Members of the committee set up by President Muhammadu Buhari last year to review the electoral system in Nigeria have continued to express concern over the handling of their welfare and their report. The Federal Government had said last October that it set up the committee “ to review electoral environment, laws and experiences from...
The National Association of Anambra State Students Union (NUASS) has passed a vote of no confidence on the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) position of election Boycott in the state. They distanced themselves from the clamour by IPOB requesting Ndigbo not to participate in any election in Nigeria, starting with Anambra state governorship election. Galaxy...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Imo State said it has registered a total of 51, 209 voters in 27 councils across the state.Speaking, yesterday, during the Development Dynamics (DD), organised by Strengthening Citizens Engagement in Electoral Process (SCEEP), at a roundtable with electoral stakeholders in Owerri, the new Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof....
Anambra 2017: Is free and fair election possible? ON By Tonnie Iredia At the end of an election in Nigeria, one loser or the other begins a long drawn-out legal battle to fault the victory of the winner. Quite often many people blame the petitioner for exhibiting what is generally regarded as a bad loser...
After strenuous campaigns and intense politicking ahead of the November 18 governorship election in Anambra State, some political parties have finally conducted their primaries, a development that narrowed the long list of aspirants. We look at the “chosen ones” in this report and their chances for the coveted seat. Willie Obiano (APGA) Chief Willie Obiano,...
Oluchukwu Ajulufo, a journalist, has emerged the governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP, for the November 18 governorship election in Anambra. Mrs. Ajulufo was nominated by affirmative action and unanimous votes of the 64-member delegate at the primary election of the LP in Awka on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Mrs....
the November 18, 2017 governorship election in Anambra state draws near, legal practitioners from the state have asked the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) to check the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to ensure a hitch-free election in the state. The lawyers, in a...
The Nigerian National Assembly recently passed the independent candidature bill in the ongoing constitutional amendment. This is coming on the heels of avalanche of reports on electoral reforms recommending the introduction of independent candidacy into Nigeria’s electoral system. Without doubt, there is broad national consensus on the need for Nigeria to join the comity of...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has reiterated the need for an all-inclusive and gender balance political space to encourage women participation in the electoral process. Mahmood made the call yesterday when he received the United Nations (UN) Women Country Representative in Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ms. Comfort Lamptey, at...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appointed Mr Sam Olumekun as the new Resident Electoral Commissioner for Lagos. Olumekun is the immediate past INEC commissioner in Edo. He assumed duty on Wednesday at the state headquarters in Yaba. His appointment followed the retirement of Akin Orebiyi, the immediate past resident electoral commissioner in the...
