Politics & Policy

* By Obo Effanga Vote trading, in this discussion, refers to where a political party, candidate, or interest uses money or money’s worth to influence the choices of the electorate. Interestingly, what started as vote buying has since met with vote selling, resulting in vote trading. This is what makes…

By Bassey Udo The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday clarified media reports that it has jettisoned the use of electronic mode of transmission of results and reverted to the manual process during the 2023 elections. Reacting to media reports that the procedure for result management during the 2023…

MEDIATRACNET A policy that would ensure that all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) take compulsory insurance cover on all Federal Government assets is on its way, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF),Boss Mustapha, has hinted. The SGF who dropped the hint on Thursday in Abuja when the…

MEDIATRACNET Amid trading of blame between the government and the lawmakers over growing insecurity and declining economic conditions in the country in recent times, a group has called for restraint over moves by the National Assembly to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari. Members of the group, called Non-State Actors Consultative forum…

By Dakuku Peterside Sequel to recent developments in the Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), a stalwart of the party, Dakuku Peterside, has opened up on the events that led to some prominent members to resign their membership of the party. The former Director General of Nigerian…

By Bassey Udo The Labour Party presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, has unveiled Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, a Senator, 53, as his running mate in the 2023 presidential elections. At the formal unveiling of Baba-Ahmed in Abuja on Friday, Obi reaffirmed his commitment to work with him and all Nigerians to halt…

Excerpts: “I am delighted to address this gathering of the Progressive Governors’ Forum as part of the consultative processes that have always strengthened the internal dynamics of our Party, the All Progressives Congress, (APC). “You will all recall that APC came to power at the center in 2015 through a…

By Bassey Udo To boost the country’s productivity and growth, Nigerians must move away from the current revenue sharing formula and focus on a formula that ensures the country’s resources were shared on the basis of productivity, one of the Presidential aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi,…

By Halimah Yahaya The Federal Government must ensure the effective enforcement of internal democracy under the Electoral Act, 2022, the Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, Sam Amadi, has said. Amadi, who is the former Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), stressed the importance…

MEDIATRACNET Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday rejected moves by a shadowy group, the Fulani Cattle Breeders Association, to draft him into the 2023 presidential race against his will. Jonathan, a chieftain of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), handed over power to the incumbent president, Muhammadu Buhari, on May…