INEC Officials, Security agents, Observers Stranded As Hotel Scarcity Hit Kogi
Lokoja, the capital of Kogi State, is experiencing a surge in activities as the governorship poll approaches, with hotels in the area reportedly fully booked just 48 hours before the election. According to The Nation, visitors arriving in the city are facing challenges securing accommodation due to the forthcoming governorship election. The Confluence State is witnessing heavy traffic and increased movement around areas such as Galaga Junction, Kabba Junction, and Sabo Market. Several hotels in Lokoja have reportedly reached their full capacity as room reservations flood in from various sources. Government officials, political parties, Non-Governmental Organizations,
Electoral bill: INEC workers, security agents, others to take oath before poll duties
Permanent and ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, as well as security agents to be deployed for election duties, may be forced to take an oath of neutrality henceforth. This is being proposed in the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2020 that passed the second reading at the House of Representatives on Tuesday. Chairman of the Committee on Electoral and Political Party Matters, Aishatu Dukku, who sponsored the bill, noted that it was put together by the Senate, the House, INEC and the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN). Dukku also said the
INEC Shifts Blame On Security Agents Over Vote Buying
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said vote-buying has continued to thrive in Nigerian elections because security agents deployed to polling units have failed to be diligent in carrying out their duties. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Osun State, Mr Olusegun Agbaje, said this on Thursday while addressing journalists during his visit to the Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists in Osogbo. He said vote-buying and selling were some of the electoral offences frowned upon by the Electoral Act, saying despite that, the unlawful practice had continued because security agents had failed to make arrests and prosecute
