TWO days to the National Assembly elections, four political parties – the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN; Congress for Progressive Change, CPC; Democratic Peoples Party, DPP and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP have emerged as leading contenders for the three senatorial seats in Sokoto State.
A peep into the profile of the leading candidates shows that the state will be in for an electrifying race on Saturday.

BARRISTER Mike Igini, a notable figure in the Nigeria civil rights community was last year appointed the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Cross River State. His appointment and actions have brought bewilderment to many election stakeholders who until now had cosily comforted themselves in the twisted electoral process in place.

ANAMBRA South Senatorial Candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, Prof Nonso Mojekwu, left his cozy office at the School of Architecture, University of Illinois, Chicago as Adjunct Professor of Structural Engineering, to join politics in Nigeria. He was later to realise that running for elective position in Nigeria was super expensive and vowed to ensure that this scenario ceases to be the order of the day, if elected.

DR Olusegun Kokumo Agagu, former governor of Ondo State in this interview explains why he petitioned the National Judicial Council, NJC, over the judgement that ousted him as governor in 2008 and reasons for his running for the Senate.

Ambassador Nkoyo Toyo, a lawyer, was Nigeria’s ambassador to Ethiopia and Djibouti and also Permanent Representative to the African Union, as well as the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. She resigned the positions in December 2010 and returned home to participate in politics.