A former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Michael Aondoakaa (SAN), has maintained that before a candidate can be declared winner in a presidential election, that candidate must score 25 per cent of the votes cast in the election in 2/3 of the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State has urged supporters to not be discouraged by the outcome of the Feb. 25th Presidential elections in the country and to come out to exercise their franchise in the governorship and state assembly elections scheduled for the 11th of this month.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State has revealed a plot by one of the major political parties to disrupt the March 11 governorship and state house of Assembly elections in Ebonyi.
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has said that it will back the Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s second-term bid as governor of Lagos state following his sterling performance in his first term.
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) says it is not in any alliance with any political party in the forthcoming elections.
#NigeriaDecides2023 – The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has told Nigerians and the international community to hold the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, responsible for what it described as “controversial presidential poll results”.
ASHENEWS reports that mixed reactions have continued to trail Nigeria’s presidential and National Assembly (NASS) elections, with the United States of America expressing failure of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to provide a process that meets the expectations of the citizens.
A group of Igbo Communities in Lagos State on Saturday endorsed the PDP’s Governorship Candidate, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Adediran, and his running mate, Ms. Funke Akindele.
Mr. Ade Omole, the Director of the Diaspora Directorate, All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), has called on opposition political leaders to embrace Sen. Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s president-elect.
#NigeriaDecides2023 – ASHENEWS reports that the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) has observed that there was high-level irregularities across the country during the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly (NASS) elections.