Tag: #NigerianDemocracy
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PDP STATE CHAIRMEN FORUM CELEBRATES TANIMU TURAKI’S ELECTION AS NATIONAL CHAIRMAN
The Forum of State Chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warmly congratulated Alhaji Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, on his recent election as the party’s National Chairman. This announcement came through a statement signed by the forum’s Chairman, Tony Aziegbemin of Edo, along with 25 other chairmen and made public in Abuja. Turaki’s election…
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FIDA WARNS WOMEN’S EXCLUSION WEAKENS NIGERIA’S LEGISLATURE AND DEVELOPMENT
The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Nigeria has raised alarm over the systemic exclusion and underrepresentation of women in Nigeria’s legislature, calling it a serious setback to national development. Mrs. Chioma Onyenucheya-Uko, Chairperson of FIDA Abuja, spoke at the 2025 FIDA Law Week themed “Advancing Women’s Representation: Reserved Seats and the Future of Nigeria’s…
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PDP BOARD OF TRUSTEES SETS UP RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE TO UNITE WARRING FACTIONS AHEAD OF NATIONAL CONVENTION
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) has established a high-powered reconciliation committee to heal internal rifts threatening party unity. BoT Chairman, Sen. Adolphus Wabara, announced the committee following an emergency meeting in Abuja amid tensions sparked by the recent appointment of Abdulrahman Mohammed as acting National Chairman, which led to a security…
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SPECIAL SEATS BILL: NIGERIANS LEADING THE FIGHT FOR WOMEN’S POLITICAL INCLUSION
The Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) has made it clear that the Special Seats Bill before the 10th National Assembly is purely a Nigerian initiative, driven and owned by Nigerians with no international funding or sponsorship. Mr. Clement Nwankwo, PLAC’s Executive Director, emphasized this during a stakeholder consultation in Abuja, pointing out that the…
