The strategy is working—at least for now.
South-South has 1,276,201 applicants, South-West 1,078,232, North-Central 864,873, North-West 832,402, and the North-East and South-East have 670,874 and 304,595 respectively.
INEC further stressed the need for observers to fully comply with the INEC COVID–19 Policy on Election and Accreditation of Observers.
In 2018, the National Assembly had approved INEC’s request to expend the sum of N189 billion for the 2019 elections.
INEC) says Nigeria having a new electoral framework ahead of the 2023 general elections depends on President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly.
INEC Chairman Yakubu Mahmood disclosed this to members of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation in Abuja.
Mr Yakubu said Nigeria’s current voter population was about 11 million more than the other 14 West African countries put together.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has blamed IPOB for the low turnout of voters in the November 6 governorship election declared inconclusive.
Michael Chibuzo, the national secretary of IPAN, said INEC should urgently distribute the PVCs to prospective voters.
INEC spokesman Festus Okoye said it wouldn’t reach out to proscribed IPOB/ESN in its stakeholders engagement ahead of the Anambra elections.
