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OPINION: A Critical Response to the Removal of Certificate Forgery as Grounds for Election Petitions. By: Tony Ewaleifoh Introduction “Animal Farm, oh Animal Farm…”—a poetic warning that power, once unchecked, rewrites its own rules. The reported removal of certificate forgery as a ground for election petitions represents more than a legislative adjustment. It signals a dangerous shift in Nigeria’s democratic philosophy—from truth as a foundation to truth as a negotiable element. Legitimacy Without Integrity: Democracy is not sustained by ballots alone. It is sustained by trust. When individuals can ascend to power under questionable or falsified credentials—and citizens are stripped of the legal means to challenge them—the system ceases to function as a mechanism of accountability. Instead, it becomes a structure that protects outcomes, regardless of process. The Rise of Untouchable Leadership When truth is no longer enforceable, a new class of leadership emerge—one insulated from scr...

  OPINION APC Automatic Tickets, Direct Primaries For National Assembly Aspirants...                                                                 - Izibili calls for caution By: Esezobor Izibili, Esq In the high-stakes world of Nigerian politics, how a party chooses its candidates can determine not just electoral victory, but its internal survival. Nowhere is this more evident than in Edo State, where the All Progressives Congress (APC) has spent years oscillating between two flawed systems: consensus candidacy and open competitive primaries. E sezobor Izibili, Esq. What appears, on the surface, to be a procedural choice is, in reality, a deeper struggle over power, control, and political survival. The Two Roads To A Ticket Within political parties, candidates' selection typically follows one of two paths.  The...