Yiaga Africa has identified a series of operational lapses and integrity concerns that marred the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections held on Saturday, February 21, by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a preliminary statement on the exercise, the civic organisation cited the late opening of polling units, redistribution of voters without …
Residents of the nation’s capital on Saturday trooped out to vote for chairmen and councillors in the six area councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), with security agencies deployed across polling units to ensure a peaceful exercise. According to live report by Channels Television Movement within parts of the territory was restricted as police …
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed claims that Nigerians have lost confidence in the nation’s electoral process, describing such assertions as a “myth” not backed by evidence. In a statement issued on Monday, the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, said recent figures from the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) …
