Tag: June 12

June 12: IBB decries Nigerians’ voter apathy

Aminu Imam

Nigeria’s former military president, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), has urged Nigerian leaders to explore the gains of the June 12, 1993, presidential election in order to deepen democracy in the country. Babangida stated this yesterday, while speaking through his media aide, Kassim Afegbua, on Nigeria’s democracy and the journey so far. The former president noted that although Nigeria’s democracy had recorded some growth, there was still many grounds to be covered. Babangida decried increasing voter apathy in Nigeria’s election, attributing it to insincerity by the leaders resulting in lack of…

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June 12: Election fraud now Nigeria’s political culture ― Okei-Odumakin

Aminu Imam

Civil Rights activist and president, Women Arise (WA), Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, has said June 12 was a struggle against election fraud. Odumakin, however, lamented that such fraud has since become the country’s political culture, pointing out that election space had been totally militarised and monetised as people, according to her, “speak about hundred million Naira being spent like sachet-water and thousands of dollars for delegates in the face of an impoverished populace”. Besides, the rights activist, who noted that the occasion would afford the opportunity to remember heroines and heroes,…

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Democracy Day: Some protesters take to the streets in South

Aminu Imam

….”June 12 protests are sponsored” – Idahosa Nigerians have taken to the streets across some States in the southern region, protesting insecurity, unemployment, grinding poverty, even as they demanded for the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari. The protest was mainly by angry youths who defied Police warnings to take to the streets, especially in Abuja, Lagos, Oyo, Edo and Rivers States. According to reports, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, the Police fired teargas to disperse protesters at the Gudu area, where the protest there began around 8:30 am,…

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