The Nigeria Civil Society Situation room has described as illegal and unconstitutional the involvement of the judiciary in election matters that is ordinarily outside the purview of the courts.
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Clement Nwankwo
‘Collation of results major weak point in election management, administration’
The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room has stated that the collation of election results remains a major weak point in Nigeria’s election management and administration.
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Order military to comply with constitutional and legal responsibilities — CSOs urge Buhari
The Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to, immediately, issue orders to the military hierarchy to comply with constitutional and legal…
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Presidential/N’Assembly Polls: What we saw
The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, in its third interim statement on the February 23 presidential/National Assembly polls, made some observations on the polls based on “field reports from more than 8,000 of its deployed observers and networks”. The interim statement was signed by Clement Nwankwo, Executive Director, Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) and Convener of Situation Room.
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‘Military Involvement In Nigeria’s Elections Is Dangerous To Our Democracy’ – Clement Nwankwo
Elections: CSOs urge transparency in use of card readers
Presidential poll results fraught with 513,214 lapses, say CSOs
The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room has alleged a 513,214 discrepancy in the number of accredited voters and ballots cast in 27 states during the presidential election that held last weekend.
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CSOs warn INEC against staggered elections
‘Incite violence and forfeit your assets abroad’ — US, UK warn politicians
Catriona Laing, British high commissioner to Nigeria, insists that politicians who incite or execute violence during the 2019 elections in the country would have their visas banned and foreign assets
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Suspension Of Onnoghen ‘Bizarre, Unconstitutional’ – Clement Nwankwo
Lawyer and rights activist, Clement Nwankwo, has described the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen as bizarre, frightening and unconstitutional. He said the removal of the CJN or other judges of superior courts in the country could only be possible when two/thirds of the Senate had voted