2027: Tinubu, Obi, Atiku, others sign peace accord, vow issue-based campaigns
The accord, described by the organisers as more than a ceremonial document, is anchored in the Constitution, the Electoral Act, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) guidelines.
Ekiti Commissioners: Intrigues as Fayemi forms cabinet
Intrigues, power play and political maneuvering are at play in Ekiti State over the attempt by Governor Kayode Fayemi to constitute his cabinet Vanguard reliably gathered that Dr. Fayemi is making wider consultations with leaders of the party in the state and other stakeholders over his intention to assemble a formidable team and may finally submit names of his 15-member-cabinet to the state House of Assembly this week
2011: Jega should watch his back – Prof Oyebode
Prof. Akin Oyebode, a lecturer of International Law and Jurisprudence at the University of Lagos, is a renowned academic and former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ado-Ekiti. He was the legal adviser to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) between 1991 to 1992 when Professor Attahiru Jega, presently Chairman of the Independent National Commission (INEC), led the union.
In this interview with Vanguard’s Hugo Odiogor, Oyebode spoke on the character of the INEC chairman, the enormity of the challenges facing him and the infantile state of the Nigerian nation after 50 years of self rule.
‘We will provide a platform for future leaders ‘
I ke Ibe is a distinguished lawyer and former Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly in 1993. He is also form trade representative of Imo State to the United States. As the electorate in Imo state warm up to participate actively in the 2011 governorship election Ibe who is known for touching base with the poor, the physically challenged and the rural poor in this interview unveiled his plans for the people of Imo State. The governorship hopeful says would ensure better platform for future leaders in the state if voted int power.
2011: Can Sarah Jubril sail jubilantly?
If zoning to marginalised sections of the polity and voting power were to be the only determinants of the 2011 presidential polls, Mrs. Sarah Jubril says she would be the biggest beneficiary. According to her, women had been grossly marginalised in the power-sharing arrangement, with no woman occupying the nation’s highest office since independence in 1960.
PDP has been taken over by anti-democratic forces – Abiye Sekibo
Recently, former Minister of Transport, Dr Abiye Sekibo, formally declared for the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in his village, Okrika. After the declaration, he fielded questions from journalists on the reason he left the PDP.
He also debunked the claim that he and his former boss, Dr. Peter Odili, have parted ways even as he criticised the Amaechi-led government in Rivers State, arguing that his government has shown high-handedness and arbitrariness.
