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Electoral Act: Buhari, Osinbajo, Govs, Others May Not Vote At APC Primaries

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Unless President Muhammadu Buhari signs the fresh amendment to the Electoral Act into law by Sunday, himself, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, National Assembly members, governors, their deputies and other statutory delegates in the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), may not be able to vote in the forthcoming primaries, DECENCY GLOBAL NEWS can reveal authoritatively. Others who may be disenfranchised during the primaries, as applicable to all the 17 other political parties, include the National Working Committee members, state party chairmen and secretaries, local government chairmen, their deputies, councillors and party chairmen in the 774 local government areas. This is as the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), stressed that political parties were expected to submit their delegates’ lists not later than seven days to the

PDP, SANs Fault FCT Council Chairmen’s Tenure Extension

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The People's Democratic Party, (PDP), in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), and some senior lawyers have faulted the court judgment which extended the tenure of six area council chairmen and councillors in Abuja. The FCT Minister, Mohammad Bello, had on Thursday suspended the inauguration of the newly-elected chairmen and councillors, citing a court judgment. According to a statement he signed on Thursday, the minister said the court ordered that current chairmen and councillors should spend four years in office as stipulated by the Electoral Act, 2022 as against the three years prescribed under the Electoral Act, 2010. The statement read in part, “As you are all aware that in March 2019, we held area council elections in FCT and six council chairmen and

APC Changed Dates For Governorship, Other Primaries To Escape INEC’s Hammer

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Worried about likely nullification of its primaries by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday adjusted its timetable for its primaries. The adjustment was meant to keep to INEC guidelines for primaries and to avoid a repeat of Zamfara 2019 episode when APC lost the governorship seat to the opposition People's Democratic Party, (PDP). In line with its guidelines, INEC directed the parties to submit list of delegates for all elective offices to it seven days to the date of the primary. As at press time Wednesday, APC was getting ready its list of delegates which may have been submitted last night or will be submitted today . To meet up with INEC timeline of seven days, APC has

2023: FG’ll Profile Key Political Leaders To Enhance Stability – NSA

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Security agencies have been ordered by the Federal Government to monitor and profile key political actors ahead of the 2023 general elections, the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, said on Friday According to him, the Federal Government was concerned about the growing uncertainty heralding the conduct of party primaries for 2023 elections. The NSA, represented by Sanusi Galadima, stated this at a meeting of the Inter-agency Consultative Committee on Election Security in Abuja organised the Independent National Electoral Commission. During the event, INEC expressed concern over the security situation in the country and its impact on the electoral process. Monguno said, “This is in addition to the unabated spate of violence that threatened the upcoming off-cycle gubernatorial elections in Ekiti and Osun states, arising

Nomination Forms: EFCC Up Its Game, Writes INEC, Demands APC, PDP, Other Aspirants’ Bank Details

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has launched a discreet investigation into the finances of the 18 political parties in the country and their presidential aspirants. This followed the humongous fees paid for expression of interest and nomination forms by aspirants vying for various elective offices in the parties. The anti-graft agency has, therefore, asked the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), to furnish it with the bank accounts and other financial details of the political parties. It also asked the managing directors of Access Bank and Polaris Bank to provide the details of the 14 accounts operated by the All Progressives Congress, (APC), and the People's Democratic Party, (PDP), and another organisation believed to be connected to the opposition party. While the

25 Presidential Aspirants Including Tinubu, Osinbajo, Adesina To Slug It Out For APC Ticket

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Twenty-five of the 29 presidential aspirants that purchased the All Progressives Congress, (APC) expression of interest and nomination forms are now in the frame to face the party’s screening panel later today having submitted their completed forms at press time last night. The screening will last two days ahead of the primary slated for May 28. Those who beat the deadline on Friday include Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; President African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwunmi Adesina; immediate past Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu and Senate President Ahmad Lawan. But the same could not be said of former President Goodluck Jonathan and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele both of whom did not turn in the forms

INEC, Political Parties At Daggers Drawn As Electoral Body Says No To Adjustment Of 2023 Poll Timetable

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Despite the provisions of the 2022 Electoral Act, eighteen registered political parties under the auspices of the Inter-Party Advisory Council, (IPAC), have called for the adjustment of the timetable for the 2023 general elections. The electoral umpire, Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) published the timetable for the 2023 elections shortly after the 2022 Electoral Act was signed into law. But IPAC said after exhaustive examination of the timetable, it discovered that the schedule of activities were based on certain circumstances and developments that have hampered timely and strict compliance by the political parties to the timetable. It requested that the deadline for the conduct of party primaries be extended to August 4 as against the June 4 timeline stipulated by the Commission. IPAC National

BREAKING: To Rake In More Money From Aspirants, Political Parties Urge INEC To Alter 2023 Poll Timetable

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Political parties have urged the National Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), to alter the timetable for the 2023 elections to allow for robust participation. They particularly demanded that the deadline for the conduct of party primaries be extended by two months. INEC, in line with the new Electoral Act, fixed the deadline for the conduct of primaries by political parties for June 3. Details shortly...

2023: Emefiele Heads For Court To Seek Constitutional Interpretation As Anger Spreads Over Presidential Ambition

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The Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele’s alleged involvement in politics on Sunday attracted more strong condemnations, with senior lawyers and other eminent Nigerians calling for his immediate resignation. Senior lawyers and top politicians, who spoke separately to DECENCY GLOBAL NEWS, stated that Emefiele’s continuous stay as the CBN governor was dangerous to the economy. They said this as the Chairman of Ward 6 in the Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State,  Mr Nduka Erikpume, in a telephone chat with one of our correspondents on Sunday, said the CBN governor had registered as an APC member. When asked whether Emefiele had registered in the APC,  Erikpume said, “Yes, he has registered since February 2021. He is our member.” Amid widespread

INEC Chairman Denies Plan To Contest Presidency

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Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Yakubu Mahmood, has denied reports that he might contest the 2023 presidential election. The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria had on Saturday asked Nigerians not to be shocked should the Chairman of INEC purchases the N100 million Expression of Interest and Nomination forms after the forms were “bought” for the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. But reacting in a press statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Rotimi Yekanmi, on Sunday, the INEC boss noted that he was not interested in joining the presidential race, saying, “it will not happen”. The statement was titled, ‘Calls on the INEC chairman to join the 2023 presidential election’. The statement read, “Our attention has been

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