Mr Ogbeh had previously served as deputy speaker of Benue House of Assembly after joining politics in 1979.
The former governor condemned what he described as impunity in the opposition party.
The rivalry between the duo has fractured the state’s ruling All Progressives Congress.
The INEC chairman pledged the commission’s determination to extend voting rights to inmates in correctional facilities.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced that 12 political parties will participate in the Anambra South senatorial bye-election scheduled for August 16.
The Independent National Electoral Commission says its continuous voter registration will be held in 811 centres across the 36 states and Abuja.
The PDP said it had reviewed the “anti-party activities of certain members of the party, particularly those endorsing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for re-election in 2027”.
Although the lawmaker commended the governments’ progress in controlling the Umuchima erosion menace, he said that bigger erosion challenges had emerged in other areas.
The Kaduna House of Assembly on Thursday confirmed Ahmed Maiyaki’s nomination by Governor Uba Sani as the new commissioner for information.
