Tag: CDD

Adamawa: CDD, Yiaga Africa demands action against REC, other

Aminu Imam

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) and the Yiaga Africa have condemned  yesterday morning’s declaration of Senator A’ishatu Dahiru, popularly known as Binani, as winner of the Adamawa State governorship election. This is contained in separate statements on the verified twitter handles of the two organisations. The Resident Electoral Commission (REC) for Adamawa State, Prof. Yusuf Hudu Ari, had declared Binani as winner of the election under controversial circumstances. This is as the State’s Collation Officer, Prof. Mohammed Mele, whose responsibility is to announce the results and declare winner was…

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Alleged $10,000 bribe to 70 Senators: CD wants EFCC, ICPC to beam searchlights on NASS

Aminu Imam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practice and Other Offences Commission (ICPC) have been urged to turn their searchlight on the National Assembly members at both the upper and the lower legislative chambers. The Campaign for Democracy (CD), which made appeal, specifically called for thorough probe of the alleged bribery involving a ranking senator and 70 newly elected senators for the 10th Senate. Recall that the media last week, reported a meeting between a senator and senators-elect when the sum of $10, 000 were allegedly…

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Election countdown: CDD deploys 4,993 observers, fact-checkers

Aminu Imam

The Centre for Democracy and Development, (CDD), has announced the deployment of 4,993 trained data clerks, fact-checkers and social media monitors for the 2023 general polls. It also listed determinants that would shape the exercise such as identity, insecurity, institutions, information disorder and inter and intra-party squabbles. The Chair of CDD Electoral Analysis Centre (EAC) Professor Adele Jinadu and CDD Director, Idayat Hassan, spoke at a pre-election press briefing on Thursday, in Abuja. Prof. Jinadu also stated that the contest would be a keen battle among four candidates – Ahmed…

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Insecurity, ‘money politics’, others may mar 2023 general elections – CDD

Aminu Imam

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has raised the alarm that the rising insecurity, misinformation, money politics, religion and ethnic sentiments, may frustrate the outcome of the 2023 general elections. In a new report released in Abuja, titled: ‘Nigeria’s Presidential Polls: A SWOT Analysis”, the CDD raised concerns over the safety of election personnel, voters and electoral materials, as well as the hurdles politics would face as cases of kidnapping, violence, banditry, insurgency and communal clashes persist. The report, endorsed by the CDD’s Director, Idayat Hassan, noted that the…

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2023: CDD rejects fine imposed on Trust TV, others

Aminu Imam

…Says NBC can’t gag media, citizens’ rights  The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has condemned the imposition of a N5 million fine on Trust Television (TrustTV) by the National Broadcasting Commission, (NBC), for airing documentaries that exposed terrorists and their activities. Aside from TrustTV, NBC also fined MultiChoice, NTA, TSTV MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, owners of DSTV, TelCom Satellite Limited (TSTV) and NTA-StarTimes Ltd, N5 million each for broadcasting a documentary by the British Broadcasting Commission (BBC) Africa Eye titled: ‘Bandits Warlords Of Zamfara’. However, in an issued statement on…

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Electoral Bill: Buhari missed a golden opportunity – CDD

Aminu Imam

A pro-democracy, policy and research think-tank, Centre for Democracy and Development, (CDD), has said it was shocked by President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to decline assent to the Electoral Bill 2021 passed and transmitted to him by the National Assembly. A statement issued yesterday by the CDD, signed by its Director, Idayat Hassan, noted that Nigerians had all expected that President Buhari would write his name in gold as the President who bequeathed an improved electoral framework to the country. Hassan said as the general election is just 14 months away,…

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Ondo 2020: Massive vote-buying, breach of COVID-19 protocol characterizes election, say CDD, YIAGA Africa

Ishaku Yohanna

Two Civil Society Organisations, Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) and YIAGA Africa, have said the Ondo State governorship election was marred with vote-buying and inadequate compliance with COVID-19 protocol. In its preliminary statement on the conduct of the election, the CDD noted that there was a consistent pattern of vote-buying, where those engaged in the act adopted tactics to induce voters, while evading the watch of security officials and election observers. “CDD observers documented attempts by political actors to outspend one another by making available large sums disbursed to…

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