•George Weah Former Liberian president, George Weah, has warned that democracy is endangered when elected governments weaken institutions, compromise the judiciary and undermine the safeguards designed to check executive power. Weah gave the warning while delivering the keynote address at the opening of the 66th Annual General Conference of th...
•Atiku Former Vice President and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has expressed concern over what he described as an alleged coordinated attempt by elements within the ruling establishment to undermine Nigeria’s democratic process by preventing the ADC from participating in the 2027 general elect...
•Abejide The candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dare Abejide, has faulted the Ekiti governorship election, describing the exercise as a “bad day for democracy”. Abejide made the remarks when he was featured on Channels Television last night, claiming that the exercise, which gave Governor Biodun Oyebanji a fresh four-year term...
•Obuesi Phillips The Executive Director of SWEEP Foundation NG and Convener of the Waste in the City Initiative, Amb. Obuesi Phillips, has said hunger, as well as insecurity and waste are killing the democracy Nigerians are celebrating on June 12. Obuesi spoke in his message to mark the 2026 Democracy Day, saying Nigerians need good […]...
•Atiku and Tinubu Former Vice President and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has raised concern over the low voter turnout recorded in Saturday’s FCT Area Council elections. In a statement reacting to the exercise, posted by his media aide Paul Ibe on X, the former Vice President described the turnout — which [&hel...
•Nigerian Senate Hallowmace Foundation Africa, a foremost organisation dedicated to the advancement of democracy, good governance and accountable legislation across the continent, has risen in strong condemnation of the retrogressive provisions passed by the Nigerian Senate in the Electoral Act 2022 (Repeal and Reenactment) Amendment Bill 2026...
•Ukeje A former House of Representatives member, Nnenna Ukeje, today, said Nigeria’s democratic system has “clearly not translated to economic security” for its citizens. Ukeje, who represented Bende Federal Constituency of Abia State, said this while delivering her speech as a guest speaker at the 23rd Annual Trust Dialogue held at the Nigeri...
•Barau Jibrin The Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, has warned that politicisation and weaponisation of legislative oversight undermine public trust and weaken democratic institutions. Barau gave the warning yesterday while delivering a lecture at the 2026 convocation ceremony of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State, in a lecture tit...
•SMBLF logo and Tinubu The Forum of Southern and Middle Belt Leaders have condemned the acts of banditry and terrorism inflicted on Nigerians and security operatives in Borno, Kebbi, Kaduna and Kwara states within the last few days and called on government at all levels to rise up to the disturbing challenge. The regional leaders […]
•Vote buying As the Anambra Governorship election has come and gone, the allegations of vote buying have been rife, and this has led a group, Citizens Monitor, to warn that treating the issue of vote buying is dangerous to the development of democracy in the nation’s polity. The group stated that treating vote buying as […]
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