The much maligned 2019 federal elections has come and gone. Like so many pundits were cocksure even before the first ballot was cast, President Muhammadu Buhari was by it returned to a second tenure of four years. Notably, among other things, it was wished in the main to enable him finish all the good works he had begun upon victory in the 2015 exercise. As the hullabaloo about the ‘resounding’ electoral success yet simmers, the time is apt to regurgitate some of its determinants.

ABIA State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, recently put the governorship candidates of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, Mr. Alex Otti and All Progressive Congress, APC, Mr. Uche Ogah, on the spot when he questioned their understanding of the political  consideration, based on the existing Abia Charter of Equity, that defines power sharing or leadership succession in the state.

For Lagosians, this Saturday’s governorship election promises to be decisive. It will put many issues finally to bed. One of the issues that must be put to rest is the chasm that some are trying to create disaffection between Yoruba and Igbo people in Lagos. Even among brothers within the same family who love and care for each other, differences arise at times

THE dusts generated by the conduct and outcomes of the February 23 Presidential and National Assembly elections have yet to settle.

IN spite of the initial disappointment and anxiety, the presidential and national assembly elections have finally been held across the nation. A major feature of the elections is that cases of violence and electoral malpractices were reported. Past elections across the country had recorded one crisis or another before, during and after the polls leading to colossal loss of lives and property. Preliminary assessment of the just-concluded elections shows that electoral violence was prevalent as was the case with previous editions.