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In signing the Electoral Bill into law earlier today, @MBuhari objected to s. 84(12) of the law & requires @nassnigeria effectively to amend the law in order to repeal rust provision. The #NationalAssembly must disregard & resist this request. Here is why (Thread)
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S. 84(12) says:
"No political appointee at any level shall be voting delegate or be voted for at the Convention or Congress of any political party for the purpose of the nomination of candidates for any election".
"No political appointee at any level shall be voting delegate or be voted for at the Convention or Congress of any political party for the purpose of the nomination of candidates for any election".
Now, @MBuhari claims that: The practical application of section 84(12) is to "by operation of law, subject serving political office holders to inhibitions & restrictions", disabling them from running for office or participating as party members under the constitution.
With 84m total number of registered voters for #NigeriaDecides2019, there’s 15.3m increase from 2015.
Which states gained more voters?
Who determines who wins what?
What’s youth/female rep percentage?
Elated to release our first-ever Elections Voter’s Guide & Factbook
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Which states gained more voters?
Who determines who wins what?
What’s youth/female rep percentage?
Elated to release our first-ever Elections Voter’s Guide & Factbook
THREAD
Which states gained more registered voters compared to 2015?
Which states had the least growth in voters population?
Numbers that matter!
#NigeriaDecides2019 #BudgitVotersGuide
Which states had the least growth in voters population?
Numbers that matter!
#NigeriaDecides2019 #BudgitVotersGuide
Which state/geo-political zone has the highest voters number as at today?
See below Nigeria’s state-by-state electoral value.
Numbers that matter!
#NigeriaDecides2019 #BudgitVotersGuide
See below Nigeria’s state-by-state electoral value.
Numbers that matter!
#NigeriaDecides2019 #BudgitVotersGuide
"Hope is not a strategy. Dreams are good, but realities are better. I’m happy to support a coalition of realists who are willing to go the long haul and build through time. Politics is a marathon and wishful thinking one year to elections makes no sense to me" - @toyosirise
"We simply bungled this opportunity. We should have ridden on the wave on the #NotTooYoungToRun advocacy platform and infiltrated our state and federal legislatures, and by doing so, elevated the level of conversations and actions around effective governance and development"
"To my utter disbelief, I saw these people of great stature in their varying fields – with sterling values and profound intellect demonstrate the most disappointing levels of naivety in the run-up to the upcoming 2019 elections. A PACT even fell apart." - @toyosirise
Political neophytes don’t quite understand the rules of engagement in politics. First of all it is no indictment on your NGO for anyone to declare their political intention at the event. People shutdown cities for this & it should be considered a privilege that this happened here
Anyone who chooses to indict you for this is either ignorant or simply vindictive. It was glaring you were blindsided and a disclaimer is in order without the need for emotional expression disappointment. Your event didn’t hold at the Stadium so I doubt if it is about your clout.
You have other interractions coming with other political parties & there may be more surprises in the wait. I understand however the feeling of disenfranchisement of the ruling party & hope this disclaimer cures their anxiety. I only stopped by to say this kind of things happen.
Some have asked me why the National Assembly is not focused on repealing the Land Use Act. Let me explain using a hypothetical situation. Let’s say that through the #NotTooYoungToRun campaign, you manage to become a “Distinguished Senator of The Federal Republic.” Short thread.
First thing you do as a new Senator is find someone who is close to the Senate President, so that he can assign you to a juicy committee. The Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory is a very good one. Don’t go and struggle for Appropriation or Petroleum Committees.
As Chairman Senate Committee on FCT, it would be really odd if the FCT Minister doesn’t allocate you land in a good part of the FCT. Assume for the sake of argument that he allocated you 5,000 sq. meters in Maitama. The official rate I think is N20k per sqm (Used to be just N2k)
