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INEC Investigates Forged Election Results In Kogi State

 

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC says its senior officials deployed to Kogi State, North-Central Nigeria are currently investigating the reported incident of results sheets filled in some polling units before commencement of voting exercise in Saturday’s off-cycle Governorship polls.

Some polling units result sheets filled before commencement of voting in Kogi State

This follows an alarm raised by an election observer group, Yiaga Africa in respect of Polling Unit 004, Eni Ward in Ogori-Mangogo Local Government Area of the State.

The Commission says it views the situation seriously and will communicate its decision earnestly.

Source: AIT

Bayelsa Election: Gov. Diri Casts His Ballot

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Bayelsa Election: Gov. Diri Casts His Ballot

Governor Douye Diri casts his vote as Bayelsa election begins

Bayelsa state Governor, Senator Douye Diri has raised alarm over a security breach in Nembe council area of the state where he alleged that supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party are not being allowed to cast their votes by supporters of the main opposition party, the APC, as he called on the security agents to ensure the issue is resolved.

Governor Diri spoke shortly after casting his vote in polling unit 4, Kalama-owie in Sampou community in Kolokuma/Opokuma LGA where he commended the efforts of the electoral umpire for the early arrival of materials and successful accreditation and voting.

He described the election so far as seamless in Sampou, calling on the Independent National Electoral Commission to sustain the tempo across the state.

INEC officials and election materials arrived at units 3 and 4 in Kalamaowei, Sampou at 7:53 am while accreditation and voting commenced simultaneously at 8:30 am

There was also heavy security presence in the areas but farther from the polling boots to ensure a hitch-free exercise.

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INEC Official Kidnapped In Bayelsa, Boat Conveying Work force Overturns

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INEC Official Kidnapped In Bayelsa, Boat Conveying Work force Overturns

The authority was powerfully taken by his capturers on Friday while holding on to board a boat at the Amassoma Pier.

 

An official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been kidnapped in the Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.

The authority was powerfully taken by his capturers on Friday while holding on to board a boat at the Amassoma Pier.

"INEC likewise reports that its SPO (Regulating Surveying Official) relegated to Enrollment Region 06 (Ossioma) in Sagbama LGA was kidnapped while holding on to board a boat at Amassoma Pier. The security offices have been told," the commission said in a proclamation late Friday.

In the mean time, a boat shipping 12 commission authorities for the November 11, 2023 governorship political decision in the state likewise overturned on Friday with result sheets lost.

"We wish to affirm that a boat conveying political race faculty to Enrollment Region 17 (Koluama) in Southern Ijaw LGA upset," said a representative for the commission in the state, Wilfred Ifogah.

"Luckily, no life was lost as all political decision work force numbering 12 and the boat administrator were saved.

"We anyway lost our outcome sheets, power banks and liggage containing work force impacts of staff.

"The all out number of enrolled citizens in the impacted Enlistment Regions is 5,386 and the quantity of PVCs gathered is 5,311. INEC is putting forth attempts to guarantee the lead of races in the impacted region."

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Saudi Govt Pledges To Invest In Nigeria’s Refineries, Support CBN – FG

Nigeria has three refineries but none is operational. While the Dangote Refinery was commissioned earlier in the year, the facility is yet to commence operation. 

 

A file photo of the refinery in Kaduna, a state in north-west Nigeria.

 

The Saudi Arabian government has promised to invest in the revamping of Nigeria’s refineries, according to the Minister of Information and Communication Mohammed Idris. 

Nigeria has three refineries but none is operational. While the Dangote Refinery was commissioned earlier in the year, the facility is yet to commence operation.

But the minister said following a bilateral meeting between President Bola Tinubu and Saudi’s Crown Prince HRH Mohammed bin Salman, the government of the Arab nation “has pledged to invest in the revamp of Nigeria’s refineries, as well as provide financial support to sustain the government’s foreign exchange reforms”.

The Saudi authorities are pledging more investments in Nigeria

The duo met on the sidelines of the Saudi-Africa Summit in Riyadh, Mohammed said in a late Friday statement.

“To support the Central Bank’s ongoing reforms of Nigeria’s foreign exchange regime, the Saudi Government will make available a substantial deposit of foreign exchange to boost Nigeria’s forex liquidity,” he said.

“The Crown Prince hinted that the refinery investments in Nigeria will be led by the Saudi state-owned oil company, Saudi Aramco, with the revamp to be completed within a two- to three-year timeframe,” the statement added.

The minister quoted Prince bin Salman as commending Tinubu for the economic reforms undertaken since his assumption of office about six months ago.

He is expressing his support for these reforms, the minister added.

“In addition to these, Prince bin Salman also highlighted Agriculture and Renewable Energy as areas of investment interest for Saudi Arabia, in Nigeria, to help the country attain food and energy security, respectively,” the information minister said.

The Crown Prince also expressed appreciation to Nigeria for its active participation in and support for OPEC+.

During the meeting, President Tinubu and Crown Prince bin Salman also spoke on the need to strengthen security cooperation to mitigate terrorism, illegal migration, and other crises, not just in Nigeria, but across West Africa and the Sahel region.

Source: Channel Tv

Kogi: INEC Expects Deferral In Transfer Of Political decision Results

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Kogi: INEC Expects Deferral In Transfer Of Political decision Results

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC says it is expecting about three-hour delay in the upload of election results from polling units after voting in Saturday’s Governorship election in Kogi State, North-Central Nigeria.

State Resisdent Constituent Official, Gabriel Longpet spread the word about this while tending to newsmen in Lokoja on somewhat late exercises for the political race.

Longpet anyway proclaimed that the result of the Governorship surveys is completely in the possession of individuals of Kogi State as the Commission doesn't host a get-together or up-and-comer in the political race

On security concerns, the Resident Electoral Commissioner guaranteed that important organizations have made arrangement to give the required security to voters, political race authorities and materials during and after the activity

Again, Appeal Court Dismisses Suit Seeking Timipre Sylva’s Exclusion From Bayelsa Governorship Election

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Again, Appeal Court Dismisses Suit Seeking Timipre Sylva’s Exclusion From Bayelsa Governorship Election

The Abuja division of the Court of Appeal has finally cleared the coast for former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva to participate in the governorship election, less than 24 hours to the conduct of the polls in Bayelsa State.

The Appellate Court dismissed the suit seeking exclusion of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship candidate in the poll.

vernorship election, less than 24 hours to the conduct of the polls in Bayelsa State.

The Appellate Court dismissed the suit seeking exclusion of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship candidate in the poll.

While delivering judgment in an appeal instituted by one Isikima Johnson, against Sylva and two others, Justice Binta Zubar held that the suit was not only unjustifiable but brought in bad faith by the appellant against the respondents.

The Court agreed that the allegations of taking of oath of governorship office twice being held against Sylva cannot stand in the face of law because the first one had been invalidated by competent Courts.

Justice Zubar also dismissed the allegations against APC that its April 14, 2023 primary election which produced Sylva as flagbearer was done in contravention of provisions of the law.

Sylva had in his arguments presented evidence that showed that a five-man Electoral Committee on April 14 conducted the election in 106 Wards of the 8 Local Government Areas of Bayelsa and with 52062 votes, he came first, while the appellant came fourth with 584 votes.

The Court however held that with the evidence coupled with the monitoring report of INEC as a statutory body, the allegations by the Appellant that Sylva emerged without a primary election has no foundation.

Justice Zubar further held that the case of the appellant was statute barred having been instituted outside the 14 days allowed by law as a pre-election matter.

The Court of Appeal upheld the judgment of a Federal High Court in Abuja delivered by Justice Inyang Ekwo which on September 26 dismissed the suit for want of merit and substance.

SOURCE:  AIT

Operation Still Water 111: Nigerian Armed force Commits once again To Insurance Of Lives, Property

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 Operation Still Water 111: Nigerian Armed force Commits once again To Insurance Of Lives, Property

The Nigerian Army has reaffirmed it’s readiness to the protection of lives and property particularly during the coming Yuletide celebrations and beyond.

General officer commanding, second Divsion, Ibadan, Major General Bamidele Alabi revealed this during the banner off of activity actually water 111 in Igbeti, Orire nearby government area of Oyo state, where he noticed that the activity is to address pockets of security challenges particularly in the confined areas of Oyo state.