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Emerging reports indicate that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed Saturday's governorship and state assembly elections to ...

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 Presidential Election Petition Court sitting at the Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Wednesday, granted the request of the Independent National Electoral ...

This is because if they are wiped out, it will affect the substance of the case”, Ikpeazu added. “We need the BVAS configured. “Each polling unit has its own particular BVAS machine which we need to configure for the forthcoming elections. INEC insisted that granting the request by Obi would affect its preparations for the impending governorship and houses of assembly elections. Dismissing objections by LP and Obi, the court held that the backup files on the server cannot be lost and that restraining INEC will affect the forthcoming governorship elections. According to the court, allowing the objections by Obi and his party, would amount to “tying the hands of the Respondent, INEC”.

The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting at the Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Wednesday, gave the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, ...

“We need the BVAS configured. The applicants, through their team of lawyers led by Dr. “We have already stated in our affidavit that no information in the BVAS will be lost as we will transfer all the data in the BVAS to our back-end server.

The court of appeal has refused the request of Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party to restrain the Independent National Electoral ...

The court of appeal has refused to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from reconfiguring the bimodal voter accreditation system ...

Our backend server preserves the data. The court also emphasised that it never granted Obi and LP permission to access the database of INEC as misconceived by the electoral body. Obi and Atiku Abubakar of the PDP, on Friday, secured leave of the court to have access to all the sensitive materials used by the INEC in the conduct of the election held on February 25.

The Court of Appeal, however, ordered INEC to upload the data on the BVAS machines to the back-end server and make certified true copies of the data to the ...

in company with the Labour Party national chairman, Julius Abure, and senator-elect, Victor Umeh. Good journalism costs a lot of money. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that INEC asked the court to vary the order to allow it to reconfigure the BVAS machines for the 11 March governorship and state houses of assembly elections. The INEC IT expert further noted that “the accreditation data on the BVAS devices cannot be tampered with and/or lost during upload to the accreditation backend server.” [Independent National Electoral Commission](https://twitter.com/inecnigeria) (INEC) to upload the data on the BVAS machines to the back-end server and make certified true copies of the data to the respondents. The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Wednesday, granted INEC permission to reconfigure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines used for the 25 February presidential and National Assembly elections across the country.

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.

Due to its inability to commence the reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System, BVAS, machines on time, the Independent National Electoral ...

The court granted the reliefs and with regards to the BVAS, said; “That leave is hereby granted to the applicants to carry out Digital Forensic Inspection of BVAS machines used for the conduct of the 25th February 2023 Election for the office of President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.” “An order granting leave to the applicants to carry out Digital Forensic Inspection of BVAS machines used for the conduct of the 25th February 2023 election for the Office of President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.” The Court of Appeal, yesterday, gave the commission the nod to reconfigure the BVAS used for the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly polls in readiness for the state elections.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections scheduled for Saturday, March 11, ...

“Political parties can apply for Certified True Copies of the backend data of the BVAS. “For instance, the BVAS can only be activated on the specific date and time of an election. This has been the practice for all elections, including the period when the Commission was using the Smart Card Readers.

Nigerians have condemned the posture of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the request by...

“It was obvious they were playing a script on that day, otherwise, how do you rush to announce election results that went against your rules? “I do not think the current INEC can maintain its independence, especially looking at the way top officials of the commission were appointed by politicians. In doing so, they seek to inspect the BVAS and other election documents The Mahmoud Yakubu-led INEC is a huge disappointment.” If they are honest people, they would have allowed the inspection to take place and postpone the governorship election, after all, the handing over isn’t taking place till May,” he added. It restrained INEC from tampering with the BVAS machines until due inspection was conducted and certified true copies of them were issued.

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 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.

The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to fix all bugs or glitches in the Bimodal Voter ...

“Stemming from these observations and in view of the impending governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections fixed for March 18, 2023, the NBA urges INEC to ensure that all bugs or glitches in the BVAS machines and other election technology are fixed and improved and that INEC staff (including collation and returning officers) with proven cases of misconduct in the February 25, 2023, election be excluded from the March 11, 2023, election. “These include the late arrival of INEC officials and ballot materials at the polling stations, malfunctioning BVAS machines, limited or non-transmission of the results from the polling units to the INEC Results Viewing Portal, IReV, insecurity at some polling units including violent attacks on voters and officials, voter intimidation, snatching and destruction of voting materials, significant cases of vote-buying and limited access facilities for persons living with disabilities. The Bar also asked INEC to exclude its collation and returning officers with proven cases of misconduct in the February 25 elections from the forthcoming polls.

March 18. Okoye said, the shift was to enable the electoral umpire back up the data and reconfigure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines ...

“Political parties can apply for Certified True Copies of the backend data of the BVAS. “For instance, the BVAS can only be activated on the specific date and time of an election. This has been the practice for all elections, including the period when the Commission was using the Smart Card Readers.

With barely 48 hours to the conduct of the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections, the Court of Appeal, yesterday, refused to restrain the ...

“We must not forget that the court ordered INEC to allow Obi and LP to inspect and carry out digital forensic examination of all the electoral materials used, as well as to avail them the CTCs of the result of the physical inspection of BVAS. MEANWHILE, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has urged INEC to fix all glitches in the BVAS machines before Saturday’s elections. INEC ought to have moved the governorship election by one week only from March 11 to 18, to allow the said inspection and certification to be concluded, so matters of details being tampered with won’t arise.” Also, the court ordered INEC to allow the President-elect, Tinubu, inspect electoral materials used for the conduct of the election. According to him, the court was trying to prevent INEC from finding an excuse to postpone the governorship election. In contrast, some complained the BVAS gave an “error” sign anytime they tried to upload. They argued that if the court does not grant the leave, the same vote manipulations would occur on March 11. According to sources, INEC management was last night holding a meeting, where it was considering either March 18 or March 25 for the elections. Nella Rabana (SAN), Paul Ogbole (SAN), Nuremi Jimoh (SAN), and Abdul Ibrahim (SAN). YESTERDAY, Atiku inaugurated a legal team to challenge the election. The court, in a unanimous decision, held that stopping the electoral body from reconfiguring BVAS would adversely affect Saturday’s elections. This is as INEC, last night, postponed the governorship and states Assembly elections slated for March 11 till March 18.

The Returning Officer for the Federal Constituency elections held, on February 25, professor Ibrahim Adamu Yakasai, Wednesday made the announcement saying the ...

He explained that the total number of PVC’s collected in the 13 polling units that were cancelled stood at 6,917 as against the over 4000 votes margin between APC and NNPP. He added, “the total number of votes domicile in the polling units that were cancelled have submerge the margin of votes difference cast in favour of the duo of APC and NNPP.” “INEC in compliance with the provisions of the Electoral Act has reviewed the results and the reviewed elections results stands as follows, APC 39,732, NNPP 34, 798, PDP 7,091 and there were cancellation of results in 13 polling units” he said.

Hukumar Zaɓe ta Najeriya INEC ta ɗage zaɓen gwamnoni da na 'yan majalisar dokokin jihohi da mako guda, wato zuwa 18 ga watan Maris. INEC ta tabbatar wa da ...

Hukumar Zaɓe ta Najeriya INEC ta ɗage zaɓen gwamnoni da na 'yan majalisar dokokin jihohi da mako guda, wato zuwa 18 ga watan Maris. Wannan na zuwa ne sa'o'i kaɗan bayan wata kotun ɗaukaka ƙara a Najeriya ta amince da buƙatar hukumar zaɓe ta ƙasar ta sake saita na’urar tantance masu zaɓe ta BVAS wadda aka yi amfani da ita a zaɓen shugaban ƙasar. INEC ta ɗage zaɓen gwamnoni da 'yan majalisun jihohi da mako ɗaya

By Ogochukwu Okoronkwo The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has postponed the Governorship and State Assembly elections from the 11th to 18 ...

This has been the practice for all elections.” It added that Political parties can apply for Certified True Copies of the backend data of the BVAS and the results on the BVAS will continue to be available on the IReV for interested parties to access. A statement signed by the INEC National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr.

Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja. The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has dismissed concerns that the technical downtime experienced with its Results ...

“While the former ICT Director is indeed a respected, brilliant employee who played his role satisfactorily, there are equally other staff members within the Commission that can effectively play his former role. “The truth is the glitches could still have occured even if the former ICT Director was still in charge. “The ICT Department is populated by a sizable number of brilliant Engineers and IT experts, who worked very hard as a team for several months to successfully actualize the Commission’s dream.

Afta one court decision ova di machines wey Nigeria electoral body, dey use count votes, di Independent National Electoral Commission postpone elections for ...

"Di result sheets dey central to di elections and dia integrity. Di risk of deploying young men and women and calling people to exercise dia democratic rights for situation wia dia security no fit dey guaranteed na responsibility,” Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman Attahiru Jega tell tori pipo. Di electoral act also give room say if e dey impossible to continue wit any election sake of threat to peace and security of electoral officials and materials, di Commission fit suspend di election and appoint anoda date for di continuation of di election or di process. If e dey impossible to conduct di election sake of natural disasters or oda emergencies, di Commission fit postpone di election and shall in respect of di area, or areas concerned, appoint anoda date for di holding of di postponed election, provided say dat reason for di postponement dey cogent and verifiable. Even though di chairman dat time, Attahiru Jega, tok say di commission don ready to conduct di elections as dem plan am, di National Council of State advise make dem postpone di exercise for six weeks sake of security reasons. According to wetin di commission tok, di move go allow more time for dem to reconfigure and deploy di so-called BVAS machines for di upcoming vote.

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to allow the use of Temporary Voter Cards in the ...

The judge further held that the plaintiffs are entitled to vote using their TVC in the forthcoming 2023 general election “having fulfilled all necessary legal requirements to register and having consequently been captured in INEC’s central database and manual, printed paper-based record or hard copy format”. omission be disenfranchised of the right and entitlement to vote in the 2023 general election. They asked for “a declaration that the plaintiff, having fulfilled all necessary legal requirements to register and having consequently been captured in its central database and manual, printed paper-based record or hard copy format of INEC’s maintained register of voters, the plaintiffs are entitled to vote using their TVC in the 2023 General Elections”.

Justice Egwuatu said that the order was made on the grounds that the plaintiffs were duly registered and captured in INEC's database.

Good journalism costs a lot of money. “An order compelling INEC to allow the plaintiff to vote using the TVC issued by INEC, the plaintiff having been duly captured in the national register of voter’s database. “A declaration that the plaintiff, having fulfilled all necessary legal requirements to register and having consequently been captured in its central database and manual, printed paper-based record or hard copy format of INEC’s maintained register of voters, the plaintiffs are entitled to vote using their TVC in the 2023 General Elections. “A declaration is made by this court that the plaintiffs, having fulfilled all necessary legal requirements to register and having consequently been captured in the defendant’s (INEC’s) central database and manual, printed paper-based record or hard copy format of the defendant’s maintained Register of Voters, the plaintiffs are entitled to vote using their Temporary Voter Cards in the forthcoming 2023 General Election,” the judge said. “Whether a person whose name appears in the electronic format in INEC’s central database and manual, printed paper-based record or hard copy format of the register of voters and has been assigned a Voter’s Identification Number (VIN), can be said to be entitled to be accredited to vote with his/her TVC in the general election to be conducted by the defendant. “An order is made compelling the defendant (INEC) to allow the plaintiffs to vote using their Temporary Voter Cards issued by the defendant, the plaintiffs having been duly captured in the National Register of Voter’s database.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Collation Agent in Kaduna, Mr Danjuma Sarki, has called on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security ...

“Our call on INEC is to ensure neutrality and remain unbiased, and not to allow themselves to be used. “Being the reason why they commenced distribution today with the hope that by tomorrow, all the LGAs should get their materials. For the late arrival of materials, I think they have heeded our advice.

says judgement anti-democratic. By Fortune Eromosele. Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, on Thursday faulted ...

Reacting in a statement obtained by Vanguard on Thursday, HURIWA’s Onwubiko said, “Our position is that the cases of Obi, Atiku are now damaged irreparably by the Court’s decision. Public demonstrations are permissible under the law and we recommend this. However, INEC filed an application to vary the orders of the court.

The plaintiffs, in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/180/2023, prayed the court to compel INEC which was cited as the sole defendant, to allow registered voters that ...

As well as, “Whether by the true construction and interpretation of section 10(2), 12(1) and 47 of the Electoral Act 2022; Section 77(2) and 132(5) of the 1999 constitution (as amended), the plaintiffs, bearing in mind that the BVAS Machine (Bimodal Voters Accreditation System) introduced by the defendant only needs the thumbprint and/or facial recognition to accredit a person whose name appears in its central database and manual, printed paper based record or hard copy format and has been assigned a Voter’s Identification Number (VIN); and as a consequence of the defendant’s inabilities, actions and omission, be disenfranchised of the right and entitlement to vote in the forthcoming 2023 General”. “Whether by the true construction and interpretation of section 10(2), 12(1) and 47 of the Electoral Act 2022; Section 77(2) and 132(5) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), and bearing in mind that the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) machine introduced by the defendant only needs the thumbprint and/or facial recognition to accredit a voter, a person whose name appears in the electronic format in the defendant’s central database and manual, printed paper based record or hard copy format of the Register of Voters and has been assigned a Voter’s Identification Number (VIN), can be said to be entitled to be accredited to vote with his/her Temporary Voter’s Card, in the forthcomlng General Electlon to be conducted by the defendant”. Specifically, the plaintiffs, had among other things, prayed the court to determine; “Whether by the true construction and interpretation of section 10(2) and 12(1) of Electoral Act 2022 and section 77(2) and 132(5) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), an eligible voter upon fulfilling all necessary requirements provided therein, is registered and whose name appears In the electronic format of the defendant’s central database and manual, printed paper based record or hard copy format of the Register of Voters and has assigned a Voter’s Identification Number (VIN), can be said to be entitled to a voter’s card for the purpose of voting In the forthcoming 2023 General Elections.

…says this INEC can no longer be trusted. John Alechenu, Abuja The Labour Party has said the recent conduct of the Independent National Electoral Commission ...

“I’ll be sincere with you, if INEC says they are going to Lagos, I will go and look for them in Sokoto. Our concern really stems from the fact that INEC these days is it to be trusted. Mahmood Yakubu-led INEC to deliver based on his repeated assurances that the commission would adhere strictly to its rules and the tamper proof BVAS technology.

Govindex Leadership, Empowerment and Development Foundation, a civil society organisation (CSO), has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission ...

“An order of the court mandating the defendant to compile names of the presiding Officers, whether ad hoc or permanent, who failed to upload or electronically transmit or transfer the election results of the polling units directly to the collation system as prescribed by the commission, that is the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) and send the said list to office of inspector-general of police for investigation and prosecution within 14 days of making the order or such time as the court may order.” “A declaration that having regards to the provisions of Section 60(6) of the Electoral Act, 2022, the Defendant is under obligation to compile names of the Presiding Officers, whether ad hoc or permanent, who failed to upload or electronically transmit or transfer the Election results of the polling units directly to the collation system as prescribed by the Commission, that is the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) or such other relevant technology and send the said list to office of Inspector-General of Police for investigation and prosecution. “A declaration that having regards to the provisions of the Section 160(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999(As Amended), Sections 60(5) & 148 of the Electoral Act, 2022, paragraph (Clauses) 38 (i), (ii) & (iii) of the INEC Regulations and Guidelines for the Conduct of Elections, 2022, the Defendant through her presiding officers are mandatorily required to electronically transmit, transfer or upload the scanned copy of Form EC8A result of the polling units directly to the collation system as prescribed by the Commission, that is, the usage of Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) or such other relevant technology to upload the result into the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) immediately and in real-time after completion of the polling units voting and Results procedures but before taking the results to the ward collation Centre from the polling units,” some of the reliefs sought by the organisation reads in part.

By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said it had not received the Certified True Copy, CTC, of the order of a ...

“A declaration is made by this court that the plaintiffs, having fulfilled all necessary legal requirements to register and having consequently been captured in the defendant’s (INEC) central database and manual, printed paper-based record or hard copy format of the defendant’s maintained Register of Voters, the plaintiffs are entitled to vote using their Temporary Voter Cards in the forthcoming 2023 General Election,” the judge said. “An order is made compelling the defendant (INEC) to allow the plaintiffs to vote using their Temporary Voter Cards issued by the defendant, the plaintiffs having been duly captured in the National Register of Voter’s database. The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday (today), ordered INEC to allow the use of Temporary Voter Cards, TVC, in the March 18 governorship and state houses of assembly elections.

By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said it had not received the Certified True Copy, CTC, of the judgment of a ...

Meanwhile, a source at the commission told Vanguard that the judgment goes contrary to the provisions of the Electoral Act 2033 (as amended), insisting that only voters with Permanent Voter’s Cards, PVCs, should be allowed to vote in the elections. Section 47(1) of the Electoral Act 2022 (as amended) provides that: “A person intending to vote in an election shall present himself with his voter’s card to a Presiding Officer for accreditation at the polling unit in the constituency in which his name is registered”. The court held that there was no portion of the law, both the 1999 Constitution and the Electoral Act (as amended) that states that it is only Permanent Voter’s Cards, PVCs, that could be used, but that the law under Section 47 provided for only a voter’s card.