Sentences with phrase «inec is a party to»

We make this call against the backdrop of the fact that INEC is a party to the suit before the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court and is well aware of the steps taken by certain parties to the suit to frustrate the course of justice.»

Not exact matches

According to Yakubu, in his address read by Zakari, the INEC had been closely monitoring and following the activities of the parties, candidates and supporters pursuant to the mandate of the Commission.

In a statement personally signed by the presiding judge, Justice A. M. Liman, the court granted a restraining order on any member of the National Working Committee of the PDP who was removed from office by the Party's National Convention in Port Harcourt from receiving nominations and or submitting names to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as officers or candidates of the PDP in whatever capacity pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice brought by the Party.

In addition, INEC was restrained by the Court from according or continuing to accord any recognition to Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff, Professor Adewale Oladipo or any or all members of the National Working Committee of the PDP removed from office at the Party's National Convention in Port Harcourt, as officers or organs of the PDP pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.

This was just as the INEC stated that it is yet to decide who will fly the flag of the Peoples Democratic Party as the party's two main factions have submitted two nParty as the party's two main factions have submitted two nparty's two main factions have submitted two names.

As a leader of the party, I am going to follow the due process as laid down by our party and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

We are not a party to the suit which was between the Senator and INEC.

«In view of the lapse of time, I shall no longer be in a haste to take any further step in this matter so as not to aid any party, especially INEC in breaching the Constitution,» he said.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi in Abuja in reaction to allegation raised by by Peoples Democratic Party.

11.49: Party agents, INEC and Security agents agree to go on with election if sensitive material are still intact.

In a statement made available to newsmen by Simeon Nwakaudu, the governor's media aide, Dakuku Peterside, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were joined as respondents.

The Peoples Democratic Party apparatchik says, ``... we make provision for INEC, we make provision for security, we make provision for even agents of other political parties so that they will not raise any objection to whatever we are able to get.

The party said INEC must reassure the Kogi state citizens of it readiness to conduct a free, fair and credible poll in 2019, as the governor's action is making it to lose confidence.

The UN Representative also disclosed that the conference has been looking at a number of areas, such as the Policy and Legal Framework and the role of INEC and Political parties to facilitate women's participation in politics.

He explained that the committee discovered that the list sent to Abuja was tampered with and decided to use the list validated by INEC on the directive of the national Secretariat of the party.

The report noted that to make the election possible, voter education is imperative on the part of the political parties and INEC in order to avoid voter apathy and total boycott in the forthcoming governorship election in the state.

The Independent National Electoral commission (INEC) says the increasing number of registered political parties is not a challenge to it or the electoral process of the country.

Sensing that INEC was lukewarm in pursuing the appeals, the former Military Administrator of Lagos State, applied to be joined as an interested party.

Idris said that the parameters for registering a political party was determined by the Constitution, adding that INEC was making effort to ensure that the increasing number did not became a challenge in an election.

«To us as a party, the most egregious of the faux pas committed by INEC is asking the APC to lawfully nominate a candidate for the supplementary governorship election without a valid and legally cognizable primary election of the party conducted within the mandatory timeliness specified by the electoral acTo us as a party, the most egregious of the faux pas committed by INEC is asking the APC to lawfully nominate a candidate for the supplementary governorship election without a valid and legally cognizable primary election of the party conducted within the mandatory timeliness specified by the electoral acto lawfully nominate a candidate for the supplementary governorship election without a valid and legally cognizable primary election of the party conducted within the mandatory timeliness specified by the electoral act.

Meanwhile, reports suggest that Alhaji Yahaya Bello who came second in the APC primary contest, would today be handed the governorship ticket by his party and would have his name forwarded to INEC.

The Peoples Democratic Party PDP has reacted to the declaration of Yahaya Bello as Kogi State governor elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC insisting Idris Wada is the clear winner.

The party said it is a waste of time, scarce national resources and ridiculous shadow - chasing, the action of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC in declaring one Yahaya Bello, purported to be of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and who did not participate in the overall election, as Kogi state Governor - elect.

«We advised political parties to play by the rules, because we will ensure that we deliver free, fair and credible election, which is now a minimum benchmark for INEC in any election we conduct», he said.

Ekujumi said, «Just this morning of June 28th 2017, while listening to the News at 10 am on a national radio station, Raypower FM, the Osun State chapter Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was quoted as calling for the postponement of the Osun West Senatorial zone bye election scheduled for Saturday 8th July, 2017 on the allegations according to him that, some INEC officials are colluding with some members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) to disenfranchise voters.

The party went further, «The party is shocked that INEC, a supposedly independent electoral umpire could allow itself to succumb to the antics of the APC by following the unlawful directive of an obviously partisan AGF to substitute a candidate in the middle of the ballot process.

The party said it was at a loss as to which sections of these two relevant laws, INEC and the AGF relied on in arriving at the decision to substitute a dead candidate in an on - going election even after the timelines for such had elapsed under all the rules.

Peterside recalled that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the build - up to the 2015 general elections, accused the APC of cloning voter's cards and plotting to hack into INEC database, which eventually proved to be baseless.

Adding that party was the first to choose a date for its primaries and conveyed same to INEC, Orbih noted that the party would ensure that hitch - free and fair primaries is being conducted where the most popular aspirant would emerge as its flag bearer in the state.

It, therefore, comes as a surprise that INEC, which was a party to the matter, can not advise political parties on the right course to take but, instead, continues to encourage politicians to embark on illegal actions through active participation of its officials, who are sent to observe such illegal primaries, whereas the apex court in the land has ruled on such matter.

Senator Mark's counsel, Ken Ikonne and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) lawyer Johnson Usman as well as the People's Democratic Party (PDP) counsel, Chris Alechenu had told the Court that section 285 (5) of the 1999 constitution was clear on the fact the day of declaration of an election result should be included in the days allowed for the filing of a petition before a court, urging the appellate court to dismiss the appeal and award cost against the appellate.

Instead, it endorsed Chief Ozor Victor Oye who according to the party was elected through democratic process in a convention that was duly supervised by INEC.

The two parties also agreed that FOSIECON would be accredited to observe elections conducted by INEC in order to build the capacity of the SIECs in the management of elections.

The attention of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been drawn to publications in the media about statements allegedly made by the Chairman of one of the political parties that two lorry loads of sensitive materials meant for the 18 November Governorship election in Anambra State have been intercepted by the Police in an undisclosed hotel in Awka.

The EU - SDG is made up of five components, which include: support to INEC, the National Assembly, political parties, media and civil society organisations.

Of course, given the ever changing political structure and nature of political completion, given the societal change, given the changes in the electoral framework, a shift in party configuration all leads to the conclusion that INEC is absolutely vital for Nigeria's Democracy.»

Mr Abraham i advice you study the myriad of cases by the supreme court that the forwarding of a candidate's name to INEC by the party is an internal affair and that courts can not tell a party who their candidate should be.

The INEC must be given power to supervise, control and regulate campaign funds and other contribution funds to political parties.

The statement quoted the Electoral Officer for Mbaitoli Local Government Council, Mary Odilinye, as saying that INEC staff were redeployed to various party officers to monitor the exercise but that on reaching there, the different party offices were locked up.

Similarly, Chairman of KOWA Party in the state, Mr. Olanrewaju Atanlogun, urged INEC to tackle the inadequacy of polling units to ensure that no one was disenfranchised.

The Senate President also decried that some political aspirants and parties were already campaigning when INEC had yet to declare electioneering open.

He said while the INEC and security agencies monitored the party's primary elections that produced Jegede in Akure, Ibrahim decided to hold his in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital when there was no threat to peace in Akure.

The party further claimed that the»em ergency ad - hoc workers» who could not swear to the Oath of Neutrality required of them before been sent to the field are now being requested to complete the Form 17 and return to the INEC OFFICE Awka before close of work on Friday, December 6, 2013.

«In Oyi Local Government Area for instance, INEC officials were ready early enough that they had to wait for some party agents before distributing the sensitive materials.

«If INEC is blatantly intimidated into abdicating its basic function of monitoring and certifying the validity of party primary elections for the selection of candidates, and instead acquiesce by allowing the court to arbitrarily pick candidates without INEC - monitored primaries then our democracy is becoming gravely injured, needing urgent ambulatory care and political surgery.»

Ibe said the exercise was to ascertain the real political parties that had presence in the state, adding that the era had passed when INEC was hoodwinked about parties» presence, offices and general organisation.

«We want the National Assembly to amend the electoral laws so that local government elections will henceforth be organised by INEC (Independent National Electoral Commission of Nigeria),» a coalition of 16 parties said in a statement.

«It is most unfortunate that INEC and external forces are seeking to make Jimoh Ibrahim, who is not a member of our party and who did not participate in our primaries which INEC itself has admitted, the candidate of our party through the back door.»

However, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said that it is left to the Appeal Court to decide which faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, should be recognized.

«Unfortunately, the recent absurdity promoted by INEC in the case of double registration involving Governor Yahaya Bello has emboldened him to violate another electoral law with the recent political rally he organised in Okene purportedly to receive food is ready politicians from PDP to his party.