Chief Supo Shonibare is a chieftain of the pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, a lawyer and an active member of the defunct National Democratic Coalition, NADECO, which challenged the military administration of the late General Sani Abacha. In this interview, Shonibare explains why politics should not be left in the hands of power brokers and money mongers who militarize the electoral process among others.

The Police Command in Kano State has restricted movement of motor vehicles, tricycles and all other means of transportation across the 44 local government areas of the state.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State has concluded arrangements for the supplementary election in nine polling units of Ibeju-Lekki State constituency I.

In furtherance to his stated commitment towards ensuring hitch-free elections in the Country, the Inspector General of Police, Ag. IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni has directed the Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police and their respective Commissioners of Police in states where supplementary elections are taking place to ensure that adequate mechanisms are in place towards ensuring a safe and secure environment for the conduct of the elections.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has written to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, urging him not to continue with the planned supplementary election in Bauchi state unless the controversy trailing the governorship election result in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of the state is resolved.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed between April 2 and April 5 for the collation of results for Rivers’ Governorship Election.

The Kano State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to ensure that the Saturday supplementary election in the state was seamless.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the Action Democratic Party, ADP, yesterday posited conflicting views on the way forward in resolving the stalemate over the governorship and state assembly elections in Rivers State.

ALTHOUGH the 2019 general elections have come and gone, the jury is still out on the question of whether the entire process was credible based on how those assigned different roles by law and the relevant authorities conducted themselves. On the dock are the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC; the different political parties that took part in the elections, the security agencies, including the Police, the military and others.

Yesterday’s court decision stopping the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC from going ahead with further collation of the results of the Bauchi State governorship election of March 9 was a last ditch effort by the incumbent governor to hold on to power. It also showed to limit to which the Muhammadu Buhari phenomenon could go in holding someone in power.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said Nigerians will treat All Progressives Congress, APC, thugs dressed in military uniform to assist it to rig the March 23 supplementary elections, as fake soldiers.

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was setting a dangerous and evil precedence in the political history of Nigeria under the watch of Professor Mammod Yakubu.

ABUJA: The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has taken a swipe at the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, over claims that the latter’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar defeated President Muhammadu Buhari with over 1.6 million votes in the last Presidential Elections.

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has fixed Thursday to hear a preliminary objection the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, filed to challenge its powers to stop the collation and announcing of result of the governorship election that held in Bauchi State on March 9.

President of the Court of Appeal, PCA, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, on Wednesday, disclosed that over 250 Judges handling election petition cases across the federation, have been placed on watchlist.