INEC releases full list of elected candidates in Zamfara
Starnews has obtained the full list of elected candidates in Zamfara state following the judgement of the Supreme Court as officially released by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Mr. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, made the announcement during a press conference in Abuja on Saturday. NAME OF ELECTED CANDIDATE, GENDER AND THEIR PARTY Governorship GOVERNOR: BELLO MOHAMMED MATAWALLE (MALE, PDP) DEPUTY GOVERNOR: MAHDI ALIYU GUSAU MALE: (MALE, PDP) Senatorial ZAMFARA NORTH: ALHAJI YA’U SAHAB (MALE, PDP) ZAMFARA CENTRAL: MOHAMMED HASSAN (MALE, PDP) ZAMFARA WEST:LAWALI HASSAN ANKA(MALE, PDP) House of Representatives UMAR SANI DAN-GALADIMA (MALE ,PDP ) BELLO HASSAN SHINKAFI (MALE ,PDP )
Court Stops INEC From Issuing Certificate Of Return To Okorocha
The Federal High Court sitting in Owerri has ordered that the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) should not issue a Certificate of Return to Rochas Okorocha as a senator-elect for Imo West. The court, in a suit filed by Hon. Jones Onyeriri, the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Senatorial candidate for Imo West, ordered that the status quo be maintained until the hearing and determination of the Motion on NoticeThe presiding judge, Justice E.F. Njemanze, adjourned the case till June 5 2019, for hearing. INEC had declined to issue Certificate of Return to Okorocha who was the senatorial candidate of the All Progressives
10 key things INEC boss said on Zamfara election
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu addressed the press on Saturday, 25th May, 2019 following the Supreme Court judgement on candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the 2019 general elections in zamfara state. Here are 10 key things Prof Yakubu said at the conference: The reason for addressing you today is to provide an update on the recent decision of the Supreme Court regarding the candidates fielded by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State for the 2019 general elections. It is important to provide a background to the legal process
INEC Releases Statement On Supreme Court Judgment On Zamfara Election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will announce its decision on Zamfara elective positions on Monday. Reacting to the supreme court ruling which sacked all candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the general election, Festus Okoye, INEC director of voter education and publicity, said the commission will meet on Saturday after an emergency meeting held Friday afternoon. The APC had been declared winner of the state governorship election as well as seven house of representatives seats, three senatorial positions and 24 house of assembly seats.
Atiku Demands Access To INEC Card Readers, Central Server To Prove He Won 2019 Election
The Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate in the February 23 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, have filed a fresh application for access to information contained in the smart card readers and “central server”, which it said the Independent National Electoral Commission used for the conduct of the disputed election. They filed the application before the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, where their petition challenging President Muhammadu Buhari and his All Progressives Congress’ victory at the poll is pending. The petitioners, through their lead counsel, Dr. Livy Uzoukwu (SAN), made the request in their application filed before the tribunal, despite INEC’s
INEC Currently Replacing All Its Servers To Conceal Rigging, Says PDP
He said the action further exposed the culpability of INEC in the manipulation of the 2019 presidential election. He said, “The PDP has been well briefed on how the INEC leadership and officials of the Buhari Presidency became jittery and resorted to the desperate measure, after they realised that the servers have information of Atiku Abubakar’s victory at the election. “Our party also has details of how the INEC leadership and the Presidency agents procured and detailed computer experts to the commission’s offices to switch the servers, mutilate vital information in the system and attempt to erase all trails of
Atiku’s Legal Team Storms INEC Office To Protest Commission’s Refusal To Produce Electoral Docs
The Legal Team of the Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the last concluded general election in Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday, Stormed the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its failure to produce some certified true copy of electoral documents used in the last election for the PDP and its Candidate despite court order. Silas Joseph, while addressing Journalists on behalf of the legal team, said the electoral umpire is not complying with court order to release needed electoral materials because the commission is trying to doctore the required documents. He said: “we
Tribunal:Atiku Presents Proof That Results From INEC Server Were Not Fabricated
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has presented evidences to the Presidential Election Tribunal that the results from the server of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) which allegedly revealed that he defeated President Muhammadu Buhari in the last presidential election were genuine and not fabricated. In his submission to the tribunal, the former vice president gave the “unique MAC address and Microsoft product ID of the INEC server” from where the results were obtained. According to the result declared by INEC from the 36 states and the FCT, Buhari polled 15,191,847, while Atiku came second
No results on server, Atiku’s figures are false – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission has distanced itself from the “server results” which the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, are laying claim to as the “true results” of the February 23 election. INEC said this in its reply to the petition filed before the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal by the PDP and Atiku to challenge the outcome of the February 23 election The commission, through its lead counsel, Yunus Usman (SAN), said the results of the poll were never transmitted or collated electronically. It added that it kept no such server where such electronically transmitted
BREAKING: INEC Declares Wike Winner of Rivers Governorship Election
Nyesom Wike has been declared by INEC as the winner of the Rivers Governorship Election. Wike who ran under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), polled 886,264 votes to win the polls. More details shortly. credit: Channels TV
