Tag: Elections

Opinion: 2023 Polls And Challenge Of Security 
April 18, 2022 No Responses

Opinion: 2023 Polls And Challenge Of Security 

By Ehichioya Ezomon  — When one finger takes the oil, it soils the rest four fingers. When one part of the body is sick, the whole body will be sick. This is a metaphor for the security situation in Nigeria...
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2023: Saraki, Other PDP Presidential Aspirants Settle For Consensus Arrangement
April 13, 2022 No Responses

2023: Saraki, Other PDP Presidential Aspirants Settle For Consensus Arrangement

At least four presidential aspirants on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party say they will accept a consensus arrangement to position the party for victory in 2023.The aspirants made the disclosure while briefing newsmen on the outcome of their...
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Oshiomhole Declares For Senate
April 5, 2022 No Responses

Oshiomhole Declares For Senate

Former Governor of Edo, Adams Oshiomhole, has declared his intention to contest under the All Progressives Congress (APC) to represent the people of Edo North Senatorial District in the 2023 election.  He made the declaration at an enlarged APC meeting...
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Opinion: Convention Over, APC Faces Test Of Unity, Continuity
April 4, 2022 No Responses

Opinion: Convention Over, APC Faces Test Of Unity, Continuity

By Ehichioya Ezomon — Many polity watchers, and party members, even across the political divide, hold President Muhammadu Buhari as lacking the requisites for politicking, simply on account of his not being perceptively involved in “fixing” p...
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Opinion: Edo PDP Crisis Requires Flexibility, Compromise To Resolve
March 28, 2022 No Responses

Opinion: Edo PDP Crisis Requires Flexibility, Compromise To Resolve

By Ehichioya Ezomon — The political crisis in the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) demands that Governor Godwin Obaseki, Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu and their supporters reflect deeply on why and how they defected to the...
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Adamu Emerges APC National Chairman
March 27, 2022 No Responses

Adamu Emerges APC National Chairman

Senator Abdullahi Adamu has emerged as the new National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the 2022 National Convention of the party in Abuja.  The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adamu emerged as the consensus candidate...
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Supreme Court Upholds INEC’S De-Registration Of 22 Political Parties
March 26, 2022 No Responses

Supreme Court Upholds INEC’S De-Registration Of 22 Political Parties

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the de-registration of 22 political parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).  The parties were among the 74 scrapped in 2020 by INEC following their dismal performances in previous elections.&nbsp...
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APC Begins Screening Of Aspirants
March 22, 2022 No Responses

APC Begins Screening Of Aspirants

The All Progressives Congress (APC) will begin screening of aspirants for various elective offices on Tuesday, March 22, ahead of Saturday’s National Convention.Mr Emmanuel Otagburuagu, the Secretary of the APC National Convention Screening Committee said th...
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PDP To Hold Caucus, NEC Meetings Monday, Tuesday
March 11, 2022 No Responses

PDP To Hold Caucus, NEC Meetings Monday, Tuesday

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has fixed its National Caucus meeting for Monday March 14, and its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting for Tuesday, March 15.  The party which disclosed this in two separate statements by its National Secretary, M...
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PDP Registers 539,920 Members In Edo 
March 7, 2022 No Responses

PDP Registers 539,920 Members In Edo 

Edo State Governor,  Godwin Obaseki on Sunday disclosed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had registered a total of 539,920 members in the state through the ongoing e-registration process.  Obaseki stated this while addressing party l...
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INEC May Suspend CVR In July
March 5, 2022 No Responses

INEC May Suspend CVR In July

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday says it may likely suspend the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in July.  Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakub...
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INEC Records 6,357,817 Fresh Voters
March 2, 2022 No Responses

INEC Records 6,357,817 Fresh Voters

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recorded fresh registration in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) has hit 6,357,817 as at 7 a.m., Monday, February 28, 2022  The commission, disclosed this in an update on th...
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Opinion: 2023 Zoning And Aspirants’ Pairing Permutations (4)
February 28, 2022 No Responses

Opinion: 2023 Zoning And Aspirants’ Pairing Permutations (4)

By Ehichioya Ezomon  — In the “Mother of All Elections” in 2023, Nigeria is having a heavy dose of speculative news spread by canvassers for aspirants or the media, particularly the online, that trade in “breaking”, “exclus...
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CISLAC, TMG hail Buhari For Assenting To Electoral Law
February 26, 2022 No Responses

CISLAC, TMG hail Buhari For Assenting To Electoral Law

Executive Director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre ( CISLAC), Mr Auwal Rafsanjani ,  has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the electoral amended bill into law.  Rafsanjani, who also doubles as Chairman Transition ...
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