Tag: Politics

NGO, FORD Foundation Partnership Trains 100 Aspiring Youths Ahead of 2019 Elections

Henry Hinatufe

A youth organisation, the Youngsters Development Initiative (YDI), has organised a capacity building workshop for young Nigerians eyeing various elective positions in the 2019 general elections. One hundred aspiring youths drawn from the North Central geo-political zone are currently participating in the programme tagged, “Young Aspirants Leadership Fellowship (YALF)’’ in Abuja. The YDI, also known […]

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President Buhari Declares at APC NEC Meeting: Nigerians React on President’s Decision

Henry Hinatufe

Some Nigerians have welcomed the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to seek re-election in 2019, saying it was a good decision, as it would help consolidate the gains recorded by his administration, if re-elected. However, some members of the opposition political parties said in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto […]

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Facebook Offers to Help Nigeria in The Upcoming 2019 General Elections

Henry Hinatufe

Facebook has offered to help Nigeria with its upcoming 2019 general elections. This comes after a team from Facebook, led by Ebele Okobi (Facebook’s Public Policy Director for Afrika) visited and met with Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to explore various ways in which they could work together on voter education and engaging citizens ahead of […]

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My Conviction On Local Government Autonomy, Setting An Agenda For The New Administration

Henry Hinatufe

The adoption of the Federal system of Government in Nigeria was intended to have three tiers of government, the federal, state and local government running the country.  The Local Government which is the third tier of government is almost of non-existence in the structure of governance.   Describing the nature of intergovernmental relation (Enejo & […]

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