Tag: 2023 Elections

NYSC seeks more security for corps members during elections

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The National Youth Service Corps has commended Corps Members for their outstanding peances during the just concluded 2023 Presidential during thed just concluded 2023 Presidential and National Assembly elections.   The Director General, Brigadier General YD Ahmed stated this today during a meeting with all the NYSC State Coordinators in preparation to the forthcoming Gubernatorial and State House of Assembly elections.   He said the Corps Members that served as ad-hoc staff in the Presidential and National Assembly elections have written their names in gold in the anals of history…

WSCIJ, CJID to host Twitter spaces on Nigeria media, political leadership and women equity in 2023 elections

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Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) and Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) will discuss “Nigeria media, political leadership, and women equity” on Twitter spaces to mark the 2023 International Women’s Day (#IWD23) on Wednesday, 8 March 2023 from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm.   In line with this year’s IWD theme: #EmbraceEquity, the event will have stakeholders discuss how the media have engaged and reported Nigerian women’s participation in the 2023 elections across the sub-national and national levels. It will also suggest roadmaps on how the media…

2023 ELECTIONS: MESH presents report, congratulates Nigerians

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Education, Social and Health Mission (MESH)has joined relevant stakeholders to congratulate Nigerians for their determination, patience and resilience displayed during and after the Elections. Despite the long queues at some polling units,   According to MESH,Nigerian voters demonstrated commitment to participate in the process and a strong desire to ensure their votes count.   The National Coordinator, MESH Observers Group,Oladipupo Khadijah stated this while presenting report on 2023 General Elections     MESH said;”The elections leaves lessons to be learnt in strengthening our democratic processes as a country.   “MESH…

Seek legal redress, INEC advises aggrieved parties

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By Godwin Ebiboute Leloh   The Independent National Electoral Commission has advised aggrieved political parties to seek legal redress if not satisfied with the electoral process, adding that calls for the resignation of INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, by the parties is out of place.   It would be recalled that the national collation agents for the Peoples Democratic Party, Dino Melaye and Emeka Ihedioha on Monday walked out of the International Conference Centre in Abuja over alleged rigging.   Agents of some other parties, including those of the Social Democratic…

2023 ELECTIONS: NYSC exonerates brutalized Corps Member ,says it was a case of mistaken identity

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The NYSC Management has reacted to a story making the rounds on the social media with the caption”2023 ELECTIONS: ANGRY MOB BEATS CORPS MEMBER TO DEATH”   While reacting to the report through a statement signed by Eddy Megwa Director Press and Public Relations NYSC explained that a Corps Member deployed to LEA primary school, Lugbe as INEC ad-hoc staff was brutalised by angry mob on the suspicion that he was involved in the act of thumbprinting ballot papers in favour of one of the presidential aspirants.   The management…

Police arrest suspected agents planning to manipulate INEC results in Katsina

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No fewer than 15 suspected agents trying to manipulate the ongoing presidential election have been arrested by the Katsina State Police.   The Command’s spokesman, Gambo Isa said the suspects were arrested with several electronic gadgets, laptops, and tools.   Parading the suspects at the Command’s headquarters on Friday, Isa said investigation into the matter is ongoing.   He said: ”Police are conducting investigations and the outcome will be made clear to everybody.   “We don’t want to jump the gun. We invited experts and they are doing their work…

Large turnout, late arrival of voting materials recorded in FCT

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As early as Seven o’clock residents of Gwagwalada Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory trooped out in their numbers to cast their votes in the Presidential and National Assembly elections.   Daily Trust witnessed how residents old and young were moving to their polling units.   At the Ward 03 along University road in the area council where over 10 poling units are domiciled, voters could be seen in their numbers.   Also at the Gada Nasko Registration Area Centers (RAC) where some of the materials were kept over…

2023 Elections: NYSC DG again seeks adequate security for Corps Members

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The Director General, National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Yusha’u Dogara Ahmed has again canvassed for adequate security for all Corps Members that would serve as INEC Adhoc staff during the 2023 Presidential/National Assembly and Governorship/State House of Assembly elections.   He stated this on Friday during separate advocacy visits to the Commander, Operation Safe Haven Jos, Major General AB Ibrahim, the Plateau State Director, Department of State Services, Mr Albert Ogbole and the Commissioner of Police in Charge of elections in Plateau State, Mamman Dauda. In all the places…

2023 ELECTIONS: NHRC deploys over 800 Election Observers

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The National Human Rights Commission has deployed over 800 Election Observers to monitor the general conduct of the 2023 Elections with specific focus on the conduct of the security personnel.   The Executive Secretary made this disclosure on the eve of the commencement of the general elections saying the commitment of security personnel to discharge their statutory mandated effectively before, during, and after the elections will determine the peaceful outcome of the elections.   It could be recalled that in preparation for the general election, the Commission embarked on several…

2023 ELECTIONS: NHRC launches Human Rights Situation Room

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The Executive Secretary National Human Rights Commission, Chief Tony Ojukwu has on Friday launched a Human Rights Situation Room to address cases of human rights violations and other forms of electoral infractions that may occur before during, and after the 2023 general elections.   According to the human rights Commission’s Boss, the Human Rights Situation Room is a hub inside the Commission which will enable the Commission to monitor the conduct of elections across the 36 States of the Federation.   The Senior Advocate of Nigeria said the focused of…