Festus Okoye

The Police have arrested two persons in possession of 468 Permanent Voter Cards. This was made known in a statement signed by the Independent National Electoral Commission’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter…

The Independent National Electoral Commission has disclosed that it will deploy a total of 176, 846 of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System for the February 2023 general elections. The INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the methodology for claims and objections in the register of voters by Nigerians. INEC spokesman Festus Okoye disclosed this in a statement. Mr Okoye said INEC, at its…

The Independent National Electoral Commission has rejected calls for the re-ordering of the sequence of the 2023 general elections. The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, INEC, Festus Okoye…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it is under pressure to deliver free, fair and credible elections in 2023. INEC’s National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr. Festus Okoye,…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied tampering with the voters’ register ahead of the 2023 election. The electoral umpire concluded the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), which commenced in January, on July…

The Independent National Electoral Commission has disclosed that it found 1,126,359 records out of the 2, 523,458 fresh registrants that registered between June 28, 2021, and January 14, 2022, 1,126,359 to be invalid and consequently…

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Friday said it would punish political parties found to be violating electoral timelines as well as provisions of the new Electoral Act 2022 (as amended), especially during the 2023 elections.…