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INEC and the road to 2027

INEC and the road to 2027

By Ayo Ododo There are probably few jobs in Nigeria more thankless than conducting an election. The winner thinks he won because the people loved him. The loser is often convinced he lost because somebody somewhere tampered with the process. Between the two stands the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), praised by one side, condemned […]
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Oshiomhole’s Town Hall can of worms on education

Oshiomhole’s Town Hall can of worms on education

It was a stinker, when Edo State Government last week, during a town hall meeting, opened a can of worms from the archive.The unpalatable stench filled the air ; the venue where Governor Adams Oshiomhole gathered his audience to unveil a rigorous investigation and audit report of Primary Schools in the State.

Is this APC the party?

Is this APC the party?

Democracy, which is government of the people, by the people for the people, thrives best when the people have choices from which to pick who should lead them in any election.

APC: A whited sepulchre or the real deal

APC: A whited sepulchre or the real deal

THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has just approved the registration of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as a political party.

FRESH victory: Hope for democracy

FRESH victory: Hope for democracy

THE FRESH news last week is the quashing of the controversial INEC’s order that deregistered Rev Chris Okotie’s FRESH and 27 other political parties by Justice Gabriel Kolawole of an Abuja High Court last Monday.