By Tunde Olofintila Elder Statesman and Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, ABUAD, Aare Afe Babalola, OFR, CON, SAN, has taken a swipe at the Federal Ministry of Education and the National Universities Commission, NUC, two principal Federal Government Agencies on Education, for ordering a mass closure of Nigeria’s universities because of the forthcoming elections […]

Also, 15 million farmers and 13 million housewives are the second and third highest registered voters respectively, according to statistics released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has warned corps members on election duty to uphold the tenets of the Scheme.

“425,106 and I have said it agency by agency,” the police boss said. “In the Police we have 310,973, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence – 51,000; Federal Road Safety Corps – 21,000; Nigerian Correctional Service – 11,336; National Drug Law Enforcement Agency – 9,447; Economic and Financial Crimes Commission – 350; Nigeria Immigration Service – 21,000.”

NSCDC deploys over 2000 operatives for 2023 elections in Katsina

“The CTA is deploying a total of 2,000 observers across Nigeria. To support our field observers, CTA has set up its Situation Room to follow up with field reports from observers to generally establish common trends towards gauging the level of compliance with minimum international standards for credible elections.”

“Sadly, if an umpire could commit such an embarrassing gaffe, it is a testament to the calls by concerned Nigerians over INEC’s honesty in the February 25 general election.”

“In the last quarter of 2022, violence targeting political parties reached its highest point since the previous general election in early 2019. In total there have been 60 attacks recorded on political rallies, resulting in nine fatalities since the start of campaigning on 28 September.”

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has advised Nigerians to weigh profiles of the various candidates fielded by political parties before casting their votes.

“Therefore, we urge all candidates and their political parties to promote the national peace accord and encourage their supporters to respect the provisions of the peace accord”