The Independent National Electoral Commission has issued a public warning over a fake and unauthorised website circulating online, falsely claiming to be an “INEC Ad-hoc Staff Recruitment Portal 2026. In a statement on Tuesday, the Commission clarified that the website https://okripeti.org/Inec-ADhoc-Staff-Recruitment.html is NOT affiliated with INEC in any form and should be completely avoided. INEC […]
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says the forthcoming Anambra governorship election is a major test of integrity for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) under the leadership of Joash Amupitan. In a statement on Sunday, Atiku said the November 8 election presents an opportunity for the commission to prove that it has “turned a new page” […]
Professor Joash Amupitan (SAN), the Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman, has delivered a stern caution against electoral fraud, especially the practice of purchasing votes, while confirming the commission’s preparedness to oversee a transparent and credible governorship election in Anambra State scheduled for November 8. During Tuesday’s Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security session held in […]
The new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, has pledged to defend Nigeria’s electoral laws and uphold the Constitution. He said this while speaking to journalists shortly after his swearing-in by President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja. “As you are aware, I have just taken the oath of allegiance […]
The Chairman-designate of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Joash Amupitan, has denied the speculation that he was part of the legal team that represented President Bola Tinubu at the 2023 Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC). Amupitan stated this on Thursday during his screening by the Senate. “You also talked about whether I was part of […]
President Bola Tinubu has nominated Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission. The appointment, which was confirmed by the National Council of State on Thursday, follows the exit of Professor Mahmood Yakubu from the electoral body. According to a statement issued by Presidential […]
Professor Mahmood Yakubu has handed over to May Agbamuche as the Acting National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Agbamuche is the oldest serving National Commissioner in the electoral body. Professor Yakubu announced this on Tuesday at the ongoing meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners at the INEC headquarters in Abuja. He solicited the […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed suggestions that Nigerians have lost confidence in the country’s electoral system, describing such claims as baseless and unsupported by evidence. In recent weeks, civil society and religious groups have voiced concerns over what they perceive as growing voter apathy. However, INEC, in a statement issued on Sunday […]
A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, wants the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be stricter in regulating early campaigns, asking it to charge violators to court. Falana spoke on Sunday, describing campaigns ahead of the 2027 elections as abnormal. “The law cannot cover all situations. The lawmakers thought they were dealing with a civilized […]
The African Democratic Congress has refuted a report that the Independent National Electoral Commission has validated and released a list of the party’s state chairmen across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. In a statement released on Sunday by the party’s spokesperson, Bolaji Abdullahi, via his official X account, the ADC national leadership […]
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