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[Andrew Mamedu @AndrewMamedu]

This is deeply concerning. If an elected council chairman openly says that people must support a political party to remain in the area council, then what happens to citizens who support another party or choose not to support any party?

Imagine if @PeterObi or @sowore said, “If you will not vote this government out, pack your bags and leave Nigeria.” Would we consider that acceptable?

Political tolerance must work both ways. What is unacceptable from one side cannot suddenly become acceptable when it comes from another. Every tier of government should serve all citizens, not political parties. Public office must never become a tool for political intimidation, exclusion or coercion.

This should not be treated as another political drama. It is a threat to the freedom and security of citizens, and this is not just a violation of human rights but also a violation of the law.

No elected official should threaten citizens with exclusion from their community because of their political choice. People have the right to support any political party or candidate of their choice or none at all.

The council chairman should be investigated; the necessary action should follow. The law must take its course, regardless of his political affiliation or position.

Democracy cannot survive where citizens are intimidated into supporting a particular political party. Public office is a responsibility to all citizens, not a licence to coerce them.

Democracy is not simply about elections; it is also about freedom of choice, political tolerance and equal treatment under the law. No Nigerian should have to choose between their political freedom and access to public services.
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[Andrew Mamedu @AndrewMamedu]

This is deeply concerning. If an elected council chairman openly says that people must support a political party to remain in the area council, then what happens to citizens who support another party or choose not to support any party.

Local government should serve all citizens, not political parties.

Public office must never become a tool for political intimidation or exclusion. If these comments are accurate, the appropriate institutions should investigate, because democracy is not simply about elections; it is also about freedom of choice, political tolerance and equal treatment under the law.

No Nigerian should have to choose between their political freedom and access to public service.
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Videos like this are exactly why ActionAid Nigeria held our Validation Meeting on minimum wage and pension payment compliance.

Retired military personnel were allegedly blocked by soldiers and police from accessing the Ministry of Defence in Abuja, where they had gathered to protest the non-implementation of consequential pension adjustments. These are men and women who served this country, some for over a decade, now watching newly retired colleagues earn higher pensions simply because of when they left service, while their own entitlements remain frozen despite a salary increase President Tinubu approved back in November 2025.

As one protest organiser put it plainly: this isn't a favour, it's a constitutional and legal right under the Armed Forces Act. "We all served the same military," another retiree said. "It is propriety that whenever there is an increase in salary, it carries consequential adjustment for the retirees."

This is precisely why our validation meeting mattered. Compliance research means nothing if it stays on paper. For the sake of people like this, retirees being denied what they are legally owed, and forced to protest just to be heard, @ActionAidNG remain committed to ensuring Nigerians get what they are rightfully entitled to.

Our veterans gave their service. The least this country owes them is what was promised. 🇳🇬
Credit: @LeadershipNGA
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"INEC has no interest in who wins or loses any election. The commission does not have a candidate, nor does it favour any political platform" @joashamupitan , INEC chairman.

@inecnigeria says it has no interest in who wins or loses and has assured Nigerians that their votes will count in the 2027 general election.

We welcome this assurance. But in a democracy, confidence is built not by statements, but by what citizens see and experience at the polling units.

We hope this will not remain another headline or political promise. Nigerians want to see an electoral process that is transparent, impartial, credible and where every vote is counted and truly counts.

The 2027 elections will be an opportunity for INEC to turn these assurances into evidence. The people will be watching.
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"I'm sure if the president wanted to win osun at all cost, I would have been involved and I would have been there and the governor know that it would have been different.I would have won it, and there's nothing the governor can do." That's how FCT Minister @GovWike Wike described the Osun governorship election.

Wike said if President Tinubu had wanted to win Osun "at all costs," federal might would have delivered it regardless of what voters chose, adding, "there was no Federal might used in Osun. When you see the force and might of the Federal Government, you will know." He framed the president's restraint as commendable, evidence the President @officialABAT allowed the process to be free and fair.

Osun election results reflected the will of voters, not the will of the centre. But a statement like this, delivered so casually, that Nigeria's electoral outcomes hinge on whether the presidency chooses to intervene, deserves real scrutiny. If "there's nothing the governor can do" once the Federal Government decides to act, what does that say about the actual independence of our electoral process, in Osun or anywhere else? Elections should be won or lost by voters, not by whether power at the centre decides to let the process run its course.

Restraint should be the standard for every election, not a favour extended when convenient. Nigerians shouldn't have to hope federal might stays home for democracy to function.

Should election outcomes ever depend on whether the centre chooses not to interfere? Share your thoughts in the comment section.
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Osun Election: The Lessons and the Road to 2027.

Watch as I share my key takeaways from the just-concluded Osun governorship election, and what it signals for Nigeria as we head toward 2027.
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IJAP as part of its ongoing institutional engagement targeted at promoting citizens engagement and advancing judicial accountability made an advocacy visit to the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF).

At the closed door high level strategic meeting, IJAP presented its recommendations tailored to strengthen electoral and constitutional reforms.
The meeting further availed both parties an opportunity to explore strategic opportunities for collaboration.

The Solicitor General who received the team positively expressed willingness to collaborate with IJAP on implementing recommendations that align with the ministry’s current priorities including a formal inauguration of the panel into the Ministry’s Justice Sector Reform Co-ordinating Committee where partners can collectively advance institutional reforms.

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