Tag: Boycott
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PDP threatens to boycott 2019 general elections
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Thursday hinted on pulling out of the 2019 general elections if the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and security agencies fail to establish their impartiality. PDP’s National Chairman, Uche Secondus said this at the party’s national secretariat, Abuja while hosting a combined delegation of the International Republican Institute, IRI,…
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Why women should boycott 2019 general elections – Activist
Hajiya Aisha Muhammed, Assistant Secretary, Women Mentoring and Leadership Forum said women in the country should consider boycotting the 2019 elections if not given proper chance to aspire for elective positions. Muhammed, a former councillor of Muciya ward, Sabongari Local Government, Kaduna State, said women were being marginalised in the political sphere despite having the…
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Presidential rerun: Kenyan opposition rejects new election date, threatens boycott
Kenyan opposition leader, Raila Odinga said on Tuesday his coalition would not participate in the re-run of a presidential election proposed for Oct. 17 unless it is given “legal and constitutional” guarantees. Incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta responded by saying there was nowhere in law that required the electoral body to consult Odinga. Odinga’s conditions for…