Amid protracted conflict in Sudan, the United States should work to lower the temperature amongst external actors, and support Sudanese citizens, who remain steadfast in their aspirations for a civilian-led government. Sudan’s suffering deepens by the hour, as self-serving army and militia forces battle for supremacy in a struggle totally divorced from the aims of the 2018-2019 revolution, in which the people of Sudan bravely stood up to one of the world’s most brutal...
“How could preachers get away with false claims, yet, they berate INEC for not uploading results on time to IREV?” —Ebuka Onyekwelu The events of the last few months have once again opened the possible conversation on the age-long controversies of political prophesy. We are again faced with the question of whether God’s will can be democratized or put differently if the people’s will can be changed by prophesy. It can in fact be extended...
“The current speaker is from Anambra North and the former Governor is also from Anambra North” —Ebuka Onyekwelu Within the Anambra State political cycle, there is increased concern about who becomes the next Speaker of the House of Assembly. The Anambra State 8th House of Assembly is expected to resume on 12th June, 2023 and on that first sitting, the leadership of the House must be elected. Barely two months to go, the politicking has...
The current diplomatic constellation presents Africa with plenty of options; the region must choose well. Since the conclusion of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit last December, the traffic from Washington to various African capitals has been unmistakably busy. Vice-President Kamala Harris, currently rounding up a nine-day trip to Ghana, Tanzania, and Zambia, is the latest and, so far, most senior American official to jet into the region with a diplomatic pouch weighed down by goodwill, kisses, and felicitations....
Every Election has three phases, namely: Public Campagn, Vote Casting and Court Litigation. Each phase is crucial. And, for any Election to be credible, a candidate MUST win all three phases. He or she must win at the People’s Parliament, get majority of the votes cast and successfully defend his or her mandate in Court, if necessary. Of these three Phases, Vote Casting is the most critical and most problematic because it is subject to...
“By all credible assessment based on what is on the table, Hon. Ejike Okechukwu is the most plausible person to lead the 8th Assembly,” —Ebuka Onyekwelu For the most part, the 2023 General Elections have been won and lost and as it stands, it is unlikely that the judiciary will upturn the greater outcome of the election. In consequence, in the legislature for instance, those returned elected are already thinking ahead in terms of what...
“As recently as in the 6th Assembly which lasted between 2015 and 2019, Anambra Assembly remained a fertile ground for fireworks of sorts,” —Ebuka Onyekwelu From the days of Governor Chinwoke Mbadinuju, the Anambra State House of Assembly has been significantly dramatic, either caught in the crossfire between ‘federal might’ against the state government, or in a struggle with the state executive. Throughout Nigeria, Anambra Assembly is one of the most ‘hot-headed’ and one of...
“As a former governor himself, Obi knows and understands protocols and he knows that it was wrong for him to walk into a hall where the governor who is the host, was already speaking,” —Ebuka Onyekwelu On Saturday, the governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo formally celebrated his one year in office at the international convention centre. The programme which was well attended by so many public figures and leaders of industries, left many...
“None of Nigeria’s presidential election results has ever been overturned by the courts” No election in Nigeria’s recent history has faced many protests and rejections by those who lost. So controversial was the 2023 general election that aggrieved candidates have headed to court to challenge the outcome of last month’s presidential election. Nigerians demonstrated their dedication to democracy on February 25, but there are many angry and frustrated Nigerians who believe that the president-elect, Bola...
Every Election has three phases, namely: Public Campagn, Vote Casting and Court Litigation. Each phase is crucial. And, for any Election to be credible, a candidate MUST win all three phases. He or she must win at the People’s Parliament, get majority of the votes cast and successfully defend his or her mandate in Court, if necessary. Of these three Phases, Vote Casting is the most critical and most problematic because it is subject to...
