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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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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).
In preparation for the 2023 elections, INEC resumed its Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) on June 28, 2021. The commission has said it is targeting at least 120 million voters for the 2023 general elections.
On February 25, President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, now known as the Electoral Act, 2022.
In an earlier report, Dataphyte noted that Mr Buhari has withheld assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill a total of 5 times between February 2018 to November 2021. But today, at the Council of Chamber at the Presidential Villa, the President gave assent to the Bill, which many Nigerians believe will give the country hope of a better electoral process.
Civic Education is a critical part of the media’s functions and so Dataphyte has undertaken the task of explaining the simple steps eligible voters have to follow to get their PVCs and to participate in the forthcoming election.
On Saturday 12th February 2022, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted the Area Council election in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
As a result of voter fraud alongside other factors, Nigeria’s elections have always been rated poorly. This has also led to loss of confidence in the electoral processes and to a large extent, political apathy, particularly on the part of the youths who form a larger part of the country’s voting population.
In the last five general elections conducted in Nigeria, a total of 3,959 petitions were filed by the candidates and/or political parties challenging the outcome of the elections.
Anambra’s Antumbra and the Soludo Effect
On today’s N2P, we see how an overburdened healthcare system grapples with an alien disease; all the while bagging an award in reverse. Elsewhere, we note a thread of corruption and indiscretions across government agencies. Mompha gets lucky.
