Off-Cycle Elections

Vote-buying, intimidation, violence during off-cycle elections disturbing ―Abdulsalami committee says

November 17, 2023November 17, 2023Bode DoluLeave a Comment

National Peace Committee (NPC) led by former Nigerian Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, on Thursday, decried cases of violence, intimidation, and vote-buying, among other practices during last Saturday’s off-cycle governorship elections in Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa states. In a statement on Thursday, the peace committee said: “We are not unaware of the glitches recorded […]

Off-Cycle Elections: Imo, Kogi, Bayelsa, By Reuben Abati

November 13, 2023Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Off-cycle elections in Nigeria are elections that are held outside the usual timetable for general elections. When Nigeria returned to democratic, civilian rule in 1999, the expectation was that elections would be held regularly across the federation in a four-year-cycle, but after the 1999 elections, many candidates went to court to protest the outcome of […]