CSO GIVES INEC 20 DAYS TO PROVIDE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS FOR 774 LGS

[A Civil Society Organization] GovIndex Leadership Empowerment and Development Foundation, has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to provide the complete 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023 presidential election results for the 774 local government areas in the country within 20 working days or be prepared to face the consequences.

The group in a letter to INEC dated March 30, 2023 and signed by its Lawyer, Barrister Udoka Oguekwe, made the request under the Freedom of Information, FOI Act pursuant to Section 1(I), (2011).

The letter read in part: “I request a waiver of all fees for this request as this information is in the public interest because it is likely to contribute to public understanding and confidence in the activities of the government in general and the commission in particular.

“If you deny this request, please cite each specific exemption under the law that justifies the refusal to release the information.

“I look forward to your reply within 20 work days.”

The request is coming less than one week after GovIndex Foundation dragged former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, Muslim Akinsanyo (M.C Oluomo), Bayo Onanuga, Reno Omokri and Sam Omatseye to the Department of State Service (DSS) over alleged hate speech capable of instigating violence against Igbos.

Source:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/04/cso-gives-inec-20-days-to-provide-presidential-election-results-for-774-lgs/

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Meanwhile..

The fact that they are also requesting for a WAIVER for all the fees that might be involved in producing the requested information -- it had already made me to conclude that the CSO is not even serious in whatever they are requesting for...

Information is really costly.
And if you genuinely seek for the true information, you must pay heavily for it.
Or else, you remain in your blissful ignorance like the rest of the other people.


The FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT made it compulsory that the applicant of the information would pay the fees for the reproduction of the information.

Good development......

Else what?

Really?

Talk about this year not past election

Abfinest007:
Talk about this year not past election

Election that Labor parry no get eligible presidential candidate?

Everfrank:
Else what?

I don’t know for those Ipob sympathizers.

Xscape1993:
Good development......

Sorry for Abubakar Atiku, when the Supreme Court of Nigeria confirms that the Labor party did not have & field any eligible presidential candidate, Atiku will feel more aggrieved.

That Labor idiot, his runaway boy, just caused him the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Nigeria election is a scam

waste of time

Another Labour in Vain

favor914:
Sorry for Abubakar Atiku, when the Supreme Court of Nigeria confirms that the Labor party did not have & field any eligible presidential candidate, Atiku will feel more aggrieved.

That Labor idiot, his runaway boy, just caused him the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Frankly speaking, I am not too happy with PO at the moment ooo. He might have cause us another 8 years of struggling ooo.

Nothing will happen.

Who be CSO again? Everybody just won talk. Make una go dey prepare una ashoebi for handover ceremony Jare.

CSO ALONE WANTS THAT. CSO SHOULD PROVIDE THE MONEY TO INEC TO THE INFORMATION THEY WANT.