Allegations of bribery and corruption made on live television at a legislative committee show some of the problems with our democracy that needs urgent fixing.

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 [...]