Matthew Ayibakuro

Dr. Ayibakuro Matthew is Senior Research and Social Norms Advisor, ANEEJ.

Zambia’s Historic Youth-Driven Vote – Indicators for Nigeria

Last week, Zambians elected a new President in a historic vote. Opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema won by a landslide against the incumbent, Edgar Lungu,...

Donald Trump and the Emerging Questions on Electoral Democracy

As I lay back and watched the news last night on the developing events in Washington, DC, the best phrase to describe what I...

Deep Sighs after SARS

Since the #ENDSARS protests began, I have had a tab open on my computer to put down my reflections on the movement. Like many...

Banal Lessons from Edo 2020

The curtain has now closed on the democratic soap opera that was the 2020 governorship election in Edo State. This was premium box office...

The Femi Fani-Kayode in us all

The last 48 hours has witnessed varying degrees of reactions to the trending video of a former Minster of Aviation in Nigeria, Femi Fani-Kayode,...

The Tragedy of Bayelsa State’s Unending Electoral Cycle

Rumbles, side-talks, murmuring, sighs and more. I was suddenly losing the attention of the civil society stakeholders I was making a presentation to on...

What Nigeria’s Poor Ranking on Transparency International’s CPI Tells Us

Transparency International has just released its annual Corruption Perceptions Index for 2019.  There are no surprises on Nigeria’s position on the global Index. For...

Bayelsa Governorship Election 2019: What We Know So Far – (Part 2)

As citizens of Bayelsa go to the polls to elect a new governor at the weekend, the current electoral cycle and campaigns reveal disturbing...

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