Governorship election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is considering a postponement of the governorship and state assembly elections.

Tanimu Inuwa, counsel to the INEC, asked the court to vary the orders which gave permission to Obi and Atiku to inspect all the sensitive materials used in the conduct of the presidential election. It clarified that what was granted was an order giving Obi and LP permission to do electronic scanning and/or make photocopies of voter registration, and ballot papers used in the conduct of the election. Since the conclusion of the presidential and national assembly polls, the electoral body has been in court over the application seeking to extract data embedded in the bimodal voter accreditation system (BVAS) and inspect other election materials.

The Executive Director of Yiaga Africa, Samson Itodo, has said the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, should postpone the forthcoming.

INEC also needs time to reconfigure all the BVAS; three days is insufficient for the commission to configure the machine for the governorship election,” he said. Two options are available to INEC if you reconfigure the subject of that process to public scrutiny; Move the election by a week or two weeks. “We are already in a difficult situation, and to prevent further logistical issues during the governorship elections and to the extent that it will undermine the integrity of the process.

The election was scheduled to hold on Saturday, 11th March, two weeks after the presidential election.

Both the PDP and LP have rejected the election which INEC declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Tinubu, as winner. Good journalism costs a lot of money. The Court of Appeal had granted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Labour Party (LP) and their respective candidates, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi’s request to inspect all sensitive materials used in the conduct of the recent presidential election.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has postponed the governorship and state assembly elections till March 18.

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25 which produced the governing APC’s Bola Tinubu as winner. INEC said the reconfiguration of the BVAS machines is a necessity for the governorship and State Assembly elections to hold. Nigeria’s electoral management body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced a shift in the date for the conduct of governorship and state assembly elections earlier slated to hold on Saturday, March 11, 2023.

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E dey authenticate voters wit di use of dia fingerprints or facials. Wednesday ruling according to Inec come "far too late for dem to conclude di reconfiguration" but dem reassure Nigerians say dem go back up di data from di presidential election before dem go begin di reconfiguration process. Inec say dem take di decision so dem fit commence di re-configuration of di Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines wey dem use for di February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections, to enable their use for di state elections.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has postponed the governorship and state assembly elections scheduled to hold on March 11 by one week.

The meeting commenced at 7pm on Wednesday. A state Resident Electoral Commissioner who spoke to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity also confirmed the decision. The elections will now hold on March 18, 2023.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is considering the postponement of this weekend's Governorship elections nationwide.

The commission was earlier restrained from tampering with the information embedded in the BVAS machines until the due inspection was conducted and Certified True Copies (CTC) issued to candidates who are challenging the outcome of the presidential election. Sources said the planned postponement is due to the Commission’s inability to promptly commence reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines utilized during the February 25 presidential election to enable their use in the state elections. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is considering the postponement of this weekend’s Governorship elections nationwide.

Campaigns will continue until midnight of Thursday 16 March 2023, which is 24 hours before the new date for the election. The Independent National Electoral ...

“Political parties can apply for Certified True Copies of the backend data of the BVAS. Consequently, it will continue to grant all litigants access to the materials they require to pursue their cases in court. By this decision, campaigns will continue until midnight of Thursday 16 March 2023 i.e.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed the postponement of the governorship election by a week.

“For instance, the BVAS can only be activated on the specific date and time of an election. 24 hours before the new date for the election. Confirming the postponement in a statement on Wednesday night, Barr.

Nigeria's election commission has postponed the West African nation's March 11 gubernatorial election, an official announced late Wednesday, ...

The electoral body said late Wednesday that it is not against the opposition raising legal challenges to the presidential election result. The two main opposition parties have said the glitches gave room for votes to be tampered with and that the electoral body did not follow its own rules and the country's own election laws in announcing a winner. Observer groups have criticized the election commission over technological problems that marred the presidential election.

The elections, scheduled to hold on Saturday, 11 March, two weeks after the presidential election, will now to hold on 18th March.

While the ruling of the Tribunal makes it possible for the Commission to commence the preparation of the BVAS for the Governorship and State Assembly elections, it has come far too late for the reconfiguration to be concluded. Political parties can apply for Certified True Copies of the backend data of the BVAS. Consequently, it will continue to grant all litigants access to the materials they require to pursue their cases in court. We thank Nigerians and friends of Nigeria for their understanding as we continue to deal with these difficult issues and navigate these challenging times. “We wish to reassure all political parties and candidates that the data from the Presidential and National Assembly elections will be backed up and available in INEC cloud facilities, including the INEC Results Viewing Portal (IReV). For instance, the BVAS can only be activated on the specific date and time of an election. However, we wish to reiterate that the Commission is not against litigants inspecting election materials. Good journalism costs a lot of money. Consequently, the Commission has taken the difficult but necessary decision to reschedule the Governorship and State Assembly elections which will now take place on Saturday 18th March 2023. Also, the results on the BVAS will continue to be available on the IReV for interested parties to access.” “However, we wish to reiterate that the Commission is not against litigants inspecting election materials. By this decision, campaigns will continue until midnight of Thursday 16th March 2023 i.e.