plenary till May 18 for Sallah By Henry Umoru THE Senate has assured that the controversial Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB 2020 will be passed before the end of this month. Lawan had assured that as Nigeria begins a new year, 2021, the controversial Petroleum Industry Bill 2020(SB) 510 will be passed by end of the first quarter of the year. Speaking on Thursday shortly after a closed-door session with the Security Chiefs, President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan said that before that date, “we expect that our committees will sti...