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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

…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.

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.

When the contortionist media went to town, they said: '2023 election that produced Tinubu as President-elect not perfect—Buhari's aide, Femi Adesina. What was ...

And he has given all the support necessary to the electoral body. Rather than resort to self help, which may lead to breakdown of law and order, and cause wanton loss of lives, it is good that the challengers of the February 25 polls have gone to court. The Commission has enough facilities in all the States of the Federation. The deployment of BVAS has gone a long way to sanitise voter accreditation as can be seen from the result of recent elections. An organization that has owned up to lapses, and is willing to correct them in the immediate and long term. “Arising from last week’s election, the Commission has received reports from our State offices as well as complaints and petitions from political parties and candidates. As we all know, the then Candidate Buhari approached the courts after disputed polls of 2003, 2007, and 2011. Centralising the process as was done in some States resulted in delayed deployment of personnel and materials and late commencement of polls. This cool and calm academic must, therefore, pull the chestnut out of the fire. And that gives cause to still maintain confidence in the electoral umpire. And it is quite manly to own up to it, as INEC has done, and resolve to do better. And that is why I still repose confidence in the INEC as led by its Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu.

A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by the Labour Party (LP) seeking to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)

The LP, through its lawyer, had, on Aug. 25, was gotten by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday. The copy of the judgment delivered by Justice Nwite on Jan.

Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja. The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has said it respects the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC to ...

Party Spokesman, Felix Morka in a statement on Thursday said while noting its reassurance that data from the Presidential and National Assembly elections will be properly backed up on its cloud facilities, INEC should “do everything within its power to preserve and protect the integrity of the extracted data from BVAS as it has committed to do before court”. The postponement of the polls followed the ruling by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on the reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System BVAS used for the presidential election. The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has said it respects the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC to postpone the Governorship and State House of Assembly elections from 11th March, 2023 to Saturday 18th March 2023, urging it to address all the hitches identified in the last elections.

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC said it will appeal the judgment of a federal high court mandating it to allow registered voters with ...

A source at the commission told Vanguard that the judgment goes contrary to the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022 (as amended), insisting that only voters with Permanent Voter 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 Independent National Electoral Commission INEC said it will appeal the judgment of a federal high court mandating it to allow registered voters with Temporary Voter Cards TVCs to participate in the March 18 Governorship and States Assembly Elections.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will appeal a court order asking it to allow two Nigerians to vote with their temporary voter ...

“The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been served a copy of the judgement delivered today by the Federal High Court, Abuja Division which ordered it to allow two Plaintiffs to vote with their Temporary Voter’s Card (TVC),” the statement reads. “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 judge held. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will appeal a court order asking it to allow two Nigerians to vote with their temporary voter cards (TVC).

The Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, in a statement on Thursday, expressed the intention of the commission to approach the ...

Justice Obiora Egwuatu had given the order allowing the use of the TVCs while delivering Judgement in a suit filed by two concerned Nigerians seeking the use of TVCs in the general elections in the absence of permanent voter cards (PVCs). “The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been served a copy of the judgement delivered today by the Federal High Court, Abuja Division which ordered it to allow two Plaintiffs to vote with their Temporary Voter’s Card (TVC),” the statement read. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said indicated plans to appeal a court judgement granting the request of two plaintiffs to use their temporary voter cards (TVCs).

The Labour Party (LP) has expressed displeasure with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the postponement of the governorship.

Our concern really stems from the fact that INEC these days is it to be trusted. Let’s see what stories they will come up with tomorrow. “All of these brings us to the point that even though INEC had assured us and the courts in their counter affidavits to say that the records in the BVAS will be saved in their backend server we have our doubts because this is not the first time INEC will be telling us that they have a server, they will upload to their server and so on and so forth.

The All Progressives Congress has announced that it will abide by the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission to postpone the governorship ...

Morka said, “While noting its reassurance that data from the presidential and National Assembly elections will be properly backed up on its cloud facilities, we urge INEC to do everything within its power to preserve and protect the integrity of the extracted data from BVAS as it has committed to do before court. A statement issued Thursday by the APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, however urged INEC to do everything within its power to preserve and protect the integrity of the extracted data from the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System as it had committed to do before court. The All Progressives Congress has announced that it will abide by the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission to postpone the governorship and State House of Assembly elections earlier slated for this Saturday to March 18.

The ruling All progressives Congress (APC) has called on the independent national electoral commission (INEC) to preserve and protect the integrity of the ...

“We are thankful for our renewed presidential mandate, and urge our supporters and indeed all Nigerians to double down on their support for our great Party, and its candidates in the upcoming Gubernatorial and State Assembly election.” It noted: “Even as Presidential Candidates and their political parties explore and exercise their constitutional liberty to challenge or defend the outcome of the Presidential and National Assembly elections, we must remind ourselves of the overriding duty that we bear to eschew conduct and action capable of undermining the peace of our country or imperil the capacity of INEC to conduct the upcoming Gubernatorial and State Assembly elections. Expressing support over the shift of the governorship and states Assemblies elections, the party insisted that its presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu won the poll in a free and fair manner.

The Labour Party, on Thursday, knocked the Independent National Electoral Commission, saying the electoral umpire deliberately came up with its idea of ...

“However, it is really, really curious that the Labour Party would express any desire to witness such an activity. So, if there is a risk of losing data, why is INEC not worried like the rest of us? But INEC keeps on changing the rule of engagement in order to cover their shady deals. Why can’t they allow the parties who had got a court order to get that information from BVAS so that they can be sure of their integrity? If there is going to be transparency, what INEC needs to do is to invite everybody with their technological experts to see what the commission intends to back up from the original source. “When you are going into an arrangement, it is always important to tell people about the rule of engagement and ensure you don’t change it.

•Order contravenes Electoral Act – INEC. By Ikechukwu Nnochiri & Omeiza Ajayi, ABUJA. The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, ...

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.

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday night said it would appeal the court judgment, which ordered that two Nigerians with Temporary ...

He said, “The Independent National Electoral Commission has been served a copy of the judgement delivered today by the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, which ordered it to allow two plantiffs to vote with their Temporary Voter Cards. “So, what the court is saying is that these two people who have fulfilled all necessary requirements can vote with their TVCs. “An order is made compelling the defendant 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 Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that it will appeal the judgement of the Federal High Court, Abuja, allowing one.

to vote in the 2023 governorship and state assembly elections with their temporary voter cards. “The Commission is taking immediate steps to appeal against the judgement of the trial court,” INEC tweeted. Election: INEC Disagrees With High Court, To Appeal Judgement Allowing Two Nigerians To Vote Without PVC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it respects the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to postpone the governorship and ...

“We are thankful for our renewed presidential mandate, and urge our supporters and indeed all Nigerians to double down on their support for our great party, and its candidates in the upcoming gubernatorial and state assembly election.” “Our candidate, now president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, emerged as the overwhelming choice of Nigerians in the presidential election which was free, fair and in substantial compliance with the electoral act and INEC guidelines for the 2023 general elections. “Even as presidential candidates and their political parties explore and exercise their constitutional liberty to challenge or defend the outcome of the presidential and national assembly elections, we must remind ourselves of the overriding duty that we bear to eschew conduct and action capable of undermining the peace of our country or imperil the capacity of INEC to conduct the upcoming gubernatorial and state assembly elections.