By Ahmed Dorcas The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially set the dates for the governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun States for Saturday, June 20, 2026, and Saturday, August 8, 2026, respectively. The INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, made this announcement on Friday during the swearing-in ceremony of six newly appointed resident electoral commissioners…
Unknown gunmen have reportedly kidnapped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Supervising Presiding Officer (SPO) assigned to registration area 06 in Ossioma, Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State The INEC official, whose identity was not known, was abducted at Amassoma Community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state while waiting to board…
The INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, stated this during a stakeholders meeting in Yenagoa adding that zero would be recorded for any polling unit where violence occur and its officials will not return to such polling unit to conduct another election.
