hakeemhakeem: All these lawyers self ,people has been published elections results on nairaland.com,x and Facebook all during elections. So nothing to be dragging.
RISQUE: WIKE, THE INEC CHAIRMAN DON ALREADY DECLARE RESULTS NOW, WETIN THEY WAN WASTE TAX PAYERS MONEY FOR AGAIN? Men wey don write results keep just they wait for ceremonial elections and then they will present their figures. The country is totally a joke. EACH DAY THAT PASSES THAT YEYE SAN WEY CALL HIMSELF INEC CHAIRMAN SHOWS WHAT HE IS. MAKE UNA KEEP THAT MONEY DO BETTER THING AFTER UNA DON DECLARE UNASELVES WINNERS, THE PEOPLE ARE HUNGRY, SOME HAVE DIED DUE TO ABJECT POVERTY, INSECURITY. Each time I come across this Una so called Jagaban old tweets in 2014, I go just Dey laugh, u can imagine how hypocritical a man he is.
AWONEYAN: They even have power to announce results . They have power to do the swearing in .
Everyone go dey normal last last. Ordinary NBA election, the learned colleague dey rig. But they will come here to tell you, that you can post your results by your self.
The man who claimed he won the last time , they asked for his evidence, he said did not have any.
2027 Elections: Nigerians Have the Power to Publish Results. Why Is INEC Silent?
There is one thing Nigerians should not have to wait until after an election to understand: what the figures on the result sheets actually say.
But does INEC's authority to declare election results mean ordinary Nigerians cannot publish results already announced at polling units?
Dr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, argues that these are two different things. In a letter dated 12 October 2026 to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), he makes the case that citizens and journalists should be able to report publicly available election results accurately without taking over INEC's statutory responsibility.
This is an important question ahead of the 2027 General Elections.
Many people assume that if INEC is the body responsible for declaring election results, nobody else should be allowed to publish or discuss the figures until the Commission makes its final declaration. But, that seems to not be the case. Declaring an election result is not the same as reporting information that has already entered the public domain. Dr Agbakoba argues that citizens who report figures from authentic INEC records do not automatically assume INEC's role.
So, where does the law draw the line?
In his letter, Dr Agbakoba examines Section 25 of the Electoral Act 2026, which addresses relevant electoral functions, alongside Section 39(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, as amended. Section 39(1) protects freedom of expression, including the freedom to receive and share information. His argument is that this constitutional protection deserves consideration when determining whether Nigerians can communicate electoral information already made publicly available. He also refers to Section 124(4) of the Electoral Act 2026, which provides a basis for addressing false information in circumstances specified by law.
In plain English, the argument is not that anybody should be free to manufacture figures, misrepresent results or declare themselves the winner. It is that accurate reporting of verifiable information should be distinguished from the formal declaration of results.
What about IReV and the actual result sheets?
IReV means INEC Result Viewing Portal. It is the platform through which the public can view polling-unit result sheets uploaded by INEC. Form EC8A is the polling-unit result sheet on which votes recorded at a polling unit are documented. The letter also refers to Forms EC8B to EC8E as part of the wider set of electoral records.
Dr Agbakoba argues that making these records available serves little purpose if citizens can view them but are discouraged from discussing, comparing or reporting what they show.
Imagine two publicly available result sheets showing different figures for the same electoral process. Should citizens be able to point out the discrepancy and ask questions, provided they accurately identify their sources?
His letter proposes meaningful access to electoral records, clearer guidance on responsible reporting and transparent procedures for identifying and resolving discrepancies between polling-unit records, uploaded documents and collated results. He also asks INEC to set clear benchmarks for timely publication of verified results, including publication within two hours of the close of polls or completion of counting at the relevant stage, where feasible. This is a recommendation, not a claim that such a deadline is already required by law.
There is a historical reference worth considering, too.
In his letter, Dr Agbakoba cites Nigeria's June 12, 1993 presidential election as an example of the importance of publicly accessible electoral information in helping citizens follow the electoral process. He also discusses a 1984 High Court of Lagos State decision in Nigeria Union of Journalists & 2 Ors. v. Inspector-General of Police & 3 Ors., concerning the publication of election results already announced at polling centres. He argues that the decision supports the distinction between declaring final results and communicating results lawfully made public. He qualifies his account by stating that, to his knowledge, the decision has not been appealed.
Of course, there is a genuine concern on the other side. False results circulating online can mislead voters, inflame tensions and create confusion before INEC completes its work. Public reporting must therefore be accurate, sourced and clear about whether figures are preliminary, verified or final. That concern deserves to be taken seriously. But suppressing accurate information and preventing the spread of false information are not necessarily the same solution.
The bigger question is whether greater transparency, backed by clear rules and reliable records, can strengthen public confidence rather than weaken it.
Dr Agbakoba's letter puts specific proposals before INEC on access to records, reporting rights and the timely publication of results.
What exactly does the 1984 court decision say about who may publish election results? And what measures is Dr Agbakoba asking INEC to consider before the 2027 elections?
PariPesa currently works with former international football star Yaya Touré as Brand Ambassador, while French club Olympique de Marseille serves as the brand’s Regional Africa Partner
Inter Lagos Football Club has welcomed PariPesa as its Official Betting Partner for the NPFL 2026/2027 season, marking the beginning of a new collaboration focused on football, supporters and fan engagement in Nigeria
Under the agreement, PariPesa will receive prominent visibility across the club’s activities, including placement on Inter Lagos’ official first-team shirts during the season
The partnership also provides both organisations with opportunities to create football-related campaigns and experiences aimed at bringing fans closer to the club
Building Stronger Engagement with Football Supporters Nigeria has one of Africa’s most passionate football audiences, making local football partnerships an important part of PariPesa’s approach to the market Through Inter Lagos, the brand will be able to communicate with supporters within a club environment and develop activities directly connected to the domestic football season
Planned initiatives include digital campaigns, branded football content, giveaways, competitions and matchday activations involving the Inter Lagos community
According to Damilare Obadimu, PariPesa Country Manager, the partnership provides the brand with an opportunity to build a closer connection with local supporters
“Football has a unique ability to bring people together, and that is exactly why this partnership is important for us. Inter Lagos gives PariPesa an opportunity to connect with fans in a more local and meaningful way, while creating exciting content and experiences around the game,” he said
Inter Lagos CEO Lanre Vigo also highlighted the potential of the agreement to create additional value for the club’s supporters
“We are pleased to welcome PariPesa as the Official Betting Partner of Inter Lagos Football Club. The partnership brings together two brands with a strong interest in football and fan engagement, and we look forward to creating new experiences for our supporters throughout the season,” Vigo said
PariPesa Strengthens Its Position in Nigerian Football
The Inter Lagos partnership becomes an important addition to PariPesa’s existing football portfolio in Africa
PariPesa currently works with former international football star Yaya Touré as Brand Ambassador, while French club Olympique de Marseille serves as the brand’s Regional Africa Partner
The agreement with Inter Lagos brings a new local dimension to that strategy and represents PariPesa’s first partnership with a Nigerian football club
During the NPFL 2026/2027 season, the two partners will work together to deliver campaigns and activities designed specifically for football supporters in Nigeria
poseidon12: Tonye, thanks for this article. You clearly articulated the source of Nigeria's problems. Nigeria is designed to not make progress. It needs complete restructuring. Your group should link up with other progressive political parties to win elections, and be in a position to provide Nigeria with a new constitution that will restructure the country. Without complete restructuring, the country will never make progress no matter who the President is.
The Citizens Democratic Alliance is a political party not a pressure group.
ednut1: i never even reach 40 lol. He is only saying this because pdp is no longer in power. When he was a pdp political boy he never said thus
2008 is 18 years. If you were 20 in 2008, you will be 38 now. You are an old man sir, you are not a boy. You are at least a decade older than me, older than my older siblings. Yet, I am the one advising you to be of good behavior. As for your claim about PDP dying, it is very nonsensical. Is Tonye the owner of PDP or a chairman or is he a former governor or commissioner? I started reading his piece when he was in PDP, I saw someone pushing an idea in his party that doesn't care about. If he was an important stakeholder in PDP with this ideas, PDP wouldn't crumble. From his picture he is in his late 30s, perhaps your age grade which is impressive. Please grow up when people are having serious conversation. Stop being an old f*****L.
ednut1: Tonye Barcanista still dey do political jobber work?
You registered in 2008, shows that you are a man in 40s to 50s. You are not a kid, act your age. It is sad that people like you who is supposed to use your middle age to champion systemic change for younger people like us to follow is the one trolling and acting like a kid.
My Chief, I am 29 years old and I keep wondering how come Nigeria and Africa have been misgoverned for years. It is bad that Nigeria in the 1950s is better than Nigeria in 2026. Everything is arranged for the country to fail while the big men succeed.
₦20 TRILLION IS MISSING FROM NIGERIA'S FEDERATION ACCOUNT.
I want to ask Nigerians one simple question, and I want us to actually answer it together: WHERE DOES OUR MONEY GO?
The money you collectively earn as a country, every kobo of oil revenue, every customs duty, every company tax, every regulatory fee, and every court fine. The money that supposedly funds our roads, schools, hospitals, and police.
Most Nigerians do not know this, so let me start with something that may shock you: Nigeria has a special bank account. It is called the FEDERATION ACCOUNT. The 1999 Constitution created it in Section 162. Every kobo of revenue the federal government collects on behalf of Nigeria is supposed to flow into that one account. Then it is shared among the federal government, the 36 states, and the 774 local governments according to a sharing formula.
That is the law. That is what the Constitution actually says.
In 2025 alone, according to the World Bank's Nigeria Development Update, ₦14.94 TRILLION of federation revenue was "deducted" before it ever reached the Federation Account. That is 39% — nearly two-fifths — of what Nigeria earned, gone before any state or LGA saw a single kobo.
In 2024, NNPCL — Nigeria's biggest revenue generator — was supposed to remit ₦1.1 trillion to the Federation Account. It remitted ₦600 billion. Where is the ₦500 billion? There is currently an active FAAC investigation into allegations that NNPCL under-remitted $42.37 BILLION between 2011 and 2017. At today's exchange rate, that is roughly ₦12.91 trillion. For perspective, that is more than our entire 2024 federal budget. From one company. Over six years. And remember, these are just the leakages we know about.
MEANWHILE, WE ARE DROWNING IN DEBT
Nigeria's total public debt at the end of 2025 was ₦159.27 TRILLION (Debt Management Office, February 2026). In 2023, debt service consumed 78% of federal revenue. In 2024, it consumed 69%. The IMF and World Bank recommend countries keep debt service to 30–40% of revenue. We are nearly double that benchmark. Out of every ₦1 the federal government earned last year, almost 70 kobo went to paying back loans. That leaves 30 kobo for everything else: hospitals, schools, roads, police, military, civil service salaries, infrastructure, and security— for 220 million Nigerians.
And what are we borrowing for? In large part, we are borrowing to fund services that our OWN revenues — if they actually reached the Federation Account — should be funding. Let that sink in. We are borrowing money, at interest, to replace money we already earned but never collected properly.
This is why fuel is expensive. This is why school fees doubled. This is why your salary buys less every month. This is why hospitals have no drugs. This is why universities are always on strike. This is not corruption in the abstract. This is a constitutional account that has been broken for 25 years. Section 162 of the Constitution created the Federation Account in 1999. But the Constitution did not say: • Who is supposed to keep the account safely? • How quickly money must be remitted after collection • Who audits the account? • What happens if you steal from it? • Whether the public is allowed to see the records
Twenty-five years of silence on these questions has allowed every kind of administrative trick to take root. Agencies deduct "management fees" before remitting. NNPCL retains "costs" before paying in. Some agencies open unauthorised sub-accounts. Some collect cash and never remit. The 2023 House of Representatives investigation found that ₦8.7 trillion passed through the Treasury Single Account but agencies had proliferated unauthorised parallel accounts the whole time.
The Minister of Finance HERSELF admitted in 2024 that until August of that year, the federal government could not fully see its own balance sheet. Read that line again. In 2024, the people running the country could not see all the money the country had.
I know somebody will ask this in the replies, so let me address it now.
The Treasury Single Account was introduced in 2015 by Dr. Okonjo-Iweala as Finance Minister. It was a well-intentioned reform — consolidate government accounts, reduce leakage. And for a few years, it helped reduce the number of MDA bank accounts.
But here is the problem: the TSA is NOT in the Constitution. It was an executive memo. A circular. It can be undone tomorrow by any President. And worse, it covers Federal Government cash management — it does NOT solve the constitutional problem of revenues belonging to states and LGAs being deducted before they reach the Federation Account. The TSA addressed symptoms. It did not cure the disease. Hence ₦14.94 trillion still vanished in 2025 — a decade after the TSA was introduced.
Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) released a policy paper this month titled "Where Is Our Money? Nigeria's Federation Account Crisis and the Case for Reform." I have read it. You should read it too.
The proposed fix is honestly so straightforward that it is almost insulting that we have not done it already.
Drop your thoughts below. Tag your senator. Tag your governor. Share this with one person who does not know. #WhereIsOurMoney #Section162
Source: Dr Olisa Agbakoba Legal Policy Paper, April 2026 — "Where Is Our Money? Nigeria's Federation Account Crisis and the Case for Reform.
Marriage is about individual choice and wants, it's not a pity party or compensation for people to make them happy
helinues: Is there anything wrong with single mothers? You don't have any in your family? So who should marry that your family members who is a single mother?
2027: APC Supporters Call-out Kwara Governor Over Imposition Of Candidate
Why is Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq so determined to impose Yakubu Danladi-Salihu as his successor?
Is the Speaker really the only credible candidate from Kwara North or is this just about putting one of his “boys” there so he can keep control even after leaving office?
Kwara North is full of seasoned, intellectuals, and leaders.!So why narrow it down to just one person?
This move looks calculated pushing someone who has consistently aligned with the Governor without question. As Speaker, he presides over the House and plays an important role in approving government spending. That means every major financial decision of this administration has passed through him without resistance.
So the real question is: is this about competence… or about continuing a system where nobody questions anything?
Other allegations centred around his family. For example, last year, PDP demanded a probe into the $800 million (this figure looks inconceivable) contract they alleged was secretly awarded to a company linked to the governor’s brother.
They also allege that another family member, Abass Abdulrasak, was involved in a transformer scam. That he was paid N138 million (70% of the total contract sum) for the supply of transformers without following state procurement laws.
In 2021, there were also allegations of massive corruption and contract racketeering within the Kwara State Universal Education Board (KWASUBEB).
The above are just an introduction to Abdulrasak’s misrule of Kwara; a detailed report on misrule in Kwara will reveal why he wants a third term, and why Yakubu is his preferred candidate.
While allegations of misgovernment may require evidence and paperwork to prove, Abdulrasak’s best friends and spin doctors will not deny his poor human relations skills.
Many won’t be surprised that he frittered away all the gains of O to ge within six months and that in less than seven years he has made enemies that will last a lifetime.
Let’s lay bare the facts.
Aisha Ahman-Pategi was a close confidant and Abdulrasak’s associate during the winter, but as soon as summer came, Ahman-Pategi became dispensable.
And Olasunbo Oyeyemi, one of Ahman-Pategi’s junior friends, a chemistry graduate, an administrative manager and public relations officer at a private school, Roemichs International School, Ilorin, became his buddy.
Oyeyemi was later appointed Commissioner of Finance, and Ahman-Pategi to the Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.
A few months into Abdulrasak’s government, Ahman-Pategi claimed that the state’s Ministry of Finance under Oyeyemi diverted N300 million in Local Government funds, which was the beginning of the end of her friendship with Abdulrasak. She later resigned.
When the story of O to ge is being written, a section will be devoted to the contribution of BOB, who, as APC chairman, led the revolution.
After the success of the revolution, Abdulrasak found BOB surplus to requirements. He schemed to push him out of the party, and he succeeded.
There were allegations that when BOB was embarrassed and beaten by Good Boys, who tore his clothes at Banquet Hall opposite Government House, the Kwara government was behind the attack.
Others who played prominent roles in the O to ge revolution but were dumped by Abdulrasak include Shuaib Oba-Abu, Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo, Lai Muhammed, Gbemi Saraki, Lukman Mustapha, and other stalwarts who supported his rise to power.
Even Adams Oshiomhole, then APC National Chairman and President Bola Tinubu, then APC National Leader, were red-carded.
When Moshood Mustapha and Abdulrasak fell apart, he probably never thought it would degenerate to the level that his Crystal Place shopping complex would be demolished; unfortunately, it happened.
On several occasions, the government of Abdulrasak has ordered the pulling down of Soliu Mustapha billboards, stopped many of his community development projects, like the Health Centre and Emirate Pavilion.
Bukola is a mere mortal in Kwara, but his father, Olusola Saraki, was not just a colossus in Ilorin but a demi-god in Kwara.
But for Abdulrasak, nothing is sacred, so the treatment he gave Mustapha’s Crystal Mall had earlier been given to Baba Saraki’s Ile Arugbo.
APC Chieftain, Ibrahim Moro, not only regrets supporting Abdulrazak, but he said in an interview on August 18, 2025, that “No household in Kwara State wakes up in a day without raising curses on Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrasak.”
Moro’s claim is harsh and scary, but history will vindicate the just and convict the unjust.
Apart from desiring a third term with Yakubu, Abdulrasak, since he assumed office in 2019, shows that there is no love lost between him and the people of Kwara North.
For example, early in his government, Abdulrasak denied the region’s son, Mahmud Saka, the chance to be Vice Chancellor of Kwasu despite coming first in the interview and already occupying the position in acting capacity.
Three candidates were shortlisted: Muhammed Mustapha Akanbi, Mahmud Saka and Yisa Muhammed Gana.
Saka came first, followed by Gana, while Akanbi came third. He picked Akanbi from Central, who came third, to be VC.
Since Abdulrasak assumed office, roads, education, healthcare, agriculture, housing, environment, and others have remained in a terrible state. One can hardly see a positive signature of Abdulrasak in Kwara North and Kwara South.
Yusuf Ahmed, a Nupe man based in Ilorin, said, “I don’t believe the Governor and those championing power shift to Kwara North love us; they just want to use our son as a place-holder for eight years.
“Because if they love us, they will be concerned with the issue of insecurity that has destroyed our land. They want to give us power, but they are unconcerned about the insecurity that is depleting our population daily.
“I am stuck in Ilorin now. I can’t travel home to see my family because of insecurity. Secondly, there are insinuations that the Governor is backing the Speaker to be the choice of Kwara North. We don’t want him; he will be another Shaaba Lafiagi or Abdulfatai Ahmed, that is, a governor in office but not in power.
"If the Governor really desire a genuine power shift to the North, he should allow our elders to present a consensus candidate. We have men like former Minister of Transport and Sport Ibrahim Isah Bio and others, who are politicians worth their weight in gold. We don’t want a Greek Gift’’.
Like Kurumi, like Abdulrasak
Like Kurumi’s tortoise journey, Abdulrasak, Kwara Governor’s ‘third term’ agenda is heading for disgrace.
Any attempt to force Yakubu on Kwarans as the APC gubernatorial candidate or give the Kwara Central senatorial ticket to Abdulrasak will end in electoral doom for the APC.
Abdulrasak tortoise journey confirms what the Good Book said in Galatians 6:7: ‘Be not deceived, God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap’.
Our governor has sown the wind, so this reporter is not surprised that he is harvesting the whirlwind. (Hosea:8.7)
Olukayode Thomas, a native of Offa, is a Lagos-based reporter.
Abdulrasak reverts to sponsored protests as hope of his Third Term through the Kwara North Agenda fades
If Abdulrahman Alade Abdulrasak, the Governor of Kwara State, had heeded to the warning of this reporter on December 23, 2025, that his Third Term Agenda, which he is masquerading as Kwara North Agenda, will end in disgrace like Kurumi’s tortoise journey, he won’t be flogging a dead horse today by sponsoring protests across Kwara – all in a bid to deceive the world that Kwarans are behind the aspiration of his anointed lackey Danladi Yakubu, Speaker of the Kwara House of Assembly, as the next governor of the state Olukayode Thomas reports.
Introduction
The Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrasak, has resorted to sponsoring protests to wriggle himself out of self-inflicted travails.
After frittering away the gains of O to ge, coupled with his non-performance as governor, and making enemies that will last a lifetime, Abdulrasak felt he had a solid plan B: a third – term in office through a puppet.
And the man for the job is Danlandi Yakubu, the Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, whom he had planned to crown as the next Governor using the Kwara North Agenda as a smokescreen.
Then penultimate Thursday, the unanticipated happened. It was reported that President Bola Tinubu and the APC leaders have endorsed Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa (BOB) as the man who will fly the APC flag in the Kwara State gubernatorial election in 2027.
Since the news filtered in, Abdulrasak has lost sleep.
Third Term Agenda not an afterthought Just a few months into his government, Abdulrasak rolled out his political hegemony plan. To achieve this, he formed a band that sang sonorous songs to Kwarans about the beauty of power shifting to Kwara North, with Yakubu as the beneficiary.
The Chief Chorister was Kunle Sulyman.
But the cacophony of tunes from Sulyman and his Orchestral did not resonate with Kwarans. They saw it as an agenda to install a stooge for Abdulrasak’s third term.
They argued that if the governor actually loves Kwara North, he should have anointed a strong-willed politician from Kwara North, such as Ibrahim Isa Bio, a former Minister of Transport and Sports, or another charismatic politician from the North.
When Sulyman and his band’s songs were submerged by the nays, Abdulrasak turned to members of the State House of Assembly. The legislators’ songs were also greeted with rejection. Local Government Chairmen also failed to galvanise Kwarans behind Yakubu.
Next, Abdulrasak turned to traditional rulers. According to Sahara Reporters, these were promised ₦100 million each, in two tranches, if they could convince Kwarans to support the installation of Yakubu. This also failed.
The moment the news of BOB’s endorsement became public, Abdulrasak went back to sponsoring paid adverts and press conferences by APC elders, Kwara elders, traditional rulers, Local Government chairmen, and others to protest the decision.
But Kwarans are unimpressed with the pro-Yakubu campaign, ditto stakeholders in the Kwara APC.
Why Abdulrasak wants Danladi by any means
Are Abdulrasak and Yakubu Siamese twins? Why the insistence on him when APC stakeholders at local, state and national levels have rejected him?
Many Kwarans allege that Abdulrasak wanted a yes man, like Yakubu, who would cover atrocious dealings.
Many alleged that the misgovernment includes, but is not limited to, what has been described as the biggest rape of Kwara since creation by Ayansola Mohammed, a former legislator, via a N35 billion bond.
According to Mohammed, the bond was not included in the 2021 budget, and the repayment plan is outrageous. Ayansola had expressed surprise that funds had already been allocated to most of the projects in the bond in the 2021 budget.
Only Yakubu will succeed Abdulrasak and not probe these projects: Tunde Idiagbon Flyover, the one at Unity Road, the beautification works done around Unity and GRA, all said to be awarded at an outrageous cost.
Others include the remodelling of 172 rooms Kwara Hotel. From an initial quote of N3.5 billion by Crystal Group, Abdulrasak eventually awarded the renovation to Craneburg for N17.8, with a report suggesting that it could eventually rise to N30 billion.
Only Yakubu will not want to know why his godfather spent N724 million on foreign trips within three months, according to NBS.
Abdulrasak’s shabby and poorly done renovation and rehabilitation of supposedly dilapidated schools across the state, like Government High School Adeta, Pategi Secondary School, Offa Grammar School, and others, will interest a successor who prioritises accountability.
Only Yakubu will not want to work with Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance, and Lateef Fagbemi, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, so that the duo can scrutinise what happened to local governments’ funds in the eight years of Abdulrasak.
Government of family by family for family
Bukola Saraki’s era has been described as a government of friends for friends and empowerment of friends in all the 16 local governments in Kwara State, with Kwarans from Central highly favoured.
Abdulfatah Ahmed was a lone ranger; doors were closed to families and friends, except a few highly favoured from Kwara Central.
Under Abdulrasak, governance in Kwara has been described as government of family, by family and for family.
The first major contract under him, the renovation of the government house, was said to have been given to a family member.
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