The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the deployment of 25,000 officers to ensure peace and security during Wednesday’s governorship election in Edo State. In a statement by Don Awunah, Force Public Relations Officer, the police boss said the security plan would guarantee...
Elections are very critical to the sustenance of any democracy because they give voters the opportunity to select those who will preside over their affairs. Since 2011, the Youth Initiative for Advocacy Growth and Advancement (YIAGA) has been involved in election observation in Nigeria. YIAGA’s...
Contrary to the popular perception held by the general public that inconclusive elections are as a result of weak electoral processes, National Commissioner and Chairman of the Board of the Electoral Institute (BEI), Amina Bala Zakari has argued that they are as a result of...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved the Youth Initiative for Advocacy Growth and Advancement (YIAGA) and forty (40) other observer groups to participate in the forthcoming Edo State Governorship Election scheduled for September 10, 2016. A total of thirty-three (33) domestic and eight...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Friday that it had started issuing Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) to all those it registered in 2014 in the state. This is contained in a statement signed by the commission’s Head of Voter Education and Publicity in...
