Direct Primaries: APC Governors Divide as Senate President Visit Buhari

ABUJA — Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have been reported to be unable to agree on a direct mode of primaries imposed on political parties by the National Assembly. The report has it that a meeting between the 22 Progressive Governors of the ruling party on Sunday ended with no consensus. The meeting which was held at the Kebbi State Governor’s Lodge, Abuja, reportedly ended a shouting match between two governors from the...

Nigeria’s Electoral Umpire To Spend N1.3 Billion On Funeral Grants/Condolence Purse In 2022

ABUJA — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has earmarked N1.3 billion for its staff welfare in 2022. This covers funeral grants, Christmas bonuses and severance allowances of staff members, among others. INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, had, last week, said the N100 billion earmarked for the conduct of 2023 general elections in next year’s budget estimates was grossly inadequate. Speaking while appearing before the committee on INEC to defend the 2022 budget estimates, Yakubu...

Ogun State LG Election Tribunal Bars Journalists from Proceedings

ABEOKUTA — The Ogun State Tribunal chairman for the Local Government Election, Rotimi Onafadeji, on Wednesday, barred journalists from covering the proceeding. Some media organisations such as The Punch, AIT, STV, OGTV, Plus TV and Platform Times were barred from the state magistrate court where the tribunal was taking place. Shortly before the proceeding commenced, the Chairman of the Tribunal, Rotimi Onafadeji, told the newsmen that recording or covering the proceeding is not allowed. He...

Pastor Bakare Advocates Competency Over Zoning

ABUJA — The founder of Citadel Global Community Church, (formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly), Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said it does not matter where the next President comes from as long as the person can deliver good governance. This is as he voiced his support for the electronic transmission of election results in the country, going forward. This, according to him, will protect eligible voters from disenfranchisement. Bakare said this on Friday after a...

Osinbajo Campaign Posters Flood Ibadan

IBADAN — Campaign posters of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo have surfaced at some strategic areas of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The posters, which bear the portrait of the Vice President, have ‘Osinbajo for All 2023’ boldly written on them. Our correspondent observed that the posters were pasted at Dugbe, Mokola, and University of Ibadan/Bodija Junction and Iwo Road, among other areas in the ancient metropolis. The VP is being tipped to succeed the President,...

Senate Reconsiders Decision Against Electronic Transmission of Results

ABUJA — The Senate has decided to allow the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to determine the best mode to transmit election results. The upper chamber reconsidered its initial stance on the Electoral Act Amendment bill on Tuesday. This is coming after months of bashings from the public over resolution on electronic transmission of election results. In July, the Senate had passed the bill with provisions that allowed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to...

2023 Presidency: “It Should go to South-East” – Olu Adegboruwa (SAN)

LAGOS — A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa has said that in 2023, the South-East geo-political zone should produce the next president of Nigeria. This he said on Channels television “Politics Today” where he featured as a guest. According to the learned silk, “The Southeast should produce the next president of Nigeria.” Last week, the Northern Governors Forum during its meeting, rejected the position of the Southern Governors Forum on zoning of Presidency to...

PDP Committee Resolves to Withhold Zoning Presidential Ticket

ABUJA — The zoning committee of the opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has decided that the party’s presidential ticket will not be zoned yet. The decision was reached at a meeting held on Thursday afternoon at Fraser Hotel, Abuja, and chaired by Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, governor of Enugu state. PDP zoning committee resolved that the issue of zoning the presidential ticket should be put on hold. The committee also resolved that the north and the...

Jonathan Urges N’Assembly to Allow e-Transmission of Election Results

Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, the former president, has appealed that the national assembly adopts the electronic transmission of votes in the electoral act amendment bill. According to him, the adoption of electronic transmission of results will improve transparency in the electoral process. Jonathan indicated this while delivering a lecture on Wednesday at the inauguration ceremony/lecture of the National Defence College (NDC), Course 30, in Abuja. He asked Nigerians to have confidence in INEC. This, according to...

How Rotational Presidency Can Be Done – el-Rufai

KADUNA — Kaduna’s Nasir el-Rufai, has said anyone positing that the north must give power to the south in 2023 is foolish. The governor made his stand on rotational presidency public on Monday while speaking with journalists in Kaduna. El-Rufai’s statement was a reaction to the demand of some southern governors that power must go to the south in 2023. The governor said rotational presidency is only possible but there has to be an agreement...

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