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The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC says over 132, 000 Permanent Voter Cards PVC belonging to voters in the 21 local government areas of Anambra State are still uncollected and it has relocated six local government area collection centers in the state, as a result of the insecurity ravaging most parts of the country. The state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner REC, Elizabeth Agwu, who made this known during a meeting with […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated the commitment of Nigeria to work with Guinea Bissau and other countries towards sustaining and strengthening democracy and good governance both in the sub-region and on the continent. Buhari gave the affirmation yesterday during a one-day State visit to the West African country where he used the opportunity to review the bilateral relations of both countries and the challenges facing the region, He commended the […]

The Programme Manager Albino Foundation Ndifreke Ferdinand has reiterated the need to sensitize persons with disability on their right to participate actively in the forthcoming elections, in a bid to increase the numerical strength of people with disabilities across Nigeria, not just as voters but also in elective and appointive positions. Ferdinand who revealed this yesterday at the launch of a zonal campaign, Able To Vote, organized by the foundation […]

A former State Director of the National Orientation Agency, NOA, in Enugu state, Augustine Okolie, says issues of violence during elections stems from the fact that persons involved are eager to get into power by all means. Okolie who laid this emphasis yesterday when he featured on Urban Radio political programme, The Parliament, noted that there laws put in place to checkmate electoral violence,  but the severity in the implementation […]