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2023 Polls: IPAC to appraise EU report for democratic practices

July 8, 2023July 8, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), has said that it would appraise the report presented by the European Union Election Observer Mission (EU EOM), the outcome of the 2023 general polls to improve democratic practices in Nigeria. It could be recalled that the Chief Observer of the Mission and member of the European Parliament, Barry Andrews, in the report claimed that there were violence in Rivers, Lagos, Imo, and Abia States during the campaigns and on election days. The IPAC National Chairman, Yabagi Sani, disclosed this in Abuja, at the press…

Northern IPAC Chairmen Forum commends 2023 election exercise

March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 Aminu Imam

… Warns LP’s Yusuf Datti Ahmed, co-anarchists against endangering civil rule The Northern leadership of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), has praised the conduct of the just-concluded 2023General Elections, saying Nigeria has taken another significant step in its democratic journey. According to an issued statement by the Forum, signed by Abubakar Dogara, “The 2023 General Elections have come and gone, and we believe that Nigeria has taken another significant step in its democratic journey”. The Forum, however, noted with serious concern the inconsistency of some INEC staff, particularly in the…

2023: IPAC, collaborate with political parties in Kaduna over peaceful elections

November 18, 2022November 18, 2022 Aminu Imam

Following the spate of attacks on political parties’ rallies in some parts of the country, the signing of the Peace Accord by the 18 presidential candidates contesting the 2023 elections might not guarantee credible and violence-free polls in the country next year. It is against this background that the Inter-party Advisory Committee (IPAC) convened a meeting of political parties’ governorship candidates in the State with a view towards ensuring that a peaceful election is conducted. Liberty news correspondent Gaddafi Al-Bashir spoke to two stakeholders, who are members of the political parties that…

‘Insecurity capable of aborting 2023 elections’ – IPAC

August 31, 2022August 31, 2022 Aminu Imam

The Chairman, Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Yabagi Yusuf Sani, has raised the alarm that the rising insecurity in northern Nigeria may be an obstacle to the 2023 general elections. According to an issued statement yesterday by the spokesperson of the group, Ayuba Ahmad, the chairman stated this during a visit to the Director-General of the Department of State Service (DSS), Yusuf Magaji Bichi. Bichi expressed concern over “the rising and frightening incidents of insecurity in parts of Nigeria and called for an urgent and comprehensive solution to the insecurity across the…

‘Nigeria may lose its democracy soon’ – IPAC Chairman

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022 Aminu Imam

The National Chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Engr. Yusuf Yabaji, has expressed fears that Nigeria may lose its democracy soon following the actions of politicians and other stakeholders. In an interview with newsmen, Yabaji said that the forthcoming general elections may not prove the wishes of Nigerians, as he disclosed that incidents of delegates buying during the primary elections of some political parties shows politicians’ desperation to thwart the mandate of the electorates. He equally lamented that the inability of security agencies “that are trained and specially paid…

2023: Political parties demand two months extension of primaries timeline

May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 Aminu Imam

The 18 registered political parties in the country have demanded the extension of the timelines for the conduct of the primary election by 2 months, to enable them to carry out a credible and hitch-free exercise. The chairman of the Inter-Party Advisory Council, (IPAC), Yabagi Sani, made the request at a consultative meeting between the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and political parties in Abuja, yesterday. Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) had in February released the timetable and schedule of activities for the 2023 general election, directing political…

IPAC rejects drug test for aspirants, demands apology from NDLEA

April 30, 2022April 30, 2022 Aminu Imam

The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), has rejected the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) proposal that political parties should make drug integrity test part of the screening requirements for aspirants seeking to contest political offices in the 2023 general election. In an issued statement signed by the IPAC National Chairman, Engr. Yabagi Yusuf Sani, the Council said the proposal portrays politicians as drug addicts who must be certified fit to run for various elective offices by the agency. “It is reprehensible and unacceptable”, IPAC said. It said this move is…

2023: Nigeria Not Mature For Direct Primaries – IPAC

January 5, 2022January 5, 2022 Aminu Imam

The Inter-Party Advisory Council, (IPAC), has backed President Muhammadu Buhari for declining assent to the amended Electoral Act which compels parties to adopt direct primaries to produce candidates for general elections. The National Chairman of IPAC, Yabagi Sani, while briefing newsmen on Monday, said though the provision may appear to be beneficial, Nigeria is currently not ripe to adopt such, and also urged the National Assembly not to attempt to veto the decision of the President as it will be a fruitless exercise. The IPAC also called on the Legislature…