Reps, order of elections and 2019 By UnderTow

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IF the order of elections in Nigeria is judged to be connected with electoral outcomes, it is a subject of research that may take a few more years, perhaps even decades, to conclusively establish. What is, however, clear is that more than anything else, sitting governments in Nigeria, with the possible exception of the Goodluck Jonathan presidency, often force those outcomes, regardless of the order of elections. It is therefore a little hard to explain why the House of Representatives two Tuesdays ago chose to tinker, through an amendment of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended), with the order of elections less than three weeks after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced both the order of elections and the timetable for the 2019 general elections. The only guess

The three musketeers scheme again by UnderTow

They are Nigeria’s first leadership eleven: the troika of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Gen Ibrahim Babangida and Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar — all of them retired army generals. The media was awash with reports they met at Gen Babangida’s Hilltop residence in Minna, Niger State, on Tuesday to deliberate on issues whose agenda were kept away from the prying eyes of the public. They always seethed with schemes; but this time their schemes were not quite as obvious to the public as reporters would like them to be. Moreover, why only three of them met , out of Nigeria’s seven living ex-heads of state, is difficult to fathom. Perhaps it is only these three that have shown bravery in affecting, for good or bad, the fortunes of Nigeria.
Speculations were rife on Tuesday that the meeting dwelled more on President Muhammadu Buhari’s delicate health and its implications for both governance and