By Adeyemi Adeleye The Chairman of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), retired Justice Bola Okikiola-Ighile , on Tuesday expressed satisfaction with voter participation in the councillorship by-elections across affected wards in the state. Okikiola-Ighile spoke with journalists after monitoring the elections in Ward F, Somolu LocalContinue Reading
By Reporters Some stakeholders in Anambra, Ebonyi and Enugu states say the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct by-elections in vacant legislative seats few months to 2027 elections is not a waste of resources. They equally described it as a constitutional necessity to ensureContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Mogbede An All Progressives Congress (APC) Chieftain, Alhaja Khairat Animashaun -Ajiboye, has said that the constitution should be followed by INEC in the replacement of the lawmakers whose seats have been declared vacant in the National Assembly. Animashaun -Ajiboye said this in an interviewContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang/Nefishetu Yakubu A former Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, has defended the conduct of by-elections in the country, describing it as constitutional matter that must not be ignored in spite of concerns over cost. Maku, a former Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State and Labour Party (LP)Continue Reading
By Naomi Sharang/Nefishetu Yakubu A former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Nasarawa State, Innocent Lagi, has defended the conduct of by-elections by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the country. He said that the cost of conducting the by-elections could not be placed above the constitutional rightContinue Reading
By Kingsley Okoye A don, Dr Lawrence Odeh, says the by-elections scheduled for June 20 by INEC to fill the five vacant National Assembly seats is a necessary and constitutional step toward upholding democratic representation. Odeh, of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Benson Idahosa University, Benin, Edo,Continue Reading
By Ikenna Osuoha An APC Chieftain, Mr Adebola Ogunleye says the conduct of by-elections by INEC to fill vacant National Assembly seats is necessary, irrespective of the timing and the cost of conducting them. Ogunleye said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) inContinue Reading
By Precious Akutamadu The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Henrietta Bulabari, has won the Khana 2 State House of Assembly Constituency bye-election in Rivers, polling 7,647 votes. The Returning Officer, Prof. Angela Briggs declared Bulabari the winner, saying, ‘’having satisfied theContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu has congratulated all the winners of Saturday’s by-elections in 16 constituencies across 12 states. This is contained in a statement issued by Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga on Sunday in Abuja. The President also commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) forContinue Reading
