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INEC, has insisted that attacks on the commission offices have created ample opportunity to prepare for a violence-free poll in Anambra.

 “For INEC, it won’t be a difficult thing to plan for the Anambra election. We have had similar incidents in the past, for example in Ondo State where some card readers were burnt, we were able to make amends and we conducted that election without any hitch,” Ogunmola said. He added that “As for Anambra, I can assure you that we will conduct that election without any problem.” Top officials INEC across the country had earlier gathered in Lagos to brainstorm on how to better conduct free, fair, and credible elections in Nigeria. The electoral body said it is working on a strategic...

Apart from the chairman of the commission, Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, there are 12 national commissioners that run the administration of the electoral umpire. Yakubu, whose first tenure ended on Monday, November 9, 2020, was re-appointed as the chairman of the commission for a record second term in office. However, five national commissioners whose tenure expired and are not eligible for re-appointment were Mrs Amina Bala Zakari (Jigawa, North West) who had acted as INEC chairman before Yakubu took over Professor Antonia Taiye Okoosi-Simbine (Kogi, North-Central); Alhaji Baba Shettima Arfo (Bo...

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By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, April 1, 2021 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged political parties and other stakeholders to provide unhindered access for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) to participate actively and effectively in political activities. Dr Adekunle Ogunmola, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Outreach and Partnership Committee (OPC), said this on Wednesday, at a “Virtual validation meeting on the Disability Inclusion Guide.” The commissioner said it was only when PWDs were given unhindered access that we could say equality was guaranteed in t...