Tagged: Nigerian Election
Conrad Omodiagbe
The Opposition in Nigeria is Unhappy, Here’s Why
The Supreme Court in Nigeria has dismissed an application filed by Imo State’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Emeka Ihedioha, seeking a review and reversal of the apex court’s January 14, 2020 judgment. This decision saw him replaced by the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the election, Senator Hope Uzodinma as Imo State governor, […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
The Opposition Party In Nigeria Is Back In Court
It has been over a year since Nigeria held a keenly observed general election but this has not deterred the country’s main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), from filing a fresh case against the results. The PDP has revealed plans to approach the Nigerian Supreme Court to review its judgment on a previously […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
The Problem With Diasporan Voting, According To Nigeria
Nigeria has over 20 million of its citizens living abroad. Naturally, the amendment of the country’s electoral law to enable citizens to vote, regardless of their country of residence (by the way of diasporan voting), has become a pertinent issue which many believe will feature heavily in the run-up to the 2023 general elections. While […]
Farida Adamu
On the Cost of Elections in Nigeria; Where Does all the Money Go?
The cost of elections in Nigeria continues to rise exponentially, so much that Nigeria’s elections have become the most expensive in the world with the cost soaring from a little above N1 billion in 1999 (Nigeria’s first democratic election year) to over N100 billion in 2015. The economics of a Nigerian election is, at its […]
Farida Adamu
Will Nigeria’s opposition presidential candidate reclaim his ‘stolen’ mandate?
After the Nigerian presidential election held in February 2019 and the victory of the incumbent All Progressives Congress (APC) at the polls, the opposition party, (People’s Democratic Party, PDP) and its candidate, former vice president Atiku Abubakar, were not quite convinced they lost and have challenged the results in court, alleging electoral fraud. On the […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
EU Observers Accuse Nigerian Military of Compromising Transparency
The European Union Election Observation Mission in Nigeria has accused military personnel stationed in certain parts of the country of voter intimidation, barring observers from doing their jobs and the overall militarisation of the March 9 Gubernatorial and State House of Assembly elections. In a preliminary report presented to the press and other relevant stakeholders […]