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On the subject of election irregularities, INEC spokesman Philip Umeadi said on April 19, 2007, that "We are not sitting on any crisis in Nigeria". [30] The mission of INEC is to serve as an independent and effective Election Management Bodies (EMB) committed to the conduct of free, fair and credible elections for sustainable democracy in Nigeria.
Nigeria numbered by its states. The history of voting rights in Nigeria mirrors the complexity of the nation itself. [1]Beginning within the country's colonial period, elections in Nigeria began in 1923 by the direction of British colonial administrator Hugh Clifford through a legislative act known as the Clifford Constitution. [2]
These active (or recently active) parties are not currently registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission.After the 2019 elections, INEC deregistered 74 political parties for failing to "satisfy the requirements" of continued registration based on their poor performances during the elections.
Voting in the north continued the next day as there was a high turnout. Preliminary results indicated that the incumbent People's Democratic Party would lose their parliamentary strength. The Action Congress of Nigeria made gains in the southwest, where Lagos is located and the Congress for Progressive Change made gains in the north.
The 10th National Assembly was inaugurated 13 June 2023. We have 360 seats for the House of Representatives and two of the 360 seats in the House of Representatives have yet to be finalized.The Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that there will be a supplementary election to fill in the two seats remaining to complete the members of the Legislative House of Representative.
In Nigeria, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) is a title given to a person in charge of the Independent National Electoral Commission at the state level. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, assisted by relevant government agencies, undertakes the Presidential, National Assembly, Gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections in a state.
Elections in Rivers State are supervised and conducted by two major electoral bodies, Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). There are 23 local government areas, 319 electoral wards and 4442 polling units in the state. [ 1 ]
At the same time voters elect the Nigerian National Assembly which acts as the legislature. The National Assembly has two chambers : the House of Representatives , with 360 members, each elected for a four-year term in single-seat constituencies , and the Senate , with 109 members, elected for a four-year term.