April 2014 – Page 3 – Nigeria Decide Blog

Ekiti Election: Fayemi Says People’s Welfare Remains Priority

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has revealed that the welfare of Ekiti people remains priority to his administration.

Speaking during his re-election campaign rally in Oye Local Government of Ekiti State, the Governor said that he had been tested ok, with his performance in the last three years being also verifiable, including the peace which has been restored in the state.

He also challenged candidates from other political parties to […more]

Bill To Amend Electoral Act Passes 2nd Reading

A bill to amend the 2010 Electoral Act to put the burden of proving the regularity of any election on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has passed second reading in the Senate.

The sponsor of the bill, Senator Hadi Sirika, in his debate said that the responsibility of proving the regularity of an election ought to be the duty of the body or organization that arranged for the conduct of the election and thereafter conducted the said election.

A federal lawmaker, Senator Heineken Lopobiri, however, disagreed, saying the bill is at variance with the laws of the country.

Party Registration: Court Fixes May 30 For Judgment

A court in Abuja has fixed May 30 for judgment in the suit instituted by a political association, Democratic Peoples Congress (DPC) against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the commission’s refusal to register it as a political party.

At the resumed hearing of the suit at the Federal High Court on Wednesday presided over by Justice Gabriel Kolawole, a lawyer representing the DPC, Ezekiel Ofou, told the court that the association had fulfilled all requirements necessary for it to be registered as a political party and urged the court to compel INEC to register them. […more]

Justice Ademola Did Not Order 37 Lawmakers To Vacate Seats – APC

Interim National Publicity Secretary, All Progressives Congress, Lai Mohammed

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that Justice Adeniyi Ademola did not order the 37 members of the House of Representatives who defected to the APC to vacate their seats because he is not competent to issue such a ruling, as the issue of whether not they can defect was not before him.

In a statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, the party said that it would appeal the ruling because Justice Ademola’s perpetual injunction restraining the concerned lawmakers from participating in motions and debates in the House is unconstitutional and defeats the very purpose for which the members were elected into the House. […more]

PDP-to-APC: Court Suggests 37 Defecting Lawmakers Should Resign

A Federal High Court order in Abuja has suggested to the 37 lawmakers who defected from the People’s Democratic Party, PDP to the All Progressives Congress, APC, that they should resign their positions as members of the National Assembly.

In what seems to be a twist in the on-going drama in the House of Representatives, the court, on Monday, also granted a perpetual injunction restraining the defecting lawmakers from effecting any leadership change in the lower House. […more]

Fayemi Flags Off Re-election Campaign

Ekiti State Governor - Dr. Kayode Fayemi — Kayode Fayemi

A mammoth crowd gathered on 27th March to support Ekiti state governor, Mr Kayode Fayemi, as he kick-started his re-election campaign in Ado Ekiti, the state capital.

The rally was attended by other All Progressives Congress (APC) governors, including Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun state and Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State.

Other governors include Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State, Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State and Abubakar Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara state. […more]

APC, PDP Appeal Esan North East Election

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State have both appealed the judgement delivered by the Edo State Local Government Election Petition Tribunal on the Esan North East LG election.

The tribunal had last month granted the first of the two prayers of the PDP candidate who had asked the court to declare the election null and void and to declare him the valid winner of the polls.

After three elections and the judgement of the Local Government election Petition tribunal, both parties are […more]

2015: PDP, APC Accuse Each Other of Using Terrorism as Political Tool

PDP National Chairman, Adamu Mu’azu and APC National Chairman, Bisi Akande

The Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress have resorted to accusing each other of supporting insurgency as a political strategy ahead of the 2015 general elections.

The fight for supremacy between the Peoples Democratic Party and All Progressives Congress in the 2015 elections has taken a new dimension.

The two biggest political parties in the country have resorted to tossing allegations at each other over the lingering insurgency by the Boko Haram sect in the North-East.

These accusations and counter-accusations by the PDP and the APC have apparently been aimed at tainting each other, with the hope of reducing the electoral value of each other ahead of the election. …[more]

2015: APC unites against Wada in Kogi

The coming together of various factions within the All Progressives Congress in Kogi State has set a new tone for the 2015 governorship election.

For the All Progressives Congress in Kogi State, all hands must be on deck to stop Governor Idris Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party from getting a second term in office by 2015. To make good this objective, members of the opposition have decided to sheathe their swords and let peace reign within the party. It appears the APC has realised that unity among its members is critical in the tussle to wrest power from the incumbent governor, Captain Idris Wada. Ongoing realignment and harmonisation of hitherto divergent political interests in Kogi APC are propelled by ….[more]

Fayemi must face APC primary — Daramola

In this interview with JOHN ALECHENU, Director General of the Dr. Kayode Fayemi Campaign Organisation, Bimbo Daramola, who is also the member representing Ekiti North in the House of Representatives, speaks about party politics and Fayemi’s chances of re-election Following the rancour which often trails the selection process in most political parties, will the APC …. [more]