Making history history On June 12 2011, I wrote a piece titled Nigeria: Time to give June 12 a decent burial [1] for a number of reasons which already appear in that piece. Basically, June 12 1993 is an important date in Nigerian history, it presented the opportunity for democratic self-determination but the military junta of that time made the [...]

Yes, the hope died June the Twelfth, 1993 has for years been marked as the day that Nigeria’s hopes for democracy died or as Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa would have so eloquently put it when he made his speech [1] as Prime Minister of a newly independent Nigeria; our claims to responsible government were rubbished. After many years of military [...]

This is cross-posted from my blog at http://akinblog.nl As we savour the returns As the election season ends in Nigeria it is important to lay out in some form a whole series of ideas for electoral reform to improve on the experiences we had for the elections in April 2011. It goes without saying that despite the view of cynics [...]

The spread of the results in the recently concluded presidential elections in Nigeria are a serious talking issue, I present an analysis of the figures that make a lie of the accepted narrative about Nigeria. This is cross-posted from my blog at http://akinblog.nl Where we are There is every need to conduct a thorough analysis of the distribution of votes [...]

This was cross-posted from my blog at http://akinblog.nl Done and dusted A new Nigeria just hatched out of its egg in the last 48 hours wherein the presidential elections took place and all results announced with the declaration of a winner. As it stands, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has been declared the winner of the elections having scored the highest [...]

This was cross-posted from my blog at http://akinblog.nl Being aware of rigging opportunities Giving some flesh to a tweet – @boosoolalab The problems could be efficiency, intimidation, access, bias and violence barring people from exercising their rights. In some Twitter exchanges last night I was engaged in a conversation about the prospects for freer, fairer and more credible elections for [...]

This is cross-posted from my blog at http://akinblog.nl INEC failing itself Now over 72 hours since the National Assembly elections were concluded in Nigeria, we find ourselves at crossroads of hope and possibility without the clearest indication of what the future really holds. As results from various Polling Units trickled in from messages sent with the #NigeriaDecides Twitter hashtag, this [...]

Cross-posted from my blog Nigeria: Arise O Compatriots, our time has come to speak Our time has come Tomorrow, the 2nd of April, 2011, Nigeria stands at the cusp of history, where the sound of the revolution would either bring walls down or snuff out our great expectation for a brighter future that takes Nigeria from its much trumpeted potential [...]

You have a great responsibility As the first of the three consecutive election weekends in Nigeria arrives on the 2nd of April 2011, never has it been more the duty and responsibility of Nigerians to ensure that their express wishes at the ballot box are transparently, fairly, honestly and truthfully represented in the results that are announced in all the [...]

Results and Reviews Update: Nigeria: INEC Election Guidelines – Critical Information This blog has been a veritable resource and guide to the Nigerian elections in April 2011, I have consistently updated this blog and add other bits of information as the election season wound down bringing together the election reviews and results from various sources. All outstanding elections have now [...]