Tagged: 2023 Presidential Elections
Conrad Omodiagbe
Kosovo Votes: Here’s What To Know
Citizens of Kosovo will take to the polls on February 14 to vote in a high-stakes general election that will see voters take another shot at choosing its leaders after a polarized political era in 2020. Like most countries, 2020 was a difficult year for Kosovo. With just 1.8 million people, the ongoing covid-19 global […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria 2023: Candidates To Watch
As 2023 draws near, the race for the top political seat in Nigeria has been gaining prominence in various political discourses across the country. While many have argued against early predictions, from current and former governors to serving ministers and former presidential candidates, a growing number of names have permeated Nigeria’s political space as potential […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria Learns From The US Presidential Election
Weeks after the world witnessed the hotly contested US Presidential elections, Nigeria seems to be gearing up for the 2023 general elections with notes from its American counterparts. The 2020 US Presidential elections will go down in history as one of the most controversial moments in political history. While polling numbers and figures from the […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria Considers Adding New Polling Units
For the first time since the creation of new polling units in 1996, Nigeria is looking to create more units to better serve its voting community ahead of its 2023 general elections. As Nigerians prepare for the next polls scheduled to hold in early 2023, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria Plans To Limit Campaign Spending
In preparation for the 2023 general elections, the House of Representatives in Nigeria has passed for a second reading, the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2020. The Bill seeks to among many things; reduce the excessive campaign expenses incurred by politicians during elections. The legislation entitled, “A Bill for an Act to Repeal the Electoral Act […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria: INEC Addresses Poor Voter Turnout
Ahead of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has given perceived reasons for poor voter turnout, as well as potential remedies to the disenfranchisement of voters. Speaking at a screening before the Senate Committee on INEC to confirm his second tenure, the Commission’s National Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, revealed that […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria And The Possibility Of Mail-In Ballots
Following the record-making influence the mail-in ballot system had on the recently concluded US presidential elections, the people of Nigeria are calling for a change heading into the 2023 polls, but several structural challenges might make this difficult. America, arguably the world’s largest democracy, successfully conducted one of the biggest general elections of the year. […]