2027: INEC FACES CREDIBLE QUESTION AS AMUPITAN CONFIRMS DEAD PERSONS’ NAMES ON REGISTER. (PHOTO).
The credibility of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) voters’ register has come under intense scrutiny ahead of the 2027 general elections, following revelations by INEC Chairman Professor Joash Amupitan that names of deceased persons remain on the register. Amupitan disclosed that names of voters who died as far back as 15 years ago are still listed, a situation critics say could undermine the integrity of the 2027 polls and lead to significant financial waste through the printing of excess ballot papers and other election logistics. The INEC chairman made the revelation while receiving the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Abisoye Coker-Odusote, and her management team during a courtesy visit in Abuja on Wednesday. Amupitan announced that INEC has entered into a partnership with NIMC to deliver a credible voters’ register and transparent elections. He said INEC would leverage NIMC’s robust data archi...
Today friday,it was reported that a gunman opened fire on students after walking into a high school in Potiskum in north east Nigeria,critically injuring six people.The gunman was accompanied by another attacker also suspected to be a Boko Haram member.Eyewitness,Musa Ahmed,a student at the College of Administration and Business sturdies said ''We came out from lectures when we saw two people at the gate,he brought out a gun and started shooting.The sucide bomber detonated the bomb killing himself alone but six of the students were shot by the man with the gun.
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