INEC’s hasty response to rigging allegations suspicious – PDP

The opposition People’s Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organization (PPCO) said the Independent National Electoral Commission’s quick response to its allegations of plotting with President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) to rig the forthcoming general elections is “suspicious” “The haste by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to haul insults at the PDP […]

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PDP will make Nigeria work again – Peter Obi

Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Peter Obi, has disclosed how the party (would make the country work again. He said the problem with Nigeria was more because of the inefficiency in programme implementation, rather than policy formulation. Obi stated this during a live interview on Channels Television. According to him: […]

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INEC’s ‘unilateral, ambiguous guidelines’ spark criticisms

PDP condemns alleged plot to reintroduce incident forms  ‘Why commission is not obligated to consult parties’ The decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to unilaterally draft guidelines for conduct of the general elections has raised questions about the agency’s credibility.The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) described the move as illegal and unacceptable as well […]

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INEC denies alleged plot to rig 2019 polls, says PDP lies

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has debunked allegations by Nigeria’s leading opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that it plots to rig the 2019 elections in connivance with the Presidency as falsehood. In fact, the comission through the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, dismissed the allegations and urged the […]

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Presidency, APC plan afresh to rig 2019 elections – PDP

Nigeria’s main opposition party, People’s Democratic Party on Wednesday claimed that the ruling All Progressives Congress plans to rig the 2019 general elections. The party made this known in a press conference by the Presidential Campaign Organisation’s director of media and publicity, Kola Ologbodiyan. Ologbodiyan claimed there is “a fresh plot by the Muhammadu Buhari […]

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Ezekwezili vows to build innovative economy if elected President

The presidential candidate of the Allied Congress of Nigeria (ACPN), Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, has notified Nigerians of her plans in the new year, one of which is to make Nigeria’s economy the most innovative in the entire Africa as soon as she emerges President. In a press statement on Tuesday, she said that if well-managed, […]

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2018: And Nigerians looked full of hope to their leaders

It was a year that was too slow in going away and one that began on a contentious note politically speaking. As the year 2018 runs full course today, it would be apt to state that former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s special press statement of January 23, 2018 effectively signposted the commencement of the pre-election year’s […]

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2019: Consensus presidential candidate emerges January – Agbakoba

Dr Agbakoba Ahead of the 2019 general elections, a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has said that  the coalition of forces will officially unveil its consensus presidential candidate by January next year. This is just as he described the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari as the worst in the history […]

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Buhari’ll rather lose than rig 2019 elections – Presidency

President Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina has said his principal would rather lose the 2019 presidential election than rig it. The presidential spokesman said this during a programme on ARISE TV, yesterday. In his comments on concerns raised ahead of the 2019 elections, Adesina assured […]

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