Sentences with phrase «state electoral body»

NAN recalls that, fire on Saturday razed the two - storey building of Kaduna state electoral body, few weeks before the local government election in the state.

«It is obvious that the state electoral body could not conduct a credible poll.

When asked what should happen next having discredited the Kano State local government election, the INEC boss said the commission lacked the constitutional power to investigate any state electoral body since they are autonomous.

The coalition hinged their decision on the alleged violation of the Constitution and Electoral Act by the state electoral body in the process leading to the polls.

The state electoral body had also said it will announce results of the July 22 local council polls at ward collation centres.

Yakubu said there was a need for state electoral bodies to work closely with INEC to ensure that local government elections are free, fair and credible.

Not exact matches

The Electoral College is the body of 538 delegates representing the electoral points each State has.

«It is in a view to bring an end to all these tradition of electoral manipulation that, we of the SPN will continue to canvass for the democratisation of state and national electoral bodies whose members will comprise of the elected representatives of trade unions, youth and professional organisations, trade and artisan associations including the community associations like residents association.

The Senate threatened to suspend its plenary if the electoral body failed to meet the deadline, pointing out that the state had remained without representation in the national assembly for a long period.

He called on state governments to make their electoral bodies to work for the benefit of all.

The electoral regulatory body has established a five - member panel of eminent persons to look into the merit and demerit for a new voters» register, but LMVCA feels it is taking forever for the EC to state its official position.

19.10: These results below have not been confirmed by the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), the electoral body in charge of the election, and at such results here can change at any time.

The electoral body, however, stated that it could not take any action against Governor Bello as he still enjoys immunity by virtue of Section 308 of the 1999 Constitution.

While saying that Ibrahim and Eyitayo Jegede were not parties to the suit, the governor said the national electoral body initially took the right decision by making it clear that it was not state or zonal executives that were empowered by the Electoral Act to conduct elections.

Speaking at the hearing conducted by the Senate's Joint Committee on INEC; and Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Saraki stated that the National Assembly had powers to legislate over the electoral body and other agencies of government.

The lawyer dragged the governor, the state lawmakers, OSSIEC, All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and six other political parties to court calling for the immediate stoppage of the council's election and the sacking of all the electoral body members.

Yakubu said the electoral body will continue to work with the State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs) to ensure continuous improvements in the quality of all elections conducted in Nigeria.