Sentences with phrase «supplementary election in the state»

The court held that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) could continue with the conduct of its supplementary election in the state slated for tomorrow owing to its submission that only the election petition tribunal had the jurisdiction to hear the cases before it.

Despite his suspension from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, by the Anambra State chapter of the party, the Director General of the Tony Nwoye campaign organisation, Prince Ossy Ezenwa has maintained that Nwoye would not participate in the Saturday supplementary election in the state.

Not exact matches

Palpable tension has engulfed parts of the state just as Saturday's supplementary election in Southern Ijaw and some polling units across Bayelsa beckons.

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In less than 48 hours to the supplementary poll scheduled to hold in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa state, The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bayelsa on Thursday said it had commenced distribution of sensitive election materials in the statIn less than 48 hours to the supplementary poll scheduled to hold in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa state, The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bayelsa on Thursday said it had commenced distribution of sensitive election materials in the statin Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa state, The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bayelsa on Thursday said it had commenced distribution of sensitive election materials in the statin Bayelsa on Thursday said it had commenced distribution of sensitive election materials in the statin the state.

As part of strategies designed to prevent electoral fraud and violence, thus ensuring a hitch - free governorship election in Bayelsa State, and supplementary election in Kogi State billed to take place on Saturday, December 5, 2015, the Inspector - General of Police, Solomon Arase, has ordered restriction of movements within the -LSB-...]

The force said the restriction was in furtherance of strategies designed to prevent electoral fraud and violence and ensure a hitch - free governorship election in Bayelsa State, and supplementary election in Kogi State scheduled for Saturday, December 5, 2015.

On Kogi State supplementary election, the IGP has also directed intra-city restriction of vehicular movement, in areas where supplementary election will be conducted from 6.00 am to 6.00 pm on Saturday.

As part of strategies designed to prevent electoral fraud and violence, thus ensuring a hitch - free governorship election in Bayelsa State, and supplementary election in Kogi State billed to take place on Saturday, December 5, 2015, the Inspector - General of Police, Solomon Arase, has ordered restriction of movements within the boundaries of Bayelsa State with effect from 6.00 am to 6.00 pm on Saturday, 5th December, 2015.

Senate President Bukola Saraki, on Sunday, stated that perpetrators of violence during the supplementary election in Bayelsa State must be held accountable...

As part of strategies designed to prevent electoral fraud and violence, thus ensuring a hitch - free governorship election in Bayelsa State, and supplementary election in Kogi State billed to take place on Saturday, December 5, 2015, the Inspector - General...

It is unfortunate that in today's Nigeria, the authorities seem so prepared to waste so much public resources in conducting elections as was the case in the Kogi State supplementary election, which many consider unnecessary, but was conducted on the grounds of a so - called 91,000 voters, who were yet to vote, and who may not even have had the Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, whereas the total number of people who had PVCs was just 25,000, and APC was already leading by well over 41,000 votes.

The letter stated that even if the APC conceded that INEC is in in order to order for a supplementary election, «the votes already cast, counted and declared on Saturday, 25th November 2015, were votes for the joint constitutional ticket of Prince Abubakar Audu and our client.»

Protests have continued to greet the choice of Yahaya Belo as APC candidate for the Saturday's supplementary election in Kogi State.

Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission has announced the release of its employee who was kidnapped by suspected political thugs during Saturday's supplementary rerun election in Etche, Rivers State.

Bello, who hails from Agassa, Okene Local Government Area, was declared winner of the governorship election, following the outcome of the Dec. 5 supplementary poll in 91 polling units in the state.

The Peoples Democratic Party has won the supplementary rerun election held in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Despite protests at some quarters over this Saturday's Kogi supplementary election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has distributed sensitive materials for the election that will hold in 91 polling units in the state.