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Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri first took over as Acting Governor of Adamawa State in 2014 following the impeachment of Governor Murtala Hammanyero Nyako. He ruled for 86 days, and in the 2015 gubernatorial elections, Fintiri declared to contest for the governorship position under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). However, he was disqualified by the court.
This piece is the second of a series exploring the current state of electoral technology in Nigeria. It begins with a brief summary of how technology has been deployed in several strands of Nigeria’s election management, drawing cross-country comparisons. It then proceeds to discuss the technologies that will be used in the 2023 elections, highlighting specific challenges associated with each and proffering possible solutions for INEC.
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Today is the last day for the sales of forms as announced by the National Executive Committees (NEC) of the APC, and there is no telling who might still pick up a form but thus far a total of 26 aspirants have purchased the N100 million presidential form excluding the controversial purchase made by a coalition of Northern groups for the immediate former President, Goodluck Jonathan.
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has pointed out potential risks and threats to the conduct of the general elections. These threats are highlighted in the electoral commission’s Election Project Plan (EPP) for the 2023 general election.
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This figure is a 61.37% increase over what was spent to conduct the 2019 general election. INEC spent N189.2 billion to conduct the last general election. The cost per voter was fixed at $6.24 at an exchange rate of N305 with a total of 84 million registered voters.
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The results of an independent poll jointly conducted by Nextier and Data-Tier have revealed Peter Obi as the most preferred candidate both from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressive Congress (APC) for the 2023 presidential election.
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Data shows that the state has experienced continuous annual growth in its IGR from 2016 to 2020 except in 2018 when it dipped. The IGR grew from N8.88 billion in 2016 to N19.67 billion in 2020. It is worth mentioning that since the current administration assumed office, the state’s IGR has increased by 9.77% (2019-2020).
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The 2022 Osun Governorship election will be held on July 16, 2022, and will mark the 6th to be conducted since the state was created in 1991.
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On Wednesday, 20th of April, the APC announced that its presidential nomination form would go for a total of N100 million, while the governorship forms would be sold for N50 million.
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An avalanche of defections have hit the Nigerian political system in the last decade, mostly movements between the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressive Congress (APC) which are the two major parties in Nigeria.
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On March 25, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said that it had disqualified 3 political parties from participating in the 2022 Osun Governorship election. The affected parties are the Action Alliance (AA), the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), and African Democratic Congress (ADC).
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The 2022 Ekiti Governorship election is slated for June 18, 2022, which is about 9 weeks from today. In a statement released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on March 14, there are 16 candidates in the race for the governorship position; 14 males and 2 females.
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Promises made by Yemi Osinbajo in his declaration speech are not new. The current administration, which he serves as the Vice President, said most of these things during the election campaigns in 2015 and 2019.
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The percentage of voter turnout in the 2019 election stood at 35.66 % with a total of 84 million registered voters and a turnout of 28.6 million.
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On Wednesday, at the International Conference Center (ICC), Abuja, Nigeria former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar formally declared his intention to throw his hat into the ring in the 2023 presidential election.
