Politics

Chief Ayo Opadokun, a former Secretary of National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) is the Convener of the Coalition of Democrats for Electoral Reforms (CODER). In this interview, Opadokun reacts to allegations by Major Hamza Al- Mustapha (retd), a former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the late Sani Abacha that he led other Yoruba leaders to Aso Rock where they were bribed to be silent over the circumstances surrounding the death of Bashorun MKO Abiola, acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993, presidential election. The former NADECO scribe also revealed that some Yoruba leaders betrayed Abiola during the June 12 struggle. Excerpts: Opadokun By Dapo Akinrefon On the 24th anniversary of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Major Al- Mustapha, disclosed that Yoruba leaders led by you, were a...

Constituents of Kogi West Senatorial District on Wednesday submitted a petition to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) demanding the recall of Dino Melaye from the Senate.Dino Melaye But reacting to the action, Dino Melaye said the move to recall him from the upper legislative chamber will land many people in jail. His constituents of on Wednesday submitted a petition to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) demanding the recall of Dino Melaye from the Senate. Leader of the constituents, Chief Cornelius Olowo, at INEC headquarters, shortly after submitting the petition, said that electorate in Melaye’s constituency were resolved to recall him. He said that the petition, which had signatures of more than 52 per cent of the electorate in the area, was submitte

Ibadan – The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has urged the National Assembly to quicken the amendment of the 1999 Constitution and the Electoral Act.A woman in Purdah casting her votes during the Gubernatorial and State Assembly Elections in Minna, Niger State. Photo by Abayomi Adeshida Yakubu made the call in Ibadan on Wednesday, at an International Conference organised by the Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan. The theme of the conference is “Enfranchising the African Diaspora: Comparing Notes across Sub-Saharan Africa.’’ Yakubu was represented by a National Commissioner of INEC, Prof. Anthonia Simbinne. He said that the conference was organised to underscore the importance of the card reader and electronic voting to

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,  has received  the 188,588 signatures out of the 360,098 registered voters in Kogi West representing 52.3% percent required for the recall of Senator Dino Melaye. Sen. Dino Melaye   Reports have it that six bags contained the signatures of the electorates were submitted to the electoral body on Wednesday. The post Breaking: INEC receives 52.3% signatures on Dino’s recall appeared first on Vanguard News. This post was gotten from Vanguard Politics

The Federal Government has appealed a court ruling that acquitted the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, of charges of corruption and false declaration of assets. The Court of Conduct Tribunal last week cleared the Senate President of 13-count charge of corruption levelled against him. The government yesterday at the Court of Appeal Abuja filed eleven grounds of appeal challenging the judgment of the CCT. The notice of appeal was signed by Rotimi Jacobs SAN and Pius Akutah, an assistant Chief State Counsel. Saraki The government is seeking an order setting aside the CCT judgment of June 14 that upheld the no case submission filed by Saraki at the close of the prosecution’s case. The FG also prayed the Court of Appeal for an order calling upon Saraki to enter his defence. The CCT on Wednesday

By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor ANAMBRA State is living up to its billing as a centre of political  intrigues. Yesterday, Governor Willie Obiano and his political associates were at their wits’end after Justice Onuora, the Enugu State judge hearing the case instituted by Chief Victor Ike Oye, former national chairman of the governor’s party, All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA,  to upturn his removal from office withdrew from the case. Uba, Obiano and Nwoye Justice Onuora’s withdrawal followed his protest at alleged attempts by some extraneous forces to influence the case over the sustenance of Oye and his National Working Committee, NWC. Obiano’s fate as the governorship candidate of APGA is believably tied to Oye winning the case. Remarkably, hearing on the matter has been shifted

The Northern Youth Leader Forum NYLF has said that the ‘north will not and will never allow the Presidency to move to the South in 2019’ no matter what. The group in a statement signed by Comrade Elliot Afiyo also enjoyed northern youths to embrace dialogue and seek peace with everyone even in the mist of provocations, condemning in strongest term the use of religion and ethnicity by elders to divide the North just as it said that 11 persons, namely: former vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar; Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo of Gombe State; Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto; the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki; former Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido; Governor Nasir El-rufai of Kaduna State; former Kano State governor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso; former Borno ...

By Ben Agande El Rufai insists on arrest of Northern youths Kaduna – The governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El Ruai has vowed that no matter how long it takes, the Kaduna state government will arrest and prosecute leaders of the Coalition of Northern youths that gave Igbo three months notice to quit the north. This came on a day that the President General of Igbo in the 19 northern states and Abuja said no Igbo would leave the northern part of the country. Addressing a gathering of Igbo Northern traditional rulers who paid him a courtesy visit in Kaduna, governor El Rufai said Kaduna state has no room for hate speech and would ensure that those who perpetrate such are brought to book . According to the governor, Kaduna state government has a duty to ensure that those who fan embe...