INEC

Why elections are inconclusive – INEC chair

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, yesterday explained why many of the elections conducted since he came on board are inconclusive. According to him, it is because elections are getting better and votes are being made to count. He added that the do-or-die mentality of politicians has compounded the issue because elections are […]

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‘Election rerun will cost the country N10 billion,’ Says, Prof. Mahmud

THE order by the courts to rerun election will cost the country N10 billion, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof Mahmud Yakubu has said. The rerun which must be conducted between now and March 19. Yakubu, while presenting the commission’s 2016 budget before the House of Representatives’ Committee on Electoral Matters, said the N10 billion […]

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