The INEC chairperson explains why the commission has been silent over the issue of vacant seats in the Rivers State House of Assembly.

The INEC chairperson explains why the commission has been silent over the issue of vacant seats in the Rivers State House of Assembly

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says its silence on the controversy trailing the Rivers Assembly is due to the several conflicting

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has clarified the commission’s stance regarding the ongoing controversy within the Rivers State House of Assembly. According to Yakubu, INEC has refrained from intervening due to conflicting court judgments surrounding the assembly’s legitimacy. The crisis stems from an ongoing power tussle between two […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reacted to the ongoing political crisis rocking the Rivers state house of assembly in Port Harcourt.

The Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Victor Oko-Jumbo, who leads the pro-Fubara faction of lawmakers, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a bye-election. Oko-Jumbo wants the election to fill the seats of 27 legislators who vacated their positions after defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to […]