TMG Chairperson, Dr Abiola Akiode-Afolabi The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has a lot of explaining to do about why it postponed Nigeria’s general elections, the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) said on Saturday. Chairperson of the TMG, Dr Abiola Akiode-Afolabi, said this about nine hours after the nation’s electoral body postponed the elections by a week. The last-minute decision by INEC has been widely condemned and the TMG, which together with other observer groups deployed more than 4,000 across the country is “totally disappointed”. Decrying the limited explanation provided by the electoral umpire, Dr Akiode-Afolabi, called for an audit of the process. “We have a right to know, INEC must explain the reason for this postponement of elections,” she said, calling for an audit of the process. Twenty years after Nigeria’s return to civil rule, Dr Akiode-Afolabi is concerned that logistic challenges continue to dog the electoral process. “This has hap...

Journalists have gathered at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission where a crucial meeting is being held with regards to the general elections. To officials of the commission went into the meeting late on Friday night, fuelling speculations that the commission would postpone Nigeria’s general elections due to logistic challenges faced in the distribution of electoral materials on Friday. See photos below: Journalists at the INEC headquarters in Abuja, awaiting the outcome of the meeting. Photo: Channels TV/Sodiq Adelakun The INEC headquarters in Abuja where officials are in a crucial meeting about the general elections. Photo: Channels TV/Sodiq Adelakun

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, says the commission has expunged over 1000 Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) discovered from illegal aliens in the country. Yakubu stated this during an interview with on Channels Television where he spoke on the INEC’s preparedness to properly clean up the voter register ahead of the February 16 presidential election. “We have liaised with the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS ) and they have done a fantastic job in confiscating cards where there are PVCs from aliens who registered. Remember the law says it is only Nigerians who are entitled to register and vote in our elections. “I think now we have well over a thousand cards. The last batch submitted was well over 600 cards of aliens who registered and we have registered those from the register.” The INEC boss explained that the commission has established a good relationship with the Immigration to identify foreigners who may ...