Tag: #ElectionIntegrity
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NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE APPROVES PROF. JOASH OJO AMUPITAN AS NEW INEC CHAIRMAN
The National Council of State has given a unanimous nod to Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) from Kogi State as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). President Bola Ahmed Tinubu introduced Amupitan as the first nominee from North-Central Nigeria to fill the vacancy left by Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who served from…
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INEC STAFF PRAISE YAKUBU, DENY ‘FUNERAL SONG’ CLAIMS
Oyekanmi, former press secretary to ex-INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, says staff sang farewell praises not funeral songs as Yakubu left office. He slammed media reports, especially from Sahara Reporters, calling them false and defamatory. Staff openly admired Yakubu’s decade of reforms, promotions, and capacity-building at INEC. Yakubu bowed out to allow a smooth transition,…
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FORMER RIVERS GOV OMEHIA OPPOSES STATE POLICE, CALLS FOR ELECTORAL REFORMS
Warns state police could be abused by governors, proposes elected INEC leadership and fiscal federalism. Sir Celestine Omehia argues against state police in Nigeria, citing governors’ incompetence and risk of political misuse during elections. In his new book, he advocates for retaining INEC but making its leadership elected and constitutionally funded for true independence. Omehia…
