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Nigerians, not courts should elect leaders ―Jonathan condemns electoral violence

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Former Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, says Nigerians should be responsible for selecting leaders through a democratic process and not  by the judicial system. He made this statement on Saturday, March 18 after he cast his vote in the governorship and state assembly election. Jonathan and his wife, Patience, voted in Otuoke, in the Ogbia […]

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Electoral violence, an investment for the poor —Matthew Kukah

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The Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Sokoto, Nigeria, Rev. Matthew Kukah, has said perpetrating violence during elections is an economic investment for the impoverished. Speaking at an ongoing one-day peace conference by the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, tagged ‘Peaceful Elections and National Development,’ held at Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja, Kukah noted that there was […]

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