Edo State governorship election has come and gone. Candidate of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr. Godwin Obaseki won the election handily. His only main opponent with real chance of winning the election is the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu. The question that must be asked is why did the present …
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Hardball Politics at the National Assembly
A political hardball took place at the inauguration of the 8th national Assembly on June 6, 2015. The opposition party, People Democratic Party (PDP) senators connived with few senators from the ruling party, All Progressive Congress (APC) to elect the senate president and deputy senate president favored by the opposition party against senators chosen by …
Exit of Bamanga Tukur and 2015 Election
Bamanga Tukur finally threw in the towel as the national chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). It is not clear if he voluntarily resigned or was forced out. What is clear so far is that he is no longer the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the largest political party in Nigeria. …
Optimism and Concerns for Nigeria in 2014
There has been endless deluge of bad news about governance in Nigeria from federal to local government level. Some of the pessimism is well deserved but they appear to be some bright spots in Nigeria political and economic landscape. However more work is needed to accelerate this development. Nigeria is a country endowed with abundant natural …
APC Registration: INEC Credibility at Stake
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has a very bad reputation in the eyes of Nigerians till the arrival of the current chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega. Nigerians never had problem showing up on election day to vote for candidates of their choice but their votes rarely counts in elections held since Nigeria Independence. Candidates frequently get rigged into office …