With the campaign for 2023 general elections kicking off on 28 September, a leader in the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has counselled that the current national security concerns is more crucial than the polls. In a statement from his media office in Abuja on Wednesday, Olawepo-Hashim explained that Nigeria’s political leadership must not concentrate only on …

The Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) concluded last Sunday recorded 12.2 million voters to bring the total number of Nigerian voters to 96.2 million. According to INEC’s latest voter statistics, the youths may play a significant role in the elections if they use their advantage effectively. About 71 per cent of the newly registered …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reiterated that the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), which ended on Sunday, will be the last before the 2023 general elections scheduled to hold in February and March. The federal elections (presidential and National Assembly) will hold on 23 February, while those for the states (governorship and House of Assembly) take place 11 March. …

If you are a lover of truth, I will tell you this bitter truth you can take to the bank. Most politicians in Nigeria don’t care about a Muslim-Muslim, Christian-Christian, Christian-Muslim or Muslim-Christian ticket and certainly do not have a sleepless night because of the high cost of living or the moribund education sector among many other anomalies. However, they …

A non-governmental organisation, the Electoral Forum has canvassed for a review of the Electoral Act 2022 to provide for the emergence of quality delegates and tackle vote transaction in the selection of candidates of political parties. Rising from its sixth technical session last Wednesday, the group, which is an initiative of the Initiative for Research, Innovation and Advocacy in Development, …

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has given directives to churches that their members should vote candidates based on character, competence, capacity and policies. The directive also expected that candidates to be voted for should have “the fear of God, honesty and truthfulness, respect for the rule of law, justice and fairness for all, respect for religious and ethnic diversity, …

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore has contested the claim by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that the party and New Nigeria People’s Party were yet to upload a single nomination for governorship and state assembly candidates to its portal. INEC’s Commissioner for Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye had also advised the …

The other day, I received a call from Ehigie Edobor Uzamere, who represented Edo South in the eighth and ninth sessions of the Senate. We had chatted a few days earlier, our subject of engagement typically revolving around Nigerian politics. I asked him if he was in Benin City, capital of his state, or Abuja, where he lives. “I dey …

As Nigerians mark Democracy Day, goodwill messages have been pouring in from political leaders across the country. The President, Governors and other leaders are showing solidary with their citizens and urging for more commitment to the dictates of democracy. In a morning broadcast, President Muhammadu Buhari admonished Nigerians never to forget the sacrifices of the heroes of democracy. “Their patriotism …

Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has been confirmed the Delta State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 elections. At the party primary election in Asaba, the state capital, Senator Omo-Agege polled 1,190 delegate votes in an election in which he was the sole candidate. Delegates reaffirmed their wishes in line with the Electoral Act …