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Festus Okoye

October 14, 2021

AnambraDecides: We won’t dialogue with IPOB/ESN, says INEC

INEC spokesman Festus Okoye said it wouldn’t reach out to proscribed IPOB/ESN in its stakeholders engagement ahead of the Anambra elections.

Festus Okoye
October 14, 2021

AnambraDecides: INEC begins training, assures safety of electoral officers

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says it will commence the training of presiding officers and assistant presiding officers on October 19.

September 9, 2021

INEC lists Valentine Ozigbo as PDP candidate for Anambra

INEC said it was complying with court ruling to list Mr Ozigbo as the candidate of the PDP for the Anambra gubernatorial election.

Valentine Ozigbo, Festus Okoye
August 23, 2021

Voter Registration: Over 2 million Nigerians register on INEC’s portal

The age distribution showed that 1,877,552 were youths, 686,583 were middle aged, 284,389 were elderly, while 39,454 were old people.

Mahmood Yakubu
August 13, 2021

2023: INEC raises alarm over fake CVR registration portal

INEC said there’s a social media post in circulation, promoting a website for INEC voter registration different from the INEC CVR Portal.

Mahmood Yakubu
August 5, 2021

Voters Registration: INEC registers 120,600 Nigerians in 9 days

Of the 120,600 Nigerians who had completed their physical registration, 72,075 were male, while 48,525 were female.

Mahmood Yakubu
July 26, 2021

INEC online registration hits one million

INEC spokesman Festus Okoye, in a press statement on Monday, said the number of fresh registrants as of 7:00 a.m. on Monday rose to over 1 million.

INEC Photo (Credit: Punch Newspapers)
July 16, 2021

INEC shifts date for commencement of physical voters registration

The shift is due to holidays declared by the federal government, the commission said.

Festus Okoye
June 29, 2021

42,211 Nigerians already applied online for registration in 24 hours: INEC

The electoral commission opened an online continuous voters registration portal on Monday ahead of the 2023 general elections.

Prof. Yakub Mahmood
June 28, 2021

INEC begins online voters registration

INEC spokesman Fesus Okoye said no Nigerian would be disenfranchised during the registration process.

Voters registering