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Results by presiding officers, issued to polling agents, conclusive evidence for INEC and courts
Democracy is often defined as the government of the people, for the people and by the people. The “people” or “citizenry” therefore constitute an essential element of the concept of democracy. Take the “people” out of the equation and there…
Towards free, fair and credible election in February: The roles of INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) owes its existence to the provisions of Section 153 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999. The composition and powers of the commission are as contained in…
Rising state of poverty and the Nigerian attitude to giving (2)
LAST week, I discussed the rising state of poverty and how the poor attitude of Nigerians to giving continues to contribute to it. I stated how government alone cannot reasonably be expected, particularly in the light of the world’s…
Rising state of poverty and the Nigerian attitude to giving (1)
IT is Christmas and the end of the year again. It is traditionally a time that Nigerians, irrespective of tribe, religion or political leaning use as a period of relaxation and merry making in appreciation and perhaps celebration of the…
Reject proposed 80 new universities, revitalise existing universities (2)
LAST week, I started an examination of the effect of the bills currently pending before the National Assembly for the creation of 80 new Federal Institutions of higher learning. I detailed how this would be counterproductive given that most…
Reject proposed 80 new universities, revitalise existing universities
IT is no longer news that the members of the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) have been on strike for some time now. The strike, much like several which were called in past, is meant to call attention to the decline in…
National minimum wage and peculiarities of the localities (1)
A few weeks ago, the organised labour announced its decision to call out workers on a nationwide strike to press home the need for an increase in the national minimum wage which as at today is fixed at N18,000 under Section 1 of the The…
APC: The morning after convention
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) held its national convention on June 23, amidst contentions and acrimony among members in some states, with the threat by the nPDP of pulling out of the party. The emergence of Comrade Adams…
Nigeria’s political cross carpeting: Danger to democracy (3)
“To reduce the rampant spate of cross-carpeting, Section 68(1)(b) of the constitution should be scrapped completely or be amended by requiring the legislator to obtain a court order recognising the division before dumping his party”.…
Forced slavery and self imposed slavery in Nigeria and beyond (2)
Last week I traced the origin go the slave trade and how slaves captured in Africa were transported to the New World in harrowing conditions which left millions dead. I detailed the efforts made to curb the trade and how within Africa…