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The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has described the nation’s current Electoral Act as problematic. He said a new legal framework must be put in place in order to address the irregularities being witnessed in the nation’s electoral process. Yakubu spoke during the 12th National Delegates Conference of the Forum of State Independent Electoral Commissions of Nigeria held in Jos, Plateau State capital, on Wednesday. He was represented by the commission’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye. The INEC boss said the current legal framework creates uncertainty and undermines the people’s confidence. He made a case for an electoral law that would ensure the settlement of all pre-election matters at least 60 days before the commencement of an election. He noted that party nomination had a tremendous impact on the preparations and conduct of elections. The INEC boss said, “...

•Governor Okorocha Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has again accused the national chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole, and the party of conniving with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to frustrate his coming to the Senate. According to Okorocha, the gang-up will never succeed, just as he asked INEC to right the wrong by giving him the certificate of return, adding that the electoral umpire has no  powers to withhold same. Addressing journalists yesterday in Abuja, Governor Okorocha said the  evil he feared in Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, had befallen him 10 times over in APC, even as he described the party as bedevilled with crisis, problems and not having the strength to fight as a party. He said: “I have written to INEC on my Certificate of Return, the commission should give me the certificate, it cannot just withhold it based on mere allegations. There was no fair hearing, what INEC did is illegal; INEC has no po...

President Muhammdu Buhari may have nominated the Central Bank Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, for a second term, THISDAY checks have revealed. It was gathered Thursday morning that the President has sent a letter nominating the CBN governor for another term to the Senate President in line with the CBN Act. Details later.

The chairman, Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Soji Adagunodo, has said the party would appeal the judgement of the Appeal panel that upheld the victory of Mr. Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress in the last September election. Adagunodo, in a telephone chat with our correspondent, said the panel relied on a technicality in giving its decision. “Technicality was what Wole Olanipekun laid before the court. There was no argument about the decision of the Tribunal that gave us victory. We will upturn the judgement at the Supreme Court. “It is democracy at play. We will study the Appeal Court judgment appropriately and challenge it at the supreme court,” Adagunodo said.

The Oyo State African Democratic Congress ADC, under its leadership, had implored Oyo State Governor Elect, Engr Seyi Makinde not to deal with any other person on behalf of the party except it governorship candidate in the last election, Senator Olufemi Lanlehin. The party, in its Monthly meeting, in communique made available to journalists on Tuesday, stated that, its endorsed Senator Olufemi Lanlehin as face of the party to attend to any issues concerning the collation arrangement.  The party urged it's members to desist from holding meeting under various groups like,  CNM, Unity Forum, PDP/ACCORD,LABOUR or Old adc and instructs them to seek approval before going to unauthorized meeting. The State Executive Committee ,after their meeting at party secretariat, concluded to: COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS (ADC) OYO STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MONTHLY STATUTORY MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, 7TH MAY, 2019, AT OKE-BOLA STA...

Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has charged Nigerians and the International community to hold the Nigeria Police Force and the All Progressive Congress responsible if anything tragic happens to the Governorship candidate of the Party and current Senator, Ademola Adeleke.  The Party stated this today in a Press release issued by the State Chairman Hon Soji Adagunodo in response to the arrest of Adeleke by the Police authorities  in Abuja. Adagunodo said the arrest of the Osun Governorship candidate who recently won an Election petition and declared as the rightful winner of the September 22nd 2018 Governorship election is a clear case of political desperation taken too far by the Police which is obviously executing a script of the APC. He added that the arrest is fuelling speculation of an attempt to put Senator Adeleke in harm's way to prevent him from conclusively retrieving the mandate freely given him by the good people of Osun State....

IBADAN-AN Oyo State High Court on Monday, granted an injunction by the chairmen in the 33 local government areas in the state to uphold their tenure of three years in office as stipulated by the country's constitution. Joined in the suit were the chairmen of the 35 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state, who also prayed the court to grant injunction to uphold their tenure in office. In a ruling delivered by Justice Aderonke Aderemi, she argued   that the tenure of the claimants who are the council chairmen was statutory set at three years with effect from the date of their elections. She added that dissolving the constitutionally elected council chairmen was in conflict with the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria of 1999. In the suit NO: 1/347/19 filed at the state high court in Ibadan, Justice Aderemi averred that that seeking the dissolution of the elected council chairmen by the Governor, Attorney- General of the state, the ...