The former Governor of Anambra State said if the trend is left unchecked, more Nigerians will be pushed into poverty.
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Obi said this in a statement by his Media Office on Friday to mark the International Day for People with Disabilities.
The Commission will also officially write to the acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, on the status of Police offenders during the elections with a view to ensuring that they are prosecuted.
Obi, speaking recently to the students of Madonna Girls International School, Ifitedunu, Anambra State, said he would never be tired of underscoring the importance of education in a nation.
Obi said that Nigeria would successfully move millions of people out of poverty if “we invest more in education, which remains a key sector of economic growth”.
The Supreme Court in a four to one split ruling on Friday dismissed a request to review its judgment filed by the Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress as regard the 2019 general elections.
The Forum of State Chairmen of the All Progressives Congress on Monday passed a Vote of Confidence on the embattled National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.
The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate for the 2019 general election, Jimi Agbaje, has debunked allegations that he was a mole of the All Progressive Congress during the polls.
Mutiu Agboke, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Oyo State, made the disclosure on in Ibadan during a thank-you visit to the Ibadan Zonal Office of the anti-graft agency.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has inaugurated a study group on curvey of critical issues and challenges on the conduct of the 2019 general elections.
Yakubu spoke at the Post-2019 General Elections Review Meeting with the Media in Lagos, where he lauded journalists for their coverage of the Continuous Voter’s Registration exercise, party primaries, elections and others.
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom says Nigeria currently ranks 181 out of 193 countries polled in terms women’s participation in politics.
Ahead of the November 16 Governorship Poll in Bayelsa, the Independent National Electoral Commission has organised a one-day post-election review workshop on the 2019 general elections in the state.
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday said the results of the 2019 general elections were not transmitted electronically to its server.
Former Anambra Governor, Peter Obi, has commended the European Union Election Observer Mission over its report, saying it captured the concerns of some Nigerians on the 2019 general elections.
The Nigerian Army has said that it incurred the anger of policticians becquae it refused to compromise the integrity of the 2019 General Elections due to its belief in the nation’s democracy.
The Presidency said it welcomes the report of the European Union on the 2019 general elections in Nigeria, promising to analyse it fully and act on the recommendations.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that the large number of political parties that participated in the 2019 general elections created a lot of logistics problem.
Dr Nkwachukwu Orji, Anambra Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, said that violence was the major challenge in the conduct of 2019 general elections in the state.
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Tuesday organized a one day retreat to review the 2019 elections.