Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Zubairu Dada, has assured Nigerians abroad that the plans to commence Diaspora voting may become a reality soon.
He said Nigerians abroad are part of the county and as such should be allowed to exercise their franchise.
The minister disclosed that the Independent National Electoral Commission and the National Assembly were currently working to make this materialise.
Dada made this disclosure when he spoke during the Diaspora Quarterly lecture series of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission which was monitored online by our correspondent on Saturday.
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She spoke in Ado-Ekiti on Saturday at an event organised by the state government in conjunction with some youth organizations.
Dabiri-Erewa, represented by the Head, Media and Public Relations of the commission, Alhaji Abdur-Rahman Balogun, explained that Nigerians living abroad were contributing enormous resources to national development.
Dabiri-Erewa said it was only normal that they were
Former Minister of Science and Technology, Prof. Turner Isoun, has warned that violence during the election period may persist if the nation refuses to deploy electronic voting (e-voting).
He gave the submission yesterday at the 6th yearly international conference of the International Society of Comparative Education, Science and Technology (ISCEST) in Abuja.
Isoun, who served as minister from 2000 to 2007 under Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration, said the country was capable of deploying technology throughout its electoral process if only political leaders could be a bit more committed.
While delivering a …
Sources across the state indicated that the card readers functioned smoothly in most polling units.
In Yenagoa, a voter, Ebikeme Doubra, described the process as “peaceful except for isolated cases of attempts to snatch ballot box which was thwarted by security agents”.
“Some thugs attempted to disrupt the process and they were contained by security agencies in Ekeki and Opolo areas of Yenagoa, but other places were peaceful.
“The election was smooth
The polling units visited by NAN were Orokere Ward 06 (PU= 001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 006, 007 and 008), Aiyedayo Ward 08 (PU= 004 and 003 unit) and Aiyeteju Ward 09 (PU= 001, 002, 003 and 004 unit.
NAN reports that the elections witnessed a large turnout of voters
Voting opened on Wednesday in Botswana for a hotly contested general election that could test the country’s traditionally stable politics, as the ruling party faces its toughest challenge yet.
The historic Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) — whose rule has been unfettered since independence from Britain in 1966 — was shaken up earlier this year after former president Ian Khama dramatically renounced his hand-picked successor Mokgweetsi Masisi.
Voters started gathering late on Tuesday at Tlogatloga secondary school in Botswana’s capital Gaborone, waiting all night to cast their ballot.
“I have spotted a candidate I think is the right person and I …
Presidential aide Abike Dabiri-Erewa on Sunday told Nigerians in the Diaspora to prevail on the National Assembly to approve voting for Nigerians in the Diaspora.
Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora, made the call at a Diaspora Leadership Conference, organised by the Nigerian Consulate in New York, U.S.
The SSA, whose confirmation as chair of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission is pending in the senate, said that Diaspora voting was one of the things the commission would pursue relentlessly when operational.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared its readiness to conduct the presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday.
The chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this Friday at a press conference in Abuja, where he gave update on the commission’s preparedness.
The Imo state chapter of the Action Alliance (AA) has insisted on voting for Jubril Al-Sudani, Muhammadu Buhari’s Impostor on Saturday’s Presidential election despite the position of the national leadership of the party.
