INEC replies Davido over Certificate of Return

INEC replies Davido over Certificate of Return

The independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has revealed that the commission has up to 14 days to issue the winner of any election with the Certificate of Return (CoR), faulting award-winning singer, Davido’s query in this regard.
The DMW boss had queried why the commission had not presented his uncle, Ademola Adeleke with a CoR after 48 hours of winning the Osun State gubernatorial poll.

Replying to Davido, the commission in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said the commission had up to 14 days to issue the winner with the CoR.
He said, “Those that intervene and play roles in the electoral process should try to have basic knowledge of the constitutive legal instruments that guide and regulate the conduct of elections.
“The commission is a public trust and a creation of the Constitution and the law and must be seen to respond to public demands for transparency and openness.
“The commission will continue to uphold the basic tenets of transparency, openness and inclusivity in the conduct of elections and the delivery of electoral services.”

#OsunDecides: “Upload results to INEC server in our presence”

#OsunDecides: "Upload results to INEC server in our presence"

A video showing the moment voters at Senator Ademola Adeleke’s polling unit confronted officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), demanding that they upload the just concluded election results to the commission’s server in their presence has triggered mixed reactions.
According to reports, the voters offered to provide mobile hotspot to the officials who reportedly said they had no internet to upload the unit’s election result.

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The video comes shortly after Adeleke was confirmed winner of his polling unit.
He contested the election under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and had polled 218 votes at Unit 009, Ward 02, Abogunde area of Ede North Local Government Area, while Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had 195.
 
 
 

“Security men and INEC staff are forcing people to vote for APC”

"Security men are forcing people to vote for APC" - Davido laments (Video)

"Security men are forcing people to vote for APC" - Davido laments (Video)

Superstar Afrobeat singer, Davido Adeleke, calls the attention of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over election circumvent.
The singer who has been solidly behind the political career of his uncle, Ademola Adeleke, puts his foot on the ground amidst the ongoing election in Osun State.

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Taking to his Instagram story, Davido called the attention of the respective authorities to the forceful vote casting imposed on citizens by the security operatives and INEC staff in charge.
“Security men and INEC staff have circumvented the voting process in Ife East, Modakeke, Boosa market unit. they are forcing people to vote for APC!! The People are resisting,” he wrote.

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Tinubu accused of commiting perjury following his submitted affidavit to INEC

Tinubu accused of commiting perjury following his submitted affidavit to INEC

The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been accused of committing perjury following his Friday’s affidavit to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
In Tinubu’s affidavit to INEC, which was part of his eligibility filings for the 2023 presidential elections, the APC presidential candidate contradicted his previous affidavits he had submitted to the electoral body while seeking elective positions in the past.

This time, the APC presidential candidate opened up to the commission that he never attended both primary and secondary schools.
On social Twitter, Femi Aribisala, a columnist and a social commentator, who had in the past faulted Tinubu’s educational data, maintained that the APC presidential candidate has committed perjury because he had lied that he attended primary and secondary schools under oath.
Femi Aribisala wrote: “I wrote in 2014 that Tinubu’s affidavit that he attended Government College Ibadan (GCI) between 1965 and 1968 is false. I was in GCI from 1962-1968, and Tinubu was not there. Tinubu now tells INEC he did not go to primary or secondary school. This means he committed perjury.”

In the Nigerian online space, many have called on INEC to disqualify Tinubu for committing such a weighty offense (lying under oath).
Meanwhile, in the affidavit which was submitted to INEC and cited by Peoples Gazette, Tinubu, however, claimed that although he didn’t attend primary and secondary schools, he had two degrees from two American universities which were stolen by unknown soldiers.
Further reports observed that the documents columns for Tinubu’s primary and secondary education were left unmarked.
Speaking on his stolen certificates, Tinubu was quoted by the report as saying: “I went on self-exile from October 1994 to October 1998. When I returned I discovered that all my property, including all the documents relating to my qualifications and my certificates in respect of paragraph three above, were looted by unknown persons.
“My house was a target of series of searches by various security agents from the time the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was forced to adjourn following the military takeover of government of 17th November 1993.
“I was the chairman of the Senate committee on appropriation, banking and finance.
“I was the chairman of the Senate committee on appropriation, banking and finance. I was also a plaintiff in one of the two suits against the interim national government in 1993.
“I went on exile when it became clear to me that my life was in danger.”

Tinubu submits Masari’s name as running mate to beat INEC deadline

Tinubu submits Masari’s name as running mate to beat INEC deadline

Presidential aspirant and the APC flagbearer, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has presented the name of Kabir Ibrahim Masari as his running mate for the 2023 election.

With the INEC deadline already upon them, the APC has submitted the Katsina born politician as a “place holder” until the party has come to a resolution on who will be the perfect fit as vice presidential candidate.
This move by Tinubu and the APC is meant to evade the June 17 deadline which was set by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for all parties to submit their running mates.

The APC flagbearer would be meeting president Buhari today, June 16, as talks on his running mate continue.
A source speaking with ThisDay said:
“The name of the running mate submitted would be changed for another northern politician in the next few weeks. The one submitted is just holding the ticket in trust for another candidate to be picked by Tinubu and the party in the next few weeks.
The candidate is still widely consulting, because the issues around the choice of running mate are many and he is yet to address them all. So, he is still asking for more time to look into it all – whether he is running a Muslim-Muslim or a Muslim-Christian ticket.
He personally thinks there’s a need for more consultation and that’s what he is doing. The debate on the choice of deputy has assumed a level that is currently greater than the party and the candidate, hence the need for comprehensive consultation, which is what he is doing.”