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2023: INEC Yet To Decide Fate Of Multiple Registrants As CVR Ends
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is yet to decide on what action to take against those who engaged in multiple registration during the just concluded Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise.
The Board Chairman of The Electoral Institute (TEI), Prof. Abdullahi Abdu Zuru, said this, on Monday, during the Post Election Training Audit (PETA) for Ekiti and Osun states governorship elections in Abuja.
The INEC which said multiple registration constitutes electoral offence, said it carried out sufficient awareness campaign to educate Nigerians against registering more than once.
According to him, INEC has also not discussed the issue of possible extension of the CVR after the July 31 deadline.
“That is a decision that the commission will take and such decision is taken after the exercise and we look at the picture across the country. There are many reasons for double or multiple registration, by the time we hear from the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs), a decision will be taken and when that is done, the world will know the step we are taking.
“We are fully aware that multiple registration is an electoral offence, everywhere we went during the mobilization for people to come out for the registration, we drew their attention to that,” he said.
While commending INEC for the success of the Ekiti and Osun states governorship elections, Zuru, also commended the election workers for their diligence and commitment.
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He said, “The electorates’ perception of the fairness, freeness, credibility and inclusivity of an election is largely determined by the performance of the poll workers. That is, the Ad hoc staff in our nomenclature.
“Poll workers play a critical role in elections as they serve as a bridge between voters who cast their votes, the Election Management Body and Indeed the officials to be elected for a country. Positive disposition of poll workers encourages voter turnout, while negative disposition evokes apathy. Thus, competent and confident poll workers influence voters’ confidence in the credibility and fairness of an election.
“In Ekiti and later in Osun States, the voters, observers, media and indeed the general public applauded the elections and commended the commission. This is a heartwarming. This training audit is expected to deliver objective insights into the conduct of electoral trainings in the affected states and to provide the institute with an overview of the effectiveness and efficiency of its training activities in preparation for the 2023 General elections.”
Speaking earlier, the Director General of the Institute, Dr. Sa’ad Umar Idris, said elections can be derailed due to training lapses.
According to him, “As part of preparations towards the successful conduct of the coming General Elections in 2023, TEI seeks to undertake an evaluation and audit of all electoral training activities that took place in Ekiti and Osun.
“Reports from both internal and external observation and monitoring groups from the field during the conduct of the just concluded Governorship Elections shows that there were recorded improvements in the overall performance of poll officials as a result of quality training delivery.
“This is in line with the Electoral Institute’s aim at churning out the highest level of professionalism in poll officials to enable them perform their duties at their best and optimal capacity to ensure the conduct of free, fair and credible elections.”
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Edo Gov Okpebholo freezes govt accounts, reverses ministry’s name
Edo Gov Okpebholo freezes govt accounts, reverses ministry’s name
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has directed the immediate freezing of all state-owned bank accounts.
In a statement issued on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, the governor stated that the accounts would remain frozen until further notice.
He instructed commercial banks, ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) to comply with the order immediately or face severe consequences.
The statement reads: “All state bank accounts with commercial banks have been frozen. Commercial banks must comply with this order and ensure that not a single naira is withdrawn from government coffers until further notice.
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“Heads of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies must ensure full compliance without delay.
“Following necessary investigations and reconciliations, the governor will take appropriate action and decide on the way forward. For now, this order remains in effect.”
Okpebholo also directed relevant agencies to revert the name of the Ministry of Roads and Bridges to its previous title, the Ministry of Works, a change made during the Godwin Obaseki administration.
“It is odd to name a government institution the Ministry of Roads and Bridges, especially when not a single bridge was built by the previous administration — not even a pedestrian bridge.
“In the coming days, we will examine further actions taken by the previous administration and make decisions that serve the best interests of the state,” the statement added.
Edo Gov Okpebholo freezes govt accounts, reverses ministry’s name
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Israel-Palestinian conflict: Two-state solution is a deception, says Gumi
Israel-Palestinian conflict: Two-state solution is a deception, says Gumi
Prominent Islamic scholar Dr. Ahmad Mahmud Gumi has criticized the widely discussed two-state solution for the Israel-Palestine conflict, calling it a “deception.”
His remarks followed a recent summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Riyadh, where President Bola Tinubu and other leaders condemned Israel’s actions in Gaza and urged an end to hostilities.
In an interview with Daily Trust at his Kaduna residence, Gumi argued, “This Two-State Solution is a deception. No Israeli will allow a Palestinian to survive, and Palestinians will never allow Israel to survive.
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The only solution is to dissolve the two states and create a democratically electable region.”
Gumi commended the OIC’s support for Palestine, noting that Muslims and Arabs worldwide increasingly see the treatment of Palestinians as “genocide” and accuse Israel of human rights abuses.
He also called for a return to the pre-1948 structure, where Palestinians, Jews, and Christians lived together, suggesting a single, inclusive state that allows peaceful coexistence.
“When I hear people talking about Two-State Solutions, I know they are just deceiving themselves,” Gumi added, advocating for a unified region where people of all faiths can live together, similar to the multi-faith coexistence seen in countries like the United States.
Israel-Palestinian conflict: Two-state solution is a deception, says Gumi
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Court sacks Ondo LP candidate, two days to governorship poll
Court sacks Ondo LP candidate, two days to governorship poll
The Labour Party candidature of Olusola Ebiseni for the upcoming gubernatorial election in Ondo State has been nullified.
The nullification follows the sacking of Ebiseni by the Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday.
The governorship election of the southwest State will hold on Saturday, 16 November 2024.
The judgement disqualifying Ebiseni was unanimously delivered by the three members of the panel and read out by the chairman of the panel, Justice Adebukola Banjoko.
The judgment granted the prayer of the Labour Party who preferred the case against Ebiseni.
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Justice Banjoko held that, “the appeal marked CA/ABJ/CV/1172/2024 brought by the Labour Party against Chief Olusola Ebiseni and two others is allowed.”
Justice Banjoko further stated that the Certified True Copy of the judgment would be provided to the parties involved in the appeal as soon as possible for their review.
Recall that Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja had ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to accept and recognize Olusola Ebiseni and Ezekiel Awude as the Labour Party’s governorship and deputy governorship candidates for the November 16 Ondo State governorship elections.
Justice Nwite confirmed that the second primary election conducted by the Labour Party, which resulted in Ebiseni and Awude being selected as candidates, was valid and should be upheld by INEC.
However, the appellate court has now overturned the judgment of the trial court’s judgment.
Court sacks Ondo LP candidate, two days to governorship poll
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