Tag: Nigerian Election 2023

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Igi Oyin [Honey Tree]

During the Lagos state gubernatorial elections, held on on March 18th, 2023, Igbos were targeted in certain parts of Lagos. Some were told they could only vote if they were going to support the governing APC. In other instances, people were not allowed to vote because they “looked Igbo”. Republished here with permission, Feyi Fawehinmi wrote this piece on his Medium in the aftermath of those events.

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IS THE F.C.T. NIGERIA’S PRESIDENTIAL KINGMAKER?

The Labour Party and the PDP have employed several different claims to try and convince the Supreme Court to overturn the presidential election of 25 February 2023. In the first of our series looking at each one, Ameze Belo-Osagie starts with a step-by-step examination of the FCT question for the Grey Continent. Part two of the series looking at vice president elect, Kashim Shettima’s alleged double nomination is already available.