Elections

The National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Jare Ajayi, while reacting to the position of northern governors, said equity and fairness demand that Presidency should come to the South in 2023. Speaking in an interview with our correspondent on Monday, the group’s spokesman expressed surprise at the position of the governors saying some northern governors had said before that power should come to the South in 2023 The Afenifere spokesman said, “This new position by the governors indicated that the issue of forging unity in the country is only on their lips and not in their hearts. It is true that zoning is not in the 1999 Constitution. So are many other things that are done politically in form of convention. “For example, it is not in the constitution that in a state with adheren...

The Vice-President of Nigeria, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has urged Africans to put extra effort in ensuring that elections in the continent go through the democratic process and remain transparent and fair. Osinbajo said this on Monday while receiving the President-elect of Sao Tome and Principe, Carlos Vila Nova who paid him a courtesy visit at the Presidential Villa. The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, disclosed this in a statement titled ‘Elections in Africa must follow a democratic process–Osinbajo’. The Punch had earlier reported that on July 18, 2021, elections were held in Sao Tome to replace President Evaristo Carvalho, whose tenure expired on September 3, 2021. Read Also: INEC Suspends Voter Registration in Bauchi Based...