Elections 2019: Our Expedient Polity (2)
The campaigns continued across Nigeria and even took an increased tempo. The best is saved for the last even in politics. In the last one week, mega rallies were held in the largest voting bloc zones by both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Of course, data has shown in […]
2019 Election Postponement: Sabotage, Mediocrity and Fire Brigades
Nigerians woke up to the saddening, anger-inducing and disappointing news that the much anticipated elections has been shifted by an additional one week to 23rd February. Citing weather and logistic challenges, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, mentioned in a statement in the early hours of Saturday, 16th February without much […]
Opinion: A Nation of False Outrage
On the morning of 16th February 2019 – a day that had been slated for the general elections to hold by INEC for almost four years – Nigerians woke up to the news that the elections had been postponed due to, although not clearly stated in the letter released by INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, […]
Did You Know? Smart Card Readers Were Introduced in the 2015 Election
Between the 1999 elections and now, Nigeria’s election umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission, deployed a number of ICT equipment to improve the management and conduct of elections in Nigeria. From typewriters used in the 1999 election to Direct Data Capture Machine (DDCM) used in all elections since the 2007 election to Electronic Voters Registration […]
INEC’s Timetable and Schedule of Activities for 2019 General Elections
The 2019 General Elections will probably be Nigeria’s most important election yet. This is the first time in many years that Nigerians, both old and young, are immensely interested in the Presidential elections. It goes without saying that Nigeria is currently in a critical state, and the results of this year’s presidential elections would potentially decide […]
The Fate of the Electoral Act Bill 2018
The ping-pong the Presidency and the National Assembly have been playing for some time on the Electoral Act Bill has finally taken an ominous turn. Shadowing the annulled 1993 election season, the fate of this bill could either make or mar the nation depending on how carefully it is handled. The Electoral Act Bill 2018 […]
Jimi Agbaje and the Tinubu Political Monopoly
The political ban on gubernatorial election campaign was lifted nationwide on Friday, December 1st and candidates officially rolled out their campaigns. And, while many candidates were waiting in earnest for this ban to be lifted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), a few of these gubernatorial candidates did not see anything wrong with flouting […]
INEC Readiness for 2019 Elections
The midterm elections where some Congressmen and Governors get elected in the United States has been ongoing for a few days now and it is coming to a close already. Analysts are predicting that a few seats will be snatched from incumbent Republicans and vice versa as Democrats have mobilised en-masse for a voting drive […]
Tony Anenih: How a Strategist Propped Up a Political Party for 20 Years
Chief Tony Anenih bid the world goodbye on Sunday, 28th October after an undisclosed but brief illness. His family, associates and the Peoples Democratic Party at large will realise they have lost an important figure in matters of strategy. The name Tony Anenih rings a certain negative tune in the ears of many Nigerians, but […]
Approaching Elections: A Vote Per Capita
As the reality of the Osun State Elections on Saturday, 22nd September tolls heavily on us, it is a good time to investigate why such an important civic duty as voting comes into play in how we collectively engineer our society as the majority deems fit. The elections tomorrow reminds us of even larger elections coming […]
The Case of Kemi Adeosun and a String of Executive Impunities
It was with great relief that the news of resignation of erstwhile Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, hit the airwaves. In a press release, she gave a rather convoluted explanation of the NYSC exemption certificate controversy which has not only rocked the integrity boat of the current administration but also her own credibility for […]
INEC Extends Deadline for Continuous Voters Registration by 2 Weeks
For many Nigerians who would rather complete a task in the 11th hour, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) by two weeks. The extension was confirmed in a press statement, issued by the National Commissioner and Member, Voter Education and Publicity Committee, Mohammed Kudu Haruna on […]
2019 General Elections: List Of Registered Political Parties
Nigeria has experienced diverse climates under different political administrations in her journey towards sustenable development; and as Nigerians approach another milestone in the forthcoming General Elections which begins February 26th-March 2nd 2019, it is expected that the voters know the registered political parties coming to the polls. The Independent National Electoral Commission has therefore promptly provided […]
“No Postponement of PVC Registration Deadline” ― INEC
Nigerians with hopes of casting their votes during the 2019 General Elections have until August 17 to register for their Permanent Voters Card (PVC), according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Public Affairs Officer of the Commission, Mr Mohorret Bigun, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that there would be no postponement […]
2019 General Elections: Why Every Nigerian Needs A Permanent Voters Card (PVC)
“With technology, the elections have been made easy. That is why I keep appealing to the Governors to embark on Voters education, to please tell the people that their Permanent Voters Card is their national card so to speak. Let them vote for anybody they want across ethnicity and religion… I think that is why […]
Guidelines for Transfer of Registered Voters in Nigeria
The right to vote and, more importantly, the exercise of choosing leaders by the eligible citizens is at the heart of every democracy. For many, the questions on their lips is how to exercise the right to vote if perhaps they have relocated from the place they had first registered, to a place outside the […]