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No fewer than 30 political parties in Bauchi have formed a coalition to support President Muhammadu Buhari and Gov. Muhammed Abubakar’s re-election during the forth-coming general elections.
The 13 political parties participating in the forthcoming general elections in Yobe, on Thursday signed a “Peace Accord” pledging to ensure the peaceful conduct of the forthcoming elections.
The Commissioner of Police in Abia State, Chris Ezike, has accused “major” political parties in the state of being responsible for the destruction of campaign billboards.
Former Head of State and Chairman, National Peace Committee, retired General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has said all political parties and their presidential candidates were invited for the Tuesday signing of peace accord in Abuja.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that a total of 73 political parties fielded nominations for 2019 presidential election, at the end of deadline for withdrawal and substitution of candidates for the election.
Seven political parties on Tuesday agreed to work for the All Progressives Congress in Saturday’s bye-election for the Ekiti/Isin/Irepodun/Oke-Ero Federal Constituency seat of Kwara.
The leader of the delegation, Ambassador Keti Karlsen, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria after their meeting with the running mate of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, on Wednesday in Abuja.
Stakeholders in Adamawa have identified manipulation of religion, ethnicity and other primordial fault lines as some of the factors responsible for election violence in the state.
The Independent National Electoral Commission says it is ready for effective monitoring of the primaries of the 91 political parties.
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, Project-2019, a civil society organisation, on Sunday urged youths to form political alliances to compete favourably with some political parties that could not accommodate them due to high nomination fees.
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday presented soft copies of voters’ register for the September 22 Osun governorship election to the 38 political parties participating in the election.
Raji said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja, adding that defections were not healthy for the nation democratic growth and development.
Ahead of the September 22 governorship election in Osun, the police on Wednesday warned political parties against flouting the Electoral Act.
He stated that the alliance was not just to capture power, but to unify Nigerians as well as redeem the country from shambles.
The CNPP Secretary in Lagos State, Olumide Oguntoyinbo, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.
Aliyu Dogara, NASIEC Commissioner in charge of Planning, Research and Statistics, made this known to newsmen in Lafia on Sunday.
Abubakar gave the advice when he received a delegation of the Northern Leaders and Stakeholders Assembly who paid him a visit in his Abuja home on Saturday.
Paul Atser, INEC Administrative Secretary in Kwara, made the call on Wednesday at the opening of a two-day training workshop on Campaign Finance Tracking and Reporting for INEC staff.
They advised political parties to ensure they produce a candidate from the south in their primaries ahead of the main election in order to get their full support.