In the last two weeks I have identified areas requiring amendments to the law to strengthen the electoral process and aid the election of transformational leaders. Specifically last week, I advocated an adoption of electronic means of transmission of election results by INEC to forestall the growing incidents of attacks on electoral officials and also changes to the law to mandate the determination of pre-election matters well before the conduct of the elections themselves. Two events have since further brought home the need for these changes. The first was the admission of INEC itself during the week that it has increasingly come under attack by hoodlums desirous of snatching or destroying results sheets so as to stop collation, while the second relates to two judgements delivered by the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory and the Court of Appeal regarding validity of the nomination of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party at the gubernatorial election in Osun State. That issues touching on the nomination of the candidate are yet to be fully resolved, months after the conduct of the election is indeed worrying. This week I will discuss further specific areas that require attention if Nigeria is to elect transformational leaders. Full restructuring:

immediate past Governor of Delta State and Delta South Senatorial Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the just concluded election, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, has described the 2019 elections in Nigeria as a charade that did not reflect the mandate of the electorates.

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has hailed Monday’s verdict of the Supreme Court,  which struck out the ill-conceived suit seeking the nullification of the governorship, National Assembly and State Assembly elections which held in Rivers State.

Chini Production Africa,  organizer of ‘Creativity Week’ in Nigeria has said that Africa can change the status quo by embracing the power of creativity to produce positive change.

DR John Dyegh, who holds a PhD in Economic History represents Gboko/Tarka Federal Constituency of Benue State in the House of Representatives on the plank of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The third timer with a wealth of legislative experience, Dyegh, in this chat,  spoke on his ambition to become the speaker of the Ninth House of Representatives and why the North-Central geo-political zone should produce the next speaker among others.