By Funmilayo Adeyemi A former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that democracy is the most viable system of governance, despite its inherent imperfections. Mohammed made this assertion on Wednesday during a high-level interactive session at St John’s College, Cambridge, convened by the Cambridge University NigeriaContinue Reading
By Victor Adeoti A former presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Dr Adewole Adebayo, has urged a return to Nigeria’s founding ideals, stressing good governance over transactional politics. Adebayo made the call on Wednesday at a meeting in Osun with leaders of Afenifere, Northern Elders Forum (NEF), ArewaContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie Experts say the increasing voter apathy due to lack of interest or motivation to participate in electoral processes, poses a serious threat to democracy in the country. They made this known during a webinar organised by the Rule of Law Development Foundation on Wednesday in Abuja. TheContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo/Emmanuel Oloniruha The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the National Peace Committee(NPC), say Nigeria is at a “very critical stage” in its democratic evolution, urging political actors to abandon the “politics of power” and embrace people-centred governance. This was revealed at the NPC meetingContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu Mr Auwal Rafsanjani, the Executive Director of Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) and Head, Transparency International Nigeria, has described Nigeria’s democracy as work in progress. Rafsanjani stated this at a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Personality Interview Series on Sunday in Abuja. According to Rafsanjani, achievingContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha A non-political group, the Arewa Grassroots Leaders Assembly (AGLA) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to “stay the course” and “defend democracy” by sustaining the current momentum of electoral reforms. The National President of AGLA, Mr Onogu Collins, made the call in Abuja on FridayContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie An APC Chieftain, Princess Nikky Onyeri, the National Convener, Forum of APC Female Aspirants 2027 (FAFAN), says democracy should remain about the people’s choice, not sentiment or coercion. Onyeri, who said this at a press briefing frowned at what she described as ethnic politicsContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie An APC Chieftain, Princess Nikky Onyeri, the National Convener, Forum of APC Female Aspirants 2027 (FAFAN), says democracy should remain about the people’s choice, not sentiment or coercion. Onyeri, who said this at a press briefing frowned at what she described as ethnic politics played by someContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Neysom Wike on Tuesday described political leadership as the bridge between democracy and development. Wike stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, in a lecture titled, “The Impact of Political Leadership on Infrastructural Development in Nigeria: Between Dividends of Democracy andContinue Reading
By Uchenna Ugwu Mr Emmanuel Ezeh, a chieftain of the Labour Party, has called for an inclusive electoral reforms to strengthen the nation’s democratic system. In a statement on Monday in Abakaliki, Ezeh called for the urgent reforms in the proposed Electoral Act to strengthen Nigeria’s democratic process. He saidContinue Reading
