PDP nursing self-inflicted wound in Bayelsa

MIKE ODIEGWU writes that the Independent National Electoral Commission compounded the political woes of the Peoples Democratic Party candidate on Thursday when it excluded the name of the PDP candidate from the list of candidates for the February governorship election

The political clock of the February governorship election in Bayelsa State is ticking away.

In 25 days from today, the people of the state are expected to troop out en masse…

2011 Election: Nigeria On A Time Bomb

justification for their stand is the fact that the northerners who are at the moment complaining of being marginalized in the scheme of things had also marginalized other regions in terms of the number of years they had spent at the helm of affairs during the military era. This development has unfortunately introduced series of negative sectarian and religious dimension to the…

PDP In The South West

prove to be another obstacle in INEC’s path. This is because elections are approximately six to seven months away and the current acting chairman of INEC already confessed that there is not enough time to conduct proper elections. President Jonathan himself admitted that free and fair elections are not dependent on the INEC leader but instead on election structures. However, the fact that a INEC’s chairperson was nominated so…

2011 Major Battle Grounds

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Recent developments in the political climate of the country has strongly suggested that the forthcoming elections

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Plateau

Communal violence has surged over recent years. PDP Governor Jonah Jang, who is up for re-election, has been accused of manipulating identity for his own political ends. Hundreds were killed in violence related to the…

DINO MELAYE

have a penchant detest for corruption, for maladministration, for injustice. I do believe that we must build a new Nigeria where equity, justice and egalitarianism becomes the order of the day and whenever I find any of these negativities, I fight it with the last drop of blood. So, basically,that is my motivation and I can say I am indoctrinated with that rudiment of positivity in fighting and championing…