IN another 48 hours, the much awaited April poll begin with National Assembly election. Senators and House of Representatives candidates across parties will vie for seats in the two legislative chambers. Some sitting senators and Representatives will be seeking to renew their mandates just are prospective federal legislators are out to unseat the incumbents.

IN another 48 hours, the much awaited April poll begin with National Assembly election. Senators and House of Representatives candidates across parties will vie for seats in the two legislative chambers. Some sitting senators and Representatives will be seeking to renew their mandates just are prospective federal legislators are out to unseat the incumbents.

OVER the years, Nigeria has been grappling with the challenge of brain drain, which cuts across every sector of the economy. The attendant consequences are obvious due to some avoidable causes such as inconsistent economic policies, poor educational policies, long military dictatorship, greed, incessant ethno-religious crises and frightening corruption.

IF Gombe Central Senatorial election is to determined by the people of Kashere community, the home country of the incumbent but out_going governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Mohammad Danjuma Goje, or simply put, by the members of the ruling People Democratic Party, PDP, then, not the former Senator Saa’d Mohammed of the All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP or Mohammed Babikir of Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, who are candidates in the elections would grab the hallowed seat. Reason: Goje’s pedigree and unprecedented feats recorded in the last 8 years he has been governor of the State.

THE battle for Lagos senatorial seats comes to a climax this Saturday with attention fixed on the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP as the major combatants.

THE toughest contest in the senatorial race in Edo State is expected to be that of Edo South district where the incumbent Senator, Ehigie Uzamere will be slugging it out with the wife of the former Minister of Defense, Senator Daisy Danjuma. Uzamere is flying the flag of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) which he joined in July 2010 from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP after irreconcilable differences with the former Chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees, Chief Tony Anenih.

AS the count down to the National Assembly election draws nearer, an All Nigerian Peoples Party, ANPP, Delta South Senatorial District aspirant, Mr. Tosan Alfred Rewane, son of late business mogul and political associate of Late political sage, Pa. Obafemi Awolowo spoke to Vanguard on why he wants to go to the upper chamber and what he intends to achieve for the people of the Niger Delta region

Chief Jumoke Akinjide, lawyer and daughter of former Minister of Justice and Attorney_General of the Federation, Chief Richard Akinjide, is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senatorial Candidate for Oyo Central Senatorial District. She told Vanguard what Oyo Central people and Nigerian women and youths would gain from her as Senator at the National Assembly, if elected.