Tomi Lala

Elections: Uphold democracy, be transparent, group urges INEC

An Igbo socio-cultural group, Aka Ikenga, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to uphold democracy and be upright to redeem its credibility ahead of the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections scheduled to hold today. The group said this in a statement signed by its Deputy Publicity Secretary, Collins Ugwu, and the Secretary-General,…

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POLLS: Supplementary elections’ll not be conducted alongside Gov poll – INEC

Independent National Electoral Commission has debunked a report stating that it would conduct supplementary elections alongside with the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections on Saturday. According to a statement signed by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, INEC, Festus Okoye on Friday, the Commission reiterated that date for supplementary…

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Oro rites: Sanwo-Olu cautions traditionalists ahead gov, assembly polls

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has cautioned traditional institutions ahead of Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly. This was contained in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, following news that some traditional rulers had scheduled Oro rites in their communities for Saturday. Reacting, the governor urged the…

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