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By Sharon Fatogun The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has commenced training of Supervisory Presiding Officers (SPOs) on Polling and Counting Procedures for the Osun governorship election scheduled for September 22, 2018. The Commission disclosed this in a statement issued by its Director of Publicity and Voter Education,…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that more than 8,000 members of the National Youth Service Corps serving in Osun State will be deployed as ad hoc staff in the conduct of the September 22 governorship poll holding in the state. The Resident Electoral Commissioners in the state, Mr…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed concern over vote-buying during elections in Nigeria. The two major parties – All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – in the Ekiti state gubernatorial election which held on Saturday induced voters with money. Mohammed Haruna, a national commissioner of…
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By Sharon Fatogun The Resident Electoral Commissioner Of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun State, Mr. Olusegun Agbaje has said Governorship candidates can only spend 200 million naira for election expenses. Agbaje made this known while fielding questions on Gold FM 95.5 Ilesha. Explaining the preparation of his…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has vowed to arrest and prosecute anybody caught inducing voters with money or any other materials during the coming governorship election in Osun State. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Osun State, Mr. Olusegun Agbaje, said this in Osogbo on Wednesday at a meeting held by the commission with…
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Against the build-up to September, 22; 2018 governorship poll in Osun, the newly deployed Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for the state, Mr Olusegun Agbaje, on Thursday assured that the election exercise would be free, fair and credible. He disclosed that no fewer than 411, 438 Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) remain…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the timetable for the September 22 governorship election in Osun State in line with the provision of the Electoral Act. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Olusegun Agbaje, who disclosed this, on Thursday, in Osogbo, said that 1,407,235 people registered in 2015 to…
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By NAN As the gubernatorial elections in Ekiti and Osun States draw nearer, the Accord Party in the southwest has said that its candidates would emerge winners of the two polls. Mr Dokun Babarinde, the National Vice Chairman of Accord Party in Southwest, made the declaration on Wednesday…
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By Eniola Akinkuotu – Punch The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday released the timetable and schedule of activities for both the Ekiti and Osun states’governorship elections. While July 14, 2018 was selected as the election day for Ekiti State, INEC fixed Osun’s election for September 22. However, the National…
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By NAN The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), has appealed to the Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola to support Local Government Autonomy. Mr Ibrahim Khaleel, NULGE President made the appeal at a news conference on Monday in Abuja. Khaleel said that this was imperative as the governor’s support…
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