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Jonathan’s WAEF urges credible, peaceful elections in Guinea-Bissau
The West African Elders Forum (WAEF), led by former Nigerian President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has called on the authorities in Guinea-Bissau to take all necessary steps to ensure that the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for November 23 are transparent, inclusive, and credible.
Concluding its three-day pre-election mission to Guinea-Bissau last week, the Forum urged the country’s electoral management body, the Comissão Nacional de Eleições (CNE), the Constitutional Court, and other relevant institutions to maintain strict neutrality and independence in the conduct of the polls.
According to Dr. Jonathan, building public confidence in the electoral process is essential for peace and stability in the region.
“We want a stable West Africa. Many of the crises we face in the region are election-related. Since the formation of the West African Elders Forum, we have undertaken missions to countries before, during, and after elections to help ensure peace and stability,” he said after the members paid a courtesy call on resident Umaro Sissoco Embaló in the State House in Bissau.
Wealth Dickson Ominabo, Communications Officer, Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, in a statement Monday, said in a statement Monday that during the mission, WAEF delegation met with a broad spectrum of stakeholders, including President Umaro Sissoco Embaló, Interior Minister Botche Candé, members of the National Electoral Commission, the President and Justices of the Supreme Court, and representatives of civil society.
Dr. Jonathan emphasized that the Forum’s visit was a fact-finding mission aimed at assessing the level of preparedness of institutions responsible for the upcoming elections.
He added that WAEF’s approach focuses on strategic engagement to encourage dispute resolution through dialogue, respect for the rule of law, and support for peaceful democratic transitions across West Africa.
The West African Elders Forum (WAEF) is a non-partisan platform made up of former leaders and statesmen from West Africa. It works to prevent and mitigate electoral-related conflicts and promote peace, democracy, and stability in the region.
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Breaking: Court of Appeal rules in favour of Turaki -led PDP candidate for Osun governorship election
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Thursday, ruled that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Gubernatorial Candidate in Osun State was validly nominated by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee.
The court also ordered INEC to list the PDP logo on the ballot ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial election.
The Court held that access code is neither a creation of the Constitution nor the Electoral Act; rather, a creation of INEC’s guidelines and cannot, in any way, override the provisions of the Constitution.
Section 288 of the Constitution does not specify the method for nominating candidates; it only states that the names of candidates should be forwarded to the Commission.
The court further held that the defendant (INEC) should take steps to include the name of the appellant on the ballot paper.
Additionally, the court ruled that the primary election conducted by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP was a valid primary election in law.
The three-man panel of justices—Justice Mahmud, Justice Jaro, and Justice Ankawere, was unanimous in its judgment.
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Breaking: NHRC sets up situation room to monitor and document hate speech, intimidation, threat to life ahead 2027
The national Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has set up a situation room to monitor and document all incidences of hate speech, intimidation and threat to life by politicians and other actors ahead of the 2027 general election.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, revealed this on Thursday in Abuja at a press conference.
He said the situation room would enable the Commission harvest data, analysis and document persons, agencies and others involved in the negative statements in order to ensure they are properly tracked and brought to book by relevant agencies.
Ojukwu also took journalists on a tour of the newly set up situation room.
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Breaking: NHRC expresses concern over rising incidences of hate speech, threat to life ahead 2027 elections
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
At a press conference in Abuja Thursday, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, recalled statements credited to Senator Francis Fadahunsi and Sheikh Yahya Jingir and described the das dangerous with capacity to set the nation ablaze.
He called on politicians, religious and traditional rulers, among other stakeholders to call their supporters and faithful to orders.
He urged government to act before rhetorics turn to violence, saying the forthcoming election in Osun State should serve as example of Nigeria’s capacity to conduct political contest in compliance with international best practices.
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