By Shout-Africa Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna, Nigeria – The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in Nigeria says it has addressed problems which led to the postponement of last Saturday’s Parliamentary election in the country. Spokesman for the chairman of the commission, Mr. KayodeIdowu, gave the assurance after a meeting between the chairman of the commission, Professor AttahiruJega and resident electoral commissioners. Mr. Idowu said that Professor Jega, will on Thursday brief journalists on the level of preparation for the elections. There has been speculations from some quarters that the National Assembly poll slated for Saturday may not hold in some states... Continue Reading
By Nangayi Guyson – Abidjan – Ivory Coast’s Laurent Gbagbo resistance to stay in power is almost coming to end after forces loyal to Presidential claimant Ouattara, launched a major assault on his last strongholds in Abidjan and driving home their campaign to oust him. The UN says three generals loyal to Laurent Gbagbo are negotiating terms for surrender in return for guarantees of safety for them and Mr Gbagbo. French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe told the National Assembly in Paris that negotiators are on the brink of agreeing his departure, “We are very close to convincing him to leave power.”... Continue Reading
By Chinyere Ogbonna, Nigeria – The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Nigeria. INEC, Professor AttahiruJega, will today meet with all Resident Electoral Officers and Directors of the commission for a crucial meeting in Abuja, the nation’s capital. This is part of INEC’s efforts at ensuring hitch free polls. In a statement in Abuja, the Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman of the commission, Mr. KayodeIdowu, reiterated INEC’s readiness to conduct free, fair and credible polls in spite of the use of ballot papers in some states, before the National Assembly election was postponed last Saturday. Mr. Idowu... Continue Reading
By Gambian Correspondent – Members of the National Assembly last Thursday unanimously ratified the AU Kampala Convention, which makes The Gambia the 5th country to ratify the convention. The bill tabled before lawmakers by the Honorable Minister of the Interior, Ousman Sonko, seeks to protect and promote the welfare of internally-displaced persons. The Interior minister told deputies that the objectives of the convention are to promote and strengthen regional and national measures to prevent or mitigate, prohibit and eliminate the root causes of internal displacement, as well as provide for durable solutions. “Also, to establish a legal framework for preventing... Continue Reading
By Chinyere Ogbonna, Nigeria – The National Assembly election in Nigeria earlier scheduled to hold last Saturday and later aborted, has again been shifted to April sixteen, 2011. The shift has affected the time table for the general elections in the country. Yesterday the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in the country announced the rescheduling of 2011 National Assembly election ( Senate and the House of Representatives) from April second to April fourth due to late arrival of some sensitive election materials such as the result sheets. Since the announcement, the INEC Chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega has been meeting with... Continue Reading
