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Expressing worry over the rising cases of electoral violence in the country, the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has said the 2023 general elections is under threat, despite assurances by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agencies and other stakeholders. According to CNPP, the spate of political violence calls for drastic measures by security agencies, especially the police. In a statement issued, yesterday, by its Secretary General, Chief Willy Ezugwu, CNPP warned that unless political thugs were treated as enemies of the state, the ongoing attacks on politically exposed persons would endanger the credibility of the 2023 elections.…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it is practically impossible to conduct elections and electoral activities successfully in an atmosphere of violence. It said Electoral Commissions in West Africa and beyond have expressed concern about the impact of prevailing insecurity on the conduct of elections, banditry and other forms of armed conflict. Consequently, the Commission said a nine-nation conference of Electoral Commissions and election experts is holding this week in Ouagadougou, involving the host, Burkina Faso, as well as Benin Republic, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and Togo from West Africa; and the Central African Republic and Democratic Republic…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has warned that further attack on G-5 Governors will attract the wrath of the Integrity Group as they will not hesitate to strike back. He urged the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to caution members of the presidential campaign council of the party and stop them from attacking the group. Wike handed down the warning, yesterday, at the flag-off of the Indorama-Agbonchia-Ogale-Ebubu-East/West Link Road in Eleme Council of the State, which was performed by former Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko. Recall that G-5 governors, including Samuel Ortom…
Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, yesterday, expressed concern about happenings in the political space, saying he has a lot of fears about the outcome of the 2023 general elections. The former vice chancellor of Bayero University, Kano (BUK), however, expressed optimism that the nation will pull through current challenges and have a successful poll. Jega stated this in an interview with journalists at a colloquium in honour of Senior Fellow of Centre of Democracy Development (CDD), Prof. Adele Jinadu, on his 79th birthday celebration, with the theme, ‘Adele Jinadu and Electoral Democracy in…
… Petition EU, SGF, Senate, IGP, others Lawyers for Reform Group (LRG) have threatened to drag President Muhammadu Buhari to court over the appointment of Stella Erhuvwuoghene Okotete as the Executive Director of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM). Protesting the appointment of Okotete, Thursday in Abuja outside the National Assembly complex, the lawyers said her appointment was in violation of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) statutory laws on the eighteen years mandatory experience out of which thirteen years must have been in active banking service and elevated to the position of General Manager. Speaking on behalf of LRG, Executive…
• NDIC canvasses inter-agency collaboration, public actions against schemes The Director of the Bank Examination Department, the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Company (NDIC), Michael Oladele, has disclosed that no less than N911.45 billion has been lost to various Ponzi schemes and related frauds across the country in the last 23 years. The revelation came as the NDIC sought stronger collaboration among relevant agencies in the financial regulatory space and public support to achieve a breakthrough in the war against Ponzi schemes. At the workshop for financial correspondents and business editors, which ended yesterday, Oladele said promoters of the schemes have become so…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the government embarked on reform initiatives of the broadcast space to strengthen the ecosystem, encourage inclusive growth as well as attract investment to the industry. Speaking at the opening of the National Advertising Conference 2022, which began yesterday and ends today, he said these initiatives have not only brought improvement to the ecosystem but enhanced the competitive ability of the Nigerian brand. On August 4, 2020, the Minister launched the amended 6th edition of the broadcasting code. The code seeks to regulate content exclusivity, enforce content sharing and empower…
***As INEC urges parties to respect own constitution The United Nations (UN), has decried the low number of female candidates contesting in the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, describing the development as unacceptable and appalling. This is as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), urged political parties to respect their constitutions to ensure internal democracy in the political parties and promote good governance. The UN Women Programme Specialist, Generation equality, Desmond Osemehenjie, made the observation on Tuesday at a workshop on the promotion of women in politics organised by the Centre for Democracy Development (CDD). Osemehenjie observed that Nigeria scored…
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