Justice Omotosho in the Judgment in a suit instituted by a group of aggrieved APC members led by one Realwan Okpanachi, barred the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from according recognition to or using the delegates list that emanated from the congresses of the party for the purpose of selecting its governorship election flag-bearer. MUST READ: Kogi APC adopts affirmation for Ward Congress The Judge also agreed with the counsel for the plaintiffs, Ogwu Onoja, SAN that the APC breached section 84 of the electoral act and section 13 of its own constitution by concocting a purported list of delegates and submitting same to INEC without the knowledge of registered members of the party in the state. The court ordered the APC to conduct fresh congresses in compliance with the Electoral Act and the party’s constitution
Written by Samson Ojeniran on April 12, 2023
Ahead of the 2023 Population Census in Nigeria, the National Population Commission (NPC) in Kwara State says about seven thousand ad-hoc staff have been hired for the exercise across the sixteen local government areas of the state.
The Federal Commissioner in charge of NPC in Kwara State, Abdulrazaq Gidado said this during an interview with ait.live in Ilorin the state capital.
Gidado confirmed the exercise will count people alongside physical structures and social amenities, saying this will help government make accurate and timely socio-economic decisions and interventions.
He however expressed concern that there was a fair amount of ignorance among residents about the forthcoming census which he described as a major challenge facing the Population Commission.
