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One expectedINEC to be truly focused and steadfast, but this message of postponement comingonly a few hours from the election has demoralized a lot of people.We had over 36months to prepare. Abundant funds, human resources, sophisticated equipment weremade available and other logistics provided.Foreignobservers had arrived security personnel were deployed.In all of thesewomen and children are the hardest hit. Majority have relocated to their hometowns and withdrawn children from schools. Their businesses have come to astandstill. It is more devastating for women who lost their lives, their lovedones or got injured in the heat of the elections campaign in Abeokuta, Kano,…

Adhoc staff of INEC waiting for the botched February 16 election.

Iduozee Paul, Benin Correspondent Prince Uche SecondusThe presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP), Atiku Abubakar has pledged to provide employment 70 per cent of Nigerian young men, women and youths if he gets into government.Theformer vice president noted that in every society the youths are the drivingforce of development. He apologized to the people and PDP supporters for coming late as he assuredthem PDP will give them a better government and make Nigeria work again.Atiku said since President Muhammadu Buhari assumedpower over 21million Nigerians had lost their jobs.Saidhe: “The crowd that is here virtually 90 percent are…

Iduozee Paul, BeninAs Nigerians prepare to return to the polls Saturday February 2019, some non-governmental bodies- Smiles Africa International Youth Development Initiative, YoungstarsFoundation, 2Baba Foundation and Ambassador, Vote Not Fight Campaign and Yali Network-have urged INEC to work with the police and other law enforcement agencies toensure free, fair and credible elections. The groups gave the advice at a protest march to the NUJ Press Centre in Benin city and head office of INEC in thestate, to ensure quick distribution and timely arrival of electoral materialsat various polling units across the country. Addressing journalists, spokesperson of the groups, Comrade Franklyn Oshio…

lduozee Paul, BeninThe Committee of Benin Elders, a body made up of professionals and intellectuals has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC and all other security agencies to be neutral, and fair to all parties, in order to ensure free and fair elections.The group in a statement issued at apress conference in Benin city said current issues going on in the countryprompted it to lend its voice to comments on the burning matter ravaging thenation. The Committee expressed dismay over what Nigerians are witnessing atpresent and called for urgent solutions to remedy it before the general polls. Chairman of the…

The commissioner of police in Edo State,Hakeem Olusegun Odumosu has vowed to deal with the suspects who molested anddehumanized 24 years old Favour Ada Friday on alleged stealing of an iPhone‘X’ set for which she was beaten with pepper inserted in her private part. Theincident took place at Lucky lgbinovia house at Ugbihoko area, in the statecapital, Benin City.The CP, Odumosu disclosed that with the investigation carried out so far, thepolice discovered that,no phone was missing. He said the law must take its course.Thecommissioner made the disclosure when a coalition of FlDA, NGOs, CSOs and otherwomen groups in Edo State staged…

lduozee Paul, Benin Correspondent Edo state governor, Godwin Obasekihas condemned in very strong terms acts of violence, rape, molestation,harassment, intimidation and dehumanization of women and the girl child in the state. The governor made the condemnation when he received a coalition of women, CSOs, NGOs, other interest bodies including members of the Federation of International Women Lawyers (FlDA), who came to the Edo State Government House to protest and register their demand for an end to inhuman treatment against women and girl child. The women who displayed placards withvarious inscriptions such as, ” Noto Jungle Justice,” No to Violence Against Women,”…

lduozee Paul, Benin The Senator representing Edo South Senatorial district, in the Federal consistency, Senator Matthew Asagbonroba Uroghide has extolled journalists and media professionals in the state for their support.He said if not for their support since he became a lawmaker, he would have not be able to execute most of his projects, just as he appealed that if voted in again he will use his allowances to sponsor the poor and needy in Edo state. He promised to do more if elected for asecond term. The policymaker made the statement whenhe visited the Edo state Council of theNigeria Union of Journalists…

Prof. Mahmood YakubuNational chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, on Saturday admitted that candidate of the All Progressives Congress, for Niger East Senatorial District, Senator Mohammed Musa, was a registered contractor with the commission.The INEC chairman made the disclosureat a stakeholders’ meeting held at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)presidential candidate, AlhajiAtikuAbubakar, had in a statement hinted thenation that the Managing Director of Activate Technologies Limited, MohammedSani Musa, whose company supplied the machines used in printing the PermanentVoter Cards (PVCs), was the candidate of the APC for Niger EastSenatorial district in the…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE16thFebruary 2019AbujaDistinguishedLadies and Gentlemen of the Press, The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) and its partnersexpress disappointment over the postponement of the 2019 general electionsoriginally scheduled for 16th February and 2nd March2019. Without prejudice to INEC’s reasons for the postponement, we acknowledgethat the decision has socio-economic and political consequences for allstatkeholders. However, WANEP remains committed to its mandate of promotingpeaceful and credible elections.Inthis context, WANEP urges the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)to continue to provide regular information to the general public on theprogress of the revised timelines for the elections, in order to re-assure theelectorate on the…