The Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Mr. Kayode Idowu, has cautioned politicians against early campaign to avoid overheating the polity. Idowu made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Lagos. He said INEC had issued timetable which clearly indicated the timeline for commencing campaign by political parties and candidates in the country. Continue reading INEC Cautions Politicians Against Early Campaign
Fayemi: LG Elections Will Hold in Ekiti This Year
Ekiti State Government has expressed its determination to conduct local government elections in the state later this year.
Governor Kayode Fayemi gave the hint during the inauguration of caretaker chairmen of the 16 local governments in the state in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday.
Plans by the Fayemi administration to conduct the local government election in 2012 were aborted by a law suit instituted against the State Independent electoral Commission (SIEC) by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Fayemi, however, told a cheery crowd of supporters at the Jibowu Hall, venue of the inauguration that the legal obstructions in the way of the conduct of the council poll were being resolved.
“Our administration is determined to hold local government elections before the end of 2014 by the grace of God,” the governor said, adding that his administration was committed to representative democracy at the local government level.
Urging the citizens of the state to be alive to their civil responsibilities especially as the governorship election takes place in the state by June, Governor Fayemi stressed the importance of the citizens’ participation in the various exercises outlined by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), notably the Distribution of Permanent Voters Card slated for March 7 and 9 and continuous voters registration between March 12 and 19), among others.
The governor, who noted that his administration placed much importance on the quality of personnel at the helm of affairs in the council areas, urged the new council chairmen to be close to the people whom they were appointed to serve.
“We have carefully chosen men and women of repute who have very good understanding of the goals of this administration and have the capacity to carry all stakeholders along towards achieving them,” he added.
He said that in furtherance of the administration’s engagement with the citizens, the administration was kick-starting the local government stakeholders’ forum aimed at consolidating the government’s feedback mechanism.
He urged new council chairmen to strive to perform creditably, reminding them of the need to ensure transparency, diligence and commitment to growth and development.
Source: http://sunnewsonline.com/new/politics/ekiti-ll-hold-lg-poll-year-fayemi/
David-West : Forget 2015 if INEC fails Ekiti, Osun
The hope that Nigeria will hold a successful transitional election next year will go up in smoke, unless the Attahiru Jega-led Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) gets its act right with the two governorship polls coming up in Osun and Ekiti states later this year. This is the submission of former Petroleum Resources Minister, Prof. Tam David-West, in an interview he granted The Sun on the state of the nation.
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Jonathan Says PDP Has The Best Ideology
The Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, at the welcome ceremony organized for the members of the All progressives Congress (APC) and the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Imo State that defected back into the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), stated and severally reiterated that the PDP remains the only political party with the best ideology.
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Jega Defends INEC’s 2015 Elections Timetable
As the events leading to Nigeria’s 2015 elections gradually unfold, the governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have criticised the election timetable recently released by INEC, stating that it was induced by the presidency.
In his response to this criticism, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, declared that the timetable announced by the commission was informed by rational and logical considerations, not sentimental or ulterior motivations.
INEC in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr. Kayode Idowu, stated that the commission was mindful of its own operations and in the interest of worldwide best practices has decided to conduct the national and state elections on different days: the national elections coming first.
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[INEC] Time Table And Schedule Of Activities For Governorship Election In Ekiti State, 2014
19th Feb., 2014 – Time Table And Schedule Of Activities For Governorship Election In Ekiti State, 2014
The tenure of office of the Governor of Ekiti State will expire on the 15th OCTOBER, 2014.
| STATE | EXPIRATION OF TERM | EARLIEST DATE FOR ELECTION | LATEST DATE FOR ELECTION |
| EKITI | 15th OCTOBER, 2014 | 18th MAY, 2014 | 15th SEPTEMBER, 2014 |
[INEC]Time Table And Schedule Of Activities For Governorship Election In Osun State, 2014
Time Table And Schedule Of Activities For Governorship Election In Osun State, 2014
The tenure of office of the Governor of Osun State will expire on the 25th day of November, 2014.
| STATE | EXPIRATION OF TERM | EARLIEST DATE FOR ELECTION | LATEST DATE FOR ELECTION |
| OSUN | 25th NOVEMBER, 2014 | 28th JUNE, 2014 | 26th OCTOBER, 2014 |
[INEC]Time Table And Schedule Of Activities For General Elections, 2015
19th Feb. 2014 – The tenure of office of the President, Vice President, Governor and Deputy Governors of all the States of the Federation except Anambra, Bayelsa, Kogi, Edo, Ondo, Ekiti and Osun States and the membership of the National and State Assemblies will expire on the 28th May 2015. Consequently the earliest date for elections into the offices shall be 29th December 2014 and the latest date for the elections shall be 28th day of April, 2015.
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APC Says It Hired Obama Political Consultants for 2015 Elections
Abuja – Nigeria’s main opposition party All Progressives Congress hired the U.S. political consultancy that helped Barack Obama win two elections to work for it in next year’s presidential vote, an official said.
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Voters Verification Platform for 2014 Ekiti & Osun + 2015 general elections Nigeria
Have you done voter’s registration and you need to verify that your name indeed is in the voters register?
Below is the steps
- Select your state of registration
- Enter your last name
- Enter your full VIN or the last 5 digits of your VIN.
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