Once in a generation effort to sanitize and stabilize Nigerian political parties was torpedoes by the President, Muhammadu Buhari, and his attorney general Mr. Malami. President Buhari based his decision not to sign the Initial electoral bill which mandated all political parties to conduct direct primary on the advice of his attorney general. Any honest …
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Ondo 2020 Governorship Election
Nigerian Democracy took another step forward in the just concluded 2020 Ondo State governorship election. The result of this election was not totally unexpected compared to the 2020 Edo State governorship election which was somewhat difficult to predict the outcome. A lot of chaos took place before Edo State election unlike Ondo State election which …
Presidential and Legislative Election Postponement
The world was waiting breathlessly to see if Nigeria will consolidate her democracy by conducting free, fair and credible 2019 election. It is easy to underestimate the level of interest Nigerians and other nations want to see a smooth election. Just as the expectation peaked, the unthinkable happened. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) decided …
INEC Postponement of Nigeria Election
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced yesterday, February 7, 2015 that Presidential, senatorial and House of Representative elections scheduled for February 14, has been postponed to March 28. Also, the gubernatorial and state’s Houses of Assembly election originally scheduled for March 28, was pushed back to April 11. These postponements are highly unprecedented and disappointing …
Cost of Intraparty Battles
Intraparty battles prevalent among Nigeria political Parties may seem like a game and a harmless exercise , but it is indeed costly to the Nigeria state. The number one casualty is governance which often takes a backseat to intraparty feuding. Does anybody really think that governance has taken place in River state since the man-made political …