Governor godwin obaseki of nigeria s main opposition party has won re election in southern edo state, officials said sunday after the nations first poll since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The forum of states independent electoral commissions of nigeria fosiecon congratulates the people of nigeria and the independent national electoral commission inec on the successful conduct of the 2015 general elections. The governorship and state assembly elections in rivers state on april 11 2015 are unlikely to be widely accepted as credible. Inec postpones nigerias elections to march 28 and april 11. Nigeria elections 2015 economic community of west african. Democracy has failed in nigeria when voters no longer care. Nigeria elections 2015 results trickle in as nigeria. Nigerias election 2019 and the day after report afrique. As we all know, the national assembly elections is taking place across the country, today. Feb 07, 2015 inec postpones nigerias elections to march 28 and april 11. In preparation for the 2015 election inec trained more than 150,000 election officials and. Inec postpones nigerias elections to march 28 and april.
Pdf the use of the smart card reader scr in the conduct of the 2015 general elections by the independent national electoral commission. The independent national electoral commission inec has declared that the 2019 general elections may just be the last mainly manual election staged in nigeria. According to inec, nigeria s electoral body, 68, 833, 476 nigerians will be eligible to vote in the 2015 general elections this day, 2015 from proposal. The minority leader of the 8th senate, abiodun olujimi, also lost her re election bid. Feb, 2019 these elections by which we include the campaigning occurring right now, the voting periods, and the aftermath when results are determined and the political transitions occur are a test of nigeria s continued resolve to overcome the challenges that threaten its developmental trajectory. Nigeria presidential and national assembly elections the. The groups arrival was preceded by an advance observer. Eu election observation mission nigeria general elections 2019 second preliminary statement, 11 march 2019 page 4 of 12 state house of assemblies, the states legislatures. Buhari wins 21 states, gej picks 16 it is official, inec has concluded the collation of the election results. Mar 06, 2020 the independent national electoral commission inec has declared that the 2019 general elections may just be the last mainly manual election staged in nigeria. Shortly after assuming power in may 2015, niger republic was the first foreign country that president muhammadu buhari visited. A new senate was elected for nigeria on march 28 just as a brand new president and members of the house of representatives were chosen. It is africas largest country with a population of about 170 million people.
Ahead of the 2019 polls, inec instituted several reforms, including simultaneous accreditation2 and voting, the posting of results at polling units, improved voter. European union election observation mission nigeria second. Inecs postponement of 2015 elections inecs postponement of 2015 elections on february 9, 2015 3. Recall that in 2015, the general elections was shifted from the initial dates over security reasons. Apr 01, 2015 april 1st, 2015 2015 nigerian presidential election official inec final results by state. Nigerias independent national electoral commission inec is committed in their own. Nigeria elections 2015 the nigerian general elections held at a time there were heightened security challenges.
According to the information available on the website of nigerias independent national electoral commission inec, nigerians are qualified to. Attahiru jega, stated, the 2015 elections were reasonably free and fair, and he attributed the success of the elections to sacrifices made by inec officials adibe, 2015. Nigeria became a formally independent federation on october 1, 1960. Nigeria is a federation of thirtysix states and conducts elections periodically for federal as well as state political offices. Even then there was evidence of vote buying, voter intimidation, and other forms of. A presidential election was held in nigeria on 16 april 2011, postponed from 9 april 2011. Apr, 2018 with presidential and national assembly elections scheduled for february 16, 2019, nigerian election officials are looking to build on the successful, peaceful transfer of power that came with the 2015 national elections. The 2019 general elections will kick off with the presidential and national assembly elections on february 16 while governorship and state assembly elections will take place on march 2. Inecs postponement of 2015 elections vanguard news. Planning underway for 2019 nigerian general elections ifes.
Home editorial inecs postponement of 2015 elections inecs postponement of 2015 elections on february 9, 2015 3. An analysis of the 2015 nigerian presidential election. Even with this praise of the 2015 elections, election day violence was present. The official figures for the 2003 and 2007 elections are problematic because of the high levels of electoral fraud, but they are official statistics, so it is utilised. Presidential candidates, signed an undertaking on 14 january. Out of the over 68 million registered voters, about 56, 431, 255 people collected their permanent voters cards pvcs as indicated by inec vanguard, march 24, 2015. The nigerian 2015 general election is one of the elections in the world that drew lots of attention and analysis as a result of its uniqueness and the many successes and challenges recorded which.
However, the electoral commission postponed it by six weeks to 28 march, mainly due to the poor distribution of permanent. The independent national electoral commission inec said on thursday that with the proposed reform of the electoral act, the 2019 election may be the last mainly manual election in nigeria. Inec announces 7step procedure to guide voters for 2019. The group divided itself into teams that covered benin city, enugu, ibadan, kaduna, lagos, and the federal capital territory abuja. As we all know, the national assembly elections is taking place across the country, today 23rd of february, 2019. The role of security forces and other agents is very important in elections. In the 2015 presidential elections, general muhammadu buhari of the apc.
Sdn covers 2015 nigerian elections in southern states sdn. Final inec results of 2015 nigerian presidential election by. Mar, 2020 today, you and i will quickly take a look at the trending topic tagged updated list of nigeria presidential election candidates 2023 nigeria elections 2023 this has become absolutely necessary as a result of the very many searches we have been receiving on our site since we opened up an official page called the nigeria 2023 presidential elections trending update which can be found by. In preparation for the 2015 election inec trained more than 150,000 election officials and introduced a number of technological innovations aimed at curbing electoral fraud and increasing voter confidence in the electoral process. A female senator from northern nigeria, binta garba, is among those who lost. Read all the latest news, breaking stories, top headlines, opinion, pictures and videos from nigeria and the world on today. Today latest breaking news and top stories from nigeria and. Nigeria s electoral body, the independent national electoral commission inec on tuesday said manual accreditation of voters will be considered during the 2019 general election. The observer group deployed across nigeria from 2529 march 2015. European union election observation mission nigeria.
His nigerien counterpart, president mahamadou issoufou, accorded him. General elections in nigeria should continue to be technologically managed. Indeed the 2023 nigerian general elections are just by the corner and already beckoning. Elections 2015 in nigeria news live updates and results. In exercise of the powers conferred by the constitution of the federal republic of nigeria 1999 as amended and the electoral act 2010 as amended, the independent national electoral commission inec herein referred to as the commission issues the following regulations and guidelines for the conduct of elections general. However, the figures for 2015 are relatively low which likely may be an indication of a higher level of accuracy given the use of card readers in most states. Free subscription get the hottest stories from the largest news site in nigeria.
Updated list of nigeria presidential election candidates 2023. For example, despite all the melodrama, president jonathans exit after the much tensed elections in 2015 is just like yesterday. Here is the right page to get the live updates of nigeria s 2019 official national assembly election results. Pdf the state and election administration in nigeria. However, the figures for 2015 are relatively low which likely may be an indication of a higher level of. Nigerians elect state governors amid concerns over violence. The elections were first scheduled to be held on 14 february 2015. Voters elected the president and members to the house of representatives and the senate. Mar 09, 2019 nigerians voted on saturday for state governors and assemblies in an election observers said was marred by violence, low turnout and the overbearing presence of security forces. This was a very primitive way of conducting elections, 2015 election was better than this. Regulations and guidelines for the conduct of elections. Boko haram, a known terrorist organization, attacked. Nigeria elections 2015 results trickle in as nigeria decides. Niger republic and our 2019 elections vanguard news.
Inec to consider manual accreditation for 2019 elections. In fact, turnout for nigerian presidential elections has been dropping at an. General elections were held in nigeria on 28 and 29 march 2015, the fifth quadrennial election to be held since the end of military rule in 1999. Gov ortom escapes death in suspected herdsmen attack thisday live 05. In their areas of deployment the teams liaised with police, local election officials, civil society groups and party officials. By chinwe ogbuka, assistant director publicity th january 2021. Buhari picked up 21 states while jonathan picked 16 states. Republic of nigeria 1999 as amended and the electoral act 2010 as amended, the independent national electoral commission inec herein referred to as the commission issues the following regulations and guidelines for the conduct of elections general elections, bye elections, rerun elections and supplementary elections. No wonder, some countries have 5 or 6 yearly tenures. Training of election officials is not only critical, but also central to the conduct of free, fair and credible elections. Nigeria news newsnow brings you the latest news from the worlds most trusted sources on nigeria, as well as from top nigerian publishers. It is only nigeria elections that do have foreign observers because our system is corrupt, how many countries have we gone to observe their elections but they keep coming to our country. Inec in emergency meeting over presidential election.
No election is an end by itself and must be treated as such by all. Mahmood yakub said this is achievable with the support of the national assembly, tasking the lawmakers to expedite action on. Manual for election officials 2019, framework for voting by. The independent national electoral commission in nigeria inec has announced a shift in the general elections dates to. Irindi nigeria international election observation mission final. The 2015 presidential election in nigeria the fifth since 1999 when the military handed over power to elected civilianswill be the first time. Today latest breaking news and top stories from nigeria. Mar 01, 2019 the 35% voter turnout was down from 44% in the 2015 presidential election and way down from the 54% turnout in 2011. Newsnow aims to be the worlds most accurate and comprehensive naija news aggregator, bringing you the latest headlines on nigeria automatically and continuously 247. National assembly elections, later rescheduled to 23 february, was present in nigeria from 8 to 27 february 2019. It experienced a civil war from 1967 to 1970, followed by a succession of democraticallyelected civilian governments and military dictatorships, until achieving a stable democracy in 1999.
Heightened political tensions ahead of the 2019 elections in which president muhammadu buhari is seeking re election defined nigeria s rights landscape in 2018. Independent national electoral commission inec nigeria. Wike threatens to end nigeria if herdsmen kill ortom peoples gazette 07. Mr abubakar has rejected the election result, and explained why he hasnt made that call to mr buhari in a statement earlier today. President goodluck jonathan and general muhammadu buhari as well as other. Buharis states include ogun, kogi, osun, ondo, oyo, kano, jigawa, katsina, kwara, kaduna,benue. Final inec results of 2015 nigerian presidential election. The incumbent president, goodluck jonathan sought his second and final term. Feb 11, 2019 2015 was the only time nigeria had a peaceful power handover since civilian government took over in 1999. Official turnouts at an lga and ward level ranging as high as 9599% stood in stark contrast to observations made on election day.
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