The Independent National Electoral Commission has debunked allegations that its officials, deployed to supervise the governorship rerun in Adamawa State, paid a nocturnal visit to the State Government House presumably to rig the polls for sitting Governor. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri. Barr Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of the commission made the denial in a statement on Thursday. The statement reads in part: “The attention of the Commission has been...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied allegations that its personnel compromised in the just concluded supplementary governorship election in Adamawa State. National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Barr. Festus Okoye reacted to a statement by a candidate of one of the political parties accusing the commission of undermining the integrity of the process that produced Ahmadu Umaru Fintri as Adamawa State governor- elect. According to the statement, the accuser alleged...

…Plans underway to make Kogi, northern industrial hub To boost infrastructural development in Kogi State, the Kogi State Government and the Chinese Construction giant, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) have concluded plans to partner in business relationships in the areas of planning, financing and execution of transport infrastructure. At a meeting held at the headquarters of CCECC in Abuja on Thursday, Abdulkareem Siyaka, the Executive Officer of the Kogi State Investment Promotion and Public...