The decision by the National Assembly to effect another proposal to amend the electoral Act 2010 after the first amendment proposal introduced by the executive arm of government was thrown out has continued to generate intense debate and reactions from a cross section of the polity.

WITH two law suits pending before Courts of Appeal, Lagos and Abuja, concerns are being raised in some quarters over threats that the cases constitute to much vaunted 2011 general elections.

Dr Itekina Abel-Tariah is gunning for the governorship of Rivers State come 2011 on the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN. He spoke to journalists recently on his ambition, Rivers politics and other issues.

THERE is no gain saying the fact that the crisis in most political parties today is their inability to practice internal democracy in the real sense of the word. And parties that have failed to practice internal democracy have had to pay highly for it.

A coalition of 45 non-governmental organisations, NGOs, Rights Monitoring Group, RMG, has canvassed deployment of the military to assist the police in providing security for both voters and voting materials. National Coordinator of the group, Mr. Olufemi Akinbule Aduwo, was a member of INEC Anambra Governorship Rerun Election Observation Board.