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Stakeholders Urge INEC To Review Disability Inclusion Framework

Stakeholders have called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to review its framework on the access and participation of Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in Nigeria’s electoral process. The recommendation emerged on Wednesday from a meeting reflecting on the findings of the Political Inclusion Index, a rapid assessment of how well election stakeholders are complying…

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INEC Organises Refresher Training For Political Parties On Candidate Nomination

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has organised a two-day refresher training for political parties on the use of its Candidate Nomination Portal (ICNP). In a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, INEC Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Mrs Victoria Eta-Messi, said the aim was to enhance the capacity of political parties and minimise procedural…

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Obasanjo: Nigeria Needs Principled Leaders More Than A Perfect Constitution

Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo has emphasised that effective governance is determined not by the perfection of a nation’s constitution but by the integrity of those who implement it. At the opening of a three-day National Summit on Nigeria’s constitutional future, organised by The Patriots in partnership with the Nigeria Political Summit Group in Abuja,…

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1999 Constitution Not Democratic, Fails To Accommodate Nigeria’s Plurality – Anyaoku

A former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, says Nigeria needs a new inclusive and democratic constitution that accommodate the country’s plurality. Anyaoku stated this at a national summit organised by The Patriots and Nigerian Political Summit Group on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that the 1999 Constitution was not democratically formulated and was not…

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LG Polls: APC Wins Chairmanship Seats In Badagry LG, Olorunda, Badagry-West LCDAs

The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates winner of the just-concluded Lagos State chairmanship elections in Badagry Local Government, Olorunda and Badagry-West LCDA. LASIEC officials declared the results late Saturday at the Local Government Secretariats in Ajara, Iworo and Kankon, respectively. In Badagry Local Government, the Returning…

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APC Wins Chairmanship Seats In Ikorodu, Igbogbo/Baiyeku LCDA

The chairmanship candidates of All Progressives Congress (APC) have emerged winners of the Lagos State local government election in Ikorodu Local Government Area(LGA) and Igbogbo/Baiyeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Returning Officers announced the results at about 12:35 a.m. The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commision(LASIEC) returning…

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