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Academics, politicians and rogue elements. By Owei Lakemfa

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The country heaved a sigh of relief on Thursday, October 13, 2022 as the eight-month strike by academics which shutdown the public universities was suspended. Days before the suspension, many Nigerians were in a jubilant mood as all indications were that the agreement midwifed by the House of Representatives was acceptable to government and the lecturers national body, the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU.   But some, like me, were a bit sceptical because during the strike, we detected moves that gave the impression that there are powerful but…

Politicians and jeopardy of trial by ordeal, by Azu Ishiekwene

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“I’m going to waste my vote,” a friend told me recently. “And don’t argue with me,” he added. “It’s my right to do so.”   I defied him. Regrettably, though I also recruited help nearby to press home my point, my unsolicited advice fell on deaf ears.   My friend’s mind was made up and nothing would stop him. What he intends to do, according to him, is to vote for a candidate in the 2023 presidential election that he knows would lose.   He did not name names, though…

Desist from wearing military uniform for campaign posters – Defence Hqrs warns Politicians

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The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has issued strong warning to some politicians who have formed the habit of wearing military uniforms and accoutrements for electioneering campaign posters. The Nigeria Military stated that campaign posters of some Governors, dressed in military camouflage uniforms, are displayed in noticeable areas in their respective states. “This is manifestly illegal and an abuse of the privilege of allowing civilians wear military uniforms during military training exercises. “It is necessary to restate that the Armed Forces of Nigeria, as a professional institution, remains apolitical and, as such, …

Power Rotation: Who The Cap Fits Between The North And The South? By Dr Uche Diala

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Following the Press Release by the Northern Governors Forum after its recent meeting, I have read some opinion of some Southerners and Politicians. I dare say that some of the bickerings are borne out of a victim mentality but the South is surely not a victim in this particular instance and cannot claim to be. If truth be told and if recent history is anything to go by. Let me remind us that the same North ‘conceded’ the Presidency to the South in 1999 after the return to civilian rule…

Why APC politicians are terrified by e-transmission of votes By Farooq A. Kperogi

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The political elites of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have chosen to regress to the stone age in matters of election at a time that Nigeria is relentlessly digitalizing in every other sphere. Banking is now almost entirely digitized, POS vendors have become ever-present fixtures in even the remotest Nigerian village, ecommerce is now mainstream, national standardized tests such as the UTME are now wholly electronic, and the Communication and Digital Economy Ministry insists that every phone in the country should be linked to citizens’ National Identification Number.  …

2023 Election: Why Politicians Heating Up The Polity Unnecessary? By Abba Dukawa

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Since the advent of civil rule in 1999, no political party has ever ceded the position of the President and bthat of the National chairman to the same region. The positions rotate between South and North. From 1999 to 2015, southern Nigeria compatriots led the country for 14 years: former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, for two term of four years each (South West); and former President, Goodluck Jonathan, for six years four years of his fresh mandate and two years of that of the remaining late Yar’adua’s term in office (South…

ONDO GUBER ELECTION: IGP cautions politicians against violence …… charges Police ,other Law Enforcement Agents to be above Board

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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A. Adamu has for the umpteenth time, warned politicians against actions and utterances that could be inimical to a free, fair and credible election. Specifically, the IGP warned that the full weight of the law will be meted out to anyone, no matter their status in society, who engaged in any electoral fraud such as political violence, vote buying, ballot box snatching, hate speeches and all other unwholesome practices capable of undermining the peace and stability of the electoral process.   Similarly, the IGP has…