Electoral Reform Project

    GUARDIAN Past INEC Chairmen By Imam Imam, 06.09.2010     Eyo Esua (1960-1966) Eyo Ita Esua from Cross River State (South-south), led the first indigenous electoral body in the country. Esua’s commission organized the first post-independence federal and regional election...
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    Inec's Iwu Asked to proceed on Pre-Disengagement Leave with Immediate Effect  The Acting President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has directed the Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Maurice Iwu, to proceed on pre- disengagement l...
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Ohakim and the Political Deities Governor Ikedi Ohakim of Imo State made a significant media showing last week. He visited the corporate headquarters of THISDAY and granted a thrilling interview which was carried in THISDAY newspaper of Friday, Nov. 6. Another interview was also generously splas...
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  GUARDIAN Wednesday, April 08, 2009   INEC, Computer Society canvass e-voting in future electionsBy Adeyemi Adepetun and Bankole Orimisan IN preparation for future general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigerian Computer Society (NCS) is collabora...
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GUARDIAN   In true federal set up, states should have their own constitution, says Karibi-Whyte Retired Supreme Court Judge, Justice Adolphus Karibi-Whyte told KELVIN EBIRI in Port Harcourt that the Federal Government lacks the will to resolve the problems in the Niger Delta. He said that one w...
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DAILY INDEPENDENT April 2, 2009 Electoral Fraud Litigations Cost N70b, Say Politicians By Sule Lazarus and Otei Oham, Abuja   Politicians told lawmakers on Wednesday that from available statistics to them, about N70 billion has been squandered since 1999 to seek legal redress against electoral...
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    THE NATION Council of State approves sanctions for poll riggers  25/3/2009 Governors won yesterday a major battle to keep the State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs) alive. The proposed electoral reform recommended that SIECs be dumped. But election riggers got a blow in...
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  THIS DAY   Yar'Adua Approves INEC's Reorganisation   •White Paper on Uwais Panel's report okays independent candidacy, proportional representation in govt •Burden of proof in election petitions shifted to umpire •Petitions to end before winners assume office By Tunde...
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    VANGUARD AC delegation at Ghana’s presidential inauguration     Written by VANGUARD    Friday, 09 January 200...
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