A UNIVERSITY teacher, Dr. Kayode Oyende, has sent a strong warning to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and all political parties to learn from the past mistakes made in previous electoral processes in the country with a view to avoiding same in future.

Ahmed Gulak, a former speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly, served as Political Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan and is one of the staunch supporters of the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ali Modu Sheriff. In this interview he speaks on how the party can climb out of the crisis it has found itself in. Excerpts:

EVERY lawmaking institution prides itself in protecting its powers. So when the Senate last week rejected Ibrahim Magu’s nomination as chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the Senate president requested President Muhammadu Buhari to submit another nominee.

The process to restore peace to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP continues with twisting turns for the trouble shooters. The Forum of State chairmen which had until recently been removed from the crisis that has bestirred the national leadership has now been drawn into the milieu.

SENATOR Dino Melaye has undoubtedly come a long way in the legislature. His four year stint in the House of Representatives between 2007 and 2011 is remembered for his boisterous conduct, first as a defender of Speaker Patricia Etteh and subsequently as an antagonist of Speaker Dimeji Bankole.