State Police: The way forward, by Tonnie Iredia
At last, members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives have passed the bill for state police in the country. The proposed new policing system which is aimed at addressing rising insecurity across the country saw 289 out of the 290 members in attendance voting in favour of state police while only one member abstained. But because […]
Inec and 2011 elections: My fears
Some people imagine that the 2011elections would be successful because of the calibre of the present INEC. They have a point. But if Jega’s team follows the ‘jack of all trade’ posture of its predecessors, then we have cause to fear.
EFCC can do with more societal support
Many societal problems have defied solution in Nigeria. Poor public power supply and failed elections are among those which easily come to mind. But the king of them all is the issue of corruption- a phenomenon which has been part of our national life from time immemorial.
Lucky Minister Deziani
It was heart warming some two weeks back when in far away Vienna, Mrs Deziani Alison-Madueke was celebrated as Nigeria’s first female oil minister. Lucky woman!
Just before we sack INEC’s Ayoka Adebayo
Since the Court of Appeal flawed the Ekiti Governorship re-run election , many analysts have called for the removal of Mrs Ayoka Adebayo, the then Ekiti State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC).
What is independent about our Electoral Commission?
The first Electoral Commission of Nigeria (ECN) was set up in 1958. The name later changed to the Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO). For a while, each of the Commissions operated like a task force that was dissolved now and again thereby depriving the system of continuity.
