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Festus Okoye

July 20, 2023

INEC recognises Youth Party after Supreme Court judgment

The commission said the recognition of the Youth Party was in obedience to a Supreme Court judgment.

INEC Photo (Credit: Punch Newspapers)
June 30, 2023

PDP, Labour Party, others don’t need IReV to verify election results: INEC

“I find it slightly difficult to understand why they are relying on the results from the IREV.”

INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu and INEC
June 10, 2023

Tribunal admits Peter Obi’s video flash drive in evidence

The video clips are an interviews with INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu and Festus Okoye, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education.

Peter Obi and Datti Baba-Ahmed in court, with members of Labour Party
June 7, 2023

INEC releases final list of governorship candidates in Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi

INEC has released the final list of candidates for the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi.

INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Imo governor Hope Uzodimmma, Dino Melaye, and Timipre Sylva
May 12, 2023

Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa residents to check final list of guber candidates

INEC has urged Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi residents to scrutinise the final list of candidates for the November 11 governorship election and challenge any false claims.

INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu
April 17, 2023

INEC bars rogue Adamawa REC from office indefinitely

On Saturday, Mr Yunusa-Ari purportedly declared the Adamawa State governorship election winner while the results collation from some local government areas were yet to be concluded.

Hudu Yunisa-Ari
April 16, 2023

Guber Controversy: INEC demands adequate security for officers in Adamawa

Mr Okoye said that INEC would not condone any act of lawlessness or brigandage targeted at its officials or the process of the election in the state.

Festus Okoye
March 25, 2023

INEC to issue certificates of return to governors-elect, others from March 29

INEC stated that “the presentation will take place in INEC offices in each state of the federation,” from March 29 through March 31.

Mahmood Yakub