Peter Claver Oparah

Oparah writes from Ikeja, Lagos.

Needless Hoopla Over Presidential Veto Of Amended Electoral Bill

Recently, President Muhammadu Buhari declined assent to the amended Electoral Act, as passed by the Saraki-led National Assembly. The President gave enough reasons for...

That PDP Dollarized Primary and the Renewed Campaign Against Vote-Buying

After the Ekiti governorship election, where it was bested by the All Progressives Congress (APC), the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) raised a terse allegation...

On that Tinubu/Ambode Spat

Whichever way the reported faceoff between Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, the Governor of Lagos and one of his predecessors and National Leader of APC, Asiwaju...

PDP, Atiku, David Mark and their Restructuring Bogey

Restructuring seems to be the most attractive lingo for opposition candidates and their supporters as the 2019 general elections approaches. To those in PDP,...

Direct Primaries Will Strengthen Nigeria’s Democracy

One of the most profound decisions the Adams Oshiomhole-leadership of the All Progressives Congress is bringing to party politics is the adoption of direct...

On that Police Decentralization Plan

Recently, then Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, announced that steps are being taken to decentralize the Nigerian police. This police decentralization scheme has forms part...

Unnecessary Glut of Parties In Nigeria’s Electoral System

Recently, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) registered a fresh batch of political parties. If the number of parties we have in Nigeria at...

Bukola Saraki’s Amoral Political Life and the Gathering Tempest

People like Bukola Saraki, the hugely compromised and controversial Senate President, believe that Nigeria is perpetually indebted to them. How he and his likes...

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