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Supplementary elections set for April 15 — INEC

Supplementary elections will hold on April 15 — INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), disclosed that April 15th has been designated as the date for the completion of all pending supplementary elections.

Rotimi Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman of INEC made this know in a statement released on Monday 27th March. The election is said to cover all pending polls including governorship, National and State Assembly across the country. “Arising from its meeting held today, the Independent National Electoral Commission has decided that all outstanding Governorship, National and State Assembly supplementary elections will take place on Saturday 15th April 2023,” the commission said. Details to follow shortly …

Abroad-based Nigerian men rip their Nigerian passports apart over outcome of 2023 elections (Video)

Two abroad-based Nigerian men have torn their Nigerian passport after witnessing the poor conduct of the 2023 general elections.

In a video making the rounds online, the Nigerians, expressing their dissatisfaction with the process and outcome of the elections tore their passports in rage. One of the men showed off his booklet as he voiced how he was disappointed with how the election had panned out.

He noted that he won’t be associated with anything concerning Nigeria as he has renounced his citizenship with their motherland. The other man also noted similar view while also shredding his Nigerian passport into several pieces. Watch the video below:

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Funke Akindele breaks silence after losing elections; speaks on next move

Nollywood actress cum politician Funke Akindele has broken her silence after losing elections as she speaks on her next movie.

Funke Akindele lost the gubernatorial elections to incumbent Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to the results, PDP had 19, APC scored 77 while Labour Party polled 3 votes. After deleting everything related to politics on her page, Funke Akindele penned down a lengthy message on Instagram appreciating and speaking about her insightful experience on her journey to the Nigerian ballot. She wrote; “It has been an amazing and insightful experience on my journey to the ballot, and I must say, it was an absolute learning curve for me. A lot of things have been learned and unlearned. I sincerely do not regret taking this huge step of running for office. “I, therefore, want to thank the people of Lagos state for believing in me and supporting my decision to run for office. I saw every message of support online and offline, I heard of all the places where people supported me and challenged those who tried to discredit me. I remember every warm welcome during our campaign tour and the faith you all showed in me. The elections might not have panned out in the way we hoped, but it was an honorable run for us. We fought a good fight indeed as a matter of fact. “I also want to encourage all who mean well for the Nation and the state of Lagos not to give up. I understand that some of us are beginning to develop some sort of apathy toward the system, however, if we do not speak, we would never be heard. I’m glad that we could at least speak up. “Thank you once again, Lagos, for showing your daughter support. As I consider my next moves in life, I will continue prioritizing the good of the people and the integrity of my position as an advocate for the people. Eko oni baje!”

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“Elections is over, focus on your hustle” — Kiddwaya (Video)

Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Kiddwaya Terseer, is faced with backlash after urging Nigerians to focus on their hustle as elections wraps up.

The March 18th gubernatorial elections across the country comes to an end as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declare winners of the polls. Following the announcements, Kiddwaya took to the micro-blogging platform, Twitter to encourage the youths to move on with the results announced while applauding INEC. He further slammed Nigerians for having a superpower which is only to complain without taking actions. “Congratulations @inecnigeria on concluding a fantastic elections 😒. Its now time for everyone to refocus their energy/time on more important things. Yourself!!” he wrote while sharing the video. The reality star’s note, however, was met with mixed reactions as many condemned him for being a privilege upper class who supports the discrepancies in the elections result. Reactions Trailing Kiddwaya @Shawnifee: “Seems you woke up this Monday morning, and said to yourself “It’s a good day to get dragged” Man! This is 1 minute, 12 seconds of my life I can never recover. Why!” @AjeboDanny: “I’ll never forgive BBN.” @MosesMoses04Ojo: “Give out your phone to charity and remain phone less forever. You are definitely not alright to tweet opinion on things of national concern. Even if you want to be insensitive at least think about your people that are getting killed in Benue all the time.” @UncleAloyHenry: “I can’t believe this guy actually had one of the best Education some of us are all struggling and fighting to get in this Country. Honestly eh Mumu na mumu, even if your papa na Billionaire.” Watch the video below … Congratulations @inecnigeria on concluding a fantastic elections 😒. Its now time for everyone to refocus their energy/time on more important things. Yourself!! pic.twitter.com/LksG5vJ1Lr — Kiddwaya 🌓 (@RealKiddWaya) March 20, 2023

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2023 Elections: Most transparent and credible election ever held in Nigeria

Alhaji Lai Mohammed has described the 2023 elections as one of the most transparent and credible ever held in the country.

The Minister of Information and Culture, said this on Saturday in his hometown, Oro, near Ilorin Kwara while speaking with newsmen after casting his vote. The minister voted at about 9.45 a.m. at Polling Unit 006, Oro Ward 2 in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara. According to him, the introduction of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS was a game changer in tackling the issues of multiple accreditations, voting, and rigging. “With what I have observed both in the February 25 and today’s elections, there has been a remarkable improvement in the performance of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Without any doubt, the introduction of BVAS has been a game changer in the sense that with BVAS, you are able to get the actual number of people who are accredited. Also with BVAS, it is now not possible for you to vote twice because your biometrics and facial are captured.
That explained why though INEC said there were 84 million voters in Nigeria, the last election showed that only about 24 million people cast their votes,” he said.

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“Errors we had in previous elections will not reoccur” — INEC assures ahead of Saturday’s polls

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, stated its commitment to preventing the recurrence of the errors that happened during the February 25 polls in the upcoming governorship elections on Saturday throughout the country.

During an interview with Arise TV on Friday, Festus Okoye, the Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee at INEC, assured that the voting materials will be delivered early enough to the polling units on Saturday. He also remarked that the commission had gained important insights from the presidential and National Assembly elections held on February 25. “The commission is determined to improve on its previous performance. What we have done is to learn valuable lessons from previous elections that we conducted, and we’re going to put those lessons into our planning purposes and processes, and into our deployment purposes,” Okoye said. Speaking on the INEC’s readiness, Okoye said, “As of today, what we’re having is what we call state assembly and governorship elections. “In all the states of the federation, both the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System machines and all the sensitive election materials have left the Central Bank and the various state offices of the federation. “We want to ensure that all polling units open on time. Secondly, we made sure that we reconfigured all the BVAS that will be used for this particular election in terms of making sure that the BVAS perform optimally and also making sure that some of the challenges we had in the previous elections do not reoccur.”

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2023 Elections: We are ready to kill anybody ready to die on Saturday

The police have issued a stern warning to individuals and groups intending to disrupt Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections.

This development trails the trending video of MC Oluomo threatening people who are not going to vote APC in the upcoming governorship elections to stay at home. The deputy inspector general of police in charge of the South-East, John Amadi, issued the warning on Thursday in Umuahia, while addressing officers of the state command at the Police Officers’ Mess, Umuahia. “Anybody that wants to disrupt the system should be ready to die, and anybody that wants to die should come out and disrupt the system. If you love your life, keep away, cast your vote, go home and wait for the result,” Amadi urged the Abia electorate to disregard any threat to stop the elections, reassuring them that the polls would be held as scheduled. “On behalf of the inspector general of police and the management team, I assure you that there would not be any infractions. I can assure you that we are ready. We belong to Nigerians, and this is the time to make everybody know that our primary responsibility is to protect lives and property. We have assured Nigerians and the South-East that nobody should entertain any fears. Anybody that wants to snatch ballot boxes or disrupt the elections will be promptly dealt with. We have deployed our men to dominate all the areas that we think that trouble would erupt from. So we are sounding a note of warning to criminals and non-state agents that we would not tolerate anything that would not allow the people to cast their vote and choose who they want to represent them.” He assured visitors to the state, including election monitors and observers, of their safety, saying, “We also assure you that INEC officials and materials must be adequately protected.”

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2023 Elections: “If the will of the people means nothing to you, you are a demon”

Nigerian disc jockey and activist, DJ Switch has penned a lengthy post towards the forth-coming gubernatorial elections.

The DJ, notable for her bravery during the EndSARS protest and the 2020 Lekki shooting took to Twitter to bare her thoughts. According to her, Politicians have used all tools against the people and have gone as far as “weaponizing poverty”. She says that politicians who fail to have the will of the people at heart “are demons”. DJ Switch also adds that those who stand by, and still find a way to support them in the coming elections, “then you ought to be in hell where you belong.” Switch wrote: “Don’t look for the devil anywhere… they are in Nigeria, they are the majority of our political elites. The ritualists you hear about should be demystified by now because they are your political elites! You cannot tell me nothing… if it is okay for politicians to kill their citizens, either personally or through the security agencies or through thuggery to retain/gain/ steal power then that is ritualistic sacrifice! If it is okay for politicians that are well travelled… and they believe their children should have the best education/vacation/medical attention while they siphon the people’s money to sponsor their personal lives and that of their families while the people suffer… then they are devilish to the core… no single source of light is in them. You are dealing with satanic occultists and I don’t even believe in half of these things but this has got to be the hell that the Bible is referring to… If the Will of the people means absolutely nothing to you because of your ambition, you are a demon! Politicians have used all the tools against you, from the lack of a standard educational system and free education… if I might add, because they know if they allow you to be educated… ah, you’ve heard the phrase now, “Knowledge is Power.” They’ve also weaponized poverty, they know when to feed you… that is why they hid Covid-19 palliatives so they can feed you rotten food in the election period and you still don’t recognize you are dealing with demonic principalities??? There’s a lack of jobs, but they don’t want people to japa but their children has japa-ed! Is this too complex for you people to understand??? And I’m referring to those that are supporting this satanism… all because of your pockets???? For favor? You supporters of evil are demonic minions! I am so angry at the unnecessary loss of life and for what???? For fucking what???? One more gaddamn time: I am a supporter of equality, equity, free and fair elections and whoever wins, wether we like it or not… we would hold accountable! But when you stand by and watch daylight sorcery and still find a way to support it then you ought to be in hell where you belong!
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Desmond Elliot gives out brand new transformers to his constituents ahead of elections

Aspiring candidate for Lagos state House of Assembly, Desmond Elliot has bought new transformers for his constituents ahead of elections.

The politician has taken to his page to announce that he has installed brand new high-capacity transformers in his constituency, Surulere so as to give electricity to people who have been deprived of light for years. The recipients of the transformers delivered by Desmond Elliot include Somade Crescent, Main street, Clegg street, James Robertson, Akerele, Martins Street, and Tafawa Balewa. He wrote; “I am excited to announce that new high-capacity transformers have been installed in Surulere, bringing reliable electricity to communities that have long needed it. The new transformers include: Somade Crescent; Methodist Church by Small London; 300Kva Main Street between Barracks and Tejuosho; 500Kva Clegg Street, Inside Fire Brigade, 500Kva James Robertson Junction; 500Kva Akerele by Havana Hospital; 500Kva Martins Street; 500Kva Oke-Ona/Ladele Dada/Alawode Transformer; 500Kva (Surulere 2) Tafawa Balewa Crescent; 500Kva”.

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INEC postpones governorship and state assembly elections…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has postponed the governorship and state assembly elections.

Initially, the elections were scheduled to hold on the 11th of March but have now been postponed to the 18th of March, 2023. The postponement is due to the inability of the commission 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. INEC was earlier restrained from tampering with the information embedded in the BVAS machines until the due inspection was conducted and Certified True Copies (CTC) were issued to candidates who are challenging the outcome of the presidential election. The commission had convinced the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal to vary its order granting Peter Obi of the Labour Party and PDP’s Atiku Abubakar permission to inspect the election materials on the premise that it had to reconfigure the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) for the conduction of the polls this Saturday.

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