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We ll continue to abide by guidelines on party registration – INEC

By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, March 30, 2021 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)says it will continue to abide by relevant laws and constitution provisions on registration of political parties in the country. Mr Aminu Idris, INEC Head, Election and Party Monitoring Department, said this at a policy roundtable on modalities for measuring political parties’ performance in Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja. The roundtable was organised by Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) with support from Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Idris,represented by Mr Shehu Wahab, an INEC official, said that party registration had requirements and INEC would continue to act based on those requirements.

Empowering women in political, diplomatic fields

Empowering women in political, diplomatic fields  10 Mar 2021 - 8:28 The Human Rights Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the United Kingdom Embassy to the State of Qatar, in the framework of celebrating International Women’s Day, organized a seminar on “Empowering women in the political and diplomatic field,” to increase awareness of the important roles that women can play during their work in the political and diplomatic fields. The virtual seminar was chaired by Acting Director of the UN Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre for South-West Asia and the Arab Region in Doha Ahmed Motala with the participation of Acting Director of Department of Human Rights at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs H E Dr. Turki bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the State of Qatar H E Jon Wilks, Member of the Shura Council H E Dr. Hend bint Abd Al Rahman Al Muftah, Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the UN in New

Pricey politics - Why does it cost so much to be an African MP? | Middle East & Africa

A RINDA GORDON KAKUUMA had many reasons for running for office. It was his “passion”; he was keen to give back to his country, Uganda; and he wanted to help “my people”. It was also “to satisfy my ego”, the MP adds, with a laugh. Listen to this story Enjoy more audio and podcasts oniOSorAndroid. Self-esteem comes at a price. Mr Arinda, whose five-year stint in parliament ends in May, lists some of his expenses: 50,000 posters, 100 agents, radio spots, ten cars for every rally and, on occasion, 100 boda-boda (motorbike) drivers “if you want to do a bit of a convoy and scare your opponents”. Then there were the “donations”: “If you go to a village you have to leave something.” Mr Arinda estimates that to win a primary and an election costs at least $200,000, more than 200 times Uganda’s

2023: INEC, IPAC lament poor internal democracy in parties

INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. Photo; TWITTER/INECNIGERIAKey electoral stakeholders including the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) have condemned the glaring lack of internal democracy in political parties in Nigeria. This is as they stressed the need for political parties to embrace inclusive politics in order to strengthen policymaking and sustainable democracy in the country. x The stakeholders spoke at a workshop on political parties reform organised by INEC’s Election and Party Monitoring Department in conjunction with the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD). Head, Department of EPM, INEC, Aminu Idris, regretted that most political parties do not carry their members along, which according to him, impedes accountability, citizens’ participation and growth.

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