As expected the tenure of Professor Mahmood Yakubu as chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission ends on Monday November 9. Then came the announcement by Professor Yakubu that the presidential election will hold February 18, 2023 that is eight hundred and eighty-five days away. It is the first time Nigerians have been given eight hundred and eighty five days’ notice for a presidential election.
I have two observations about the past and present chairmen of the electoral body. The first is that no woman has so far been appointed as the chairperson of the electoral commission. I find it so hard to believe that all those who have nominated chairmen of the electoral commission could not find a suitable woman among all the talents we have in this country to head the commission.
Under Chief Summer Karibi Dagogo-Jack from Abonnema, Akuku-Toru LGA, Rivers State, there was no presidential election. The commission under him conducted elections for the local government councils and the National Assembly but overstepped its bounds of its authority in some cases. He too was sacked after General Abacha died.
The late Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Allison Akene Ayida in a lecture in Calabar on July 26, 1989, gave insight into how Chief Ani was appointed and reappointed as Chairman of the electoral body. On that day he declared “ it seems those halcon days for the civil service which Chief Michael Ani and his colleagues tested and nurtured, are gone forever.
General Yakubu Gowon did not appoint any Chairman of any electoral commission in his nine years in power.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Premium Times Daily data-react-helmet=trueBreaking news, Investigations, Multimedia, Analysis, Opinion, Business, Sports & more... by Premium Times data-react-helmet=true Don’t just say it, show us their pics EndSARS EndPoliceBrutality 37 officers from one state or all the states? Not even SARS alone but BAD government
Source: PremiumTimesng - 🏆 3. / 78 Read more »
Premium Times Daily data-react-helmet=trueBreaking news, Investigations, Multimedia, Analysis, Opinion, Business, Sports & more... by Premium Times data-react-helmet=true
Source: PremiumTimesng - 🏆 3. / 78 Read more »
My Life At 60, By Femi Fani-Kayode - Premium Times Opinion60 years today! Many more to come! Thanks be to God! A life of confusion Lol.... mr short fuse, who is bankrolling you Nigeria is better than your life at 60
Source: PremiumTimesng - 🏆 3. / 78 Read more »
Beyond SARS: Change Has Come To Nigeria, By Osmund Agbo - Premium Times Opinion“Mgbe onye ji teta ula bu ututu ya” (Morning translates to whenever one decides it’s time to wake up) -Igbo Proverb For quite some time, one had often wondered if this day will ever come. The day when young Nigerians whose future is being sacrificed in the alter of greed […] The budget on education, healthcare nd legistlator should also be review... Wish there's gonna b a new constitution in favor of masses nt d antique filthy influential leaders we had den with tribal mentality I am glad that we the youths have started going beyond social media protest by taking the boo by the horn into the street....EndSARS EndCorruption Endunemploment Endborowing SignElectoralLaw Endpoverty EndHernsMenKilling ENDBADGOVERNANCE
Source: PremiumTimesng - 🏆 3. / 78 Read more »
Sojourners and Foreigners On Earth, By Femi Aribisala - Premium Times OpinionIf we were wise, we would not get caught up in the local lifestyle. There was strife between the herdsmen of Abraham and those of his nephew Lot. Therefore, Abraham decided it would be best for Lot and him to go their separate ways. He told Lot to decide which […]
Source: PremiumTimesng - 🏆 3. / 78 Read more »
SARS: Bye-Bye Brutality, By Wole Olaoye - Premium Times OpinionWhen injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty. That was one of our favourite quotes in the heady 70s when we locked down the nation in pursuit of a better society. Risky as it was to confront a military government, we faced the guns with unbridled gusto as if death was a […]
Source: PremiumTimesng - 🏆 3. / 78 Read more »