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South-West Zonal Congress: Who Triumphs Between Makinde, Fayose?  Today is the D-day for the much anticipated South- West zonal congress of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in what political analysts believe is a test of popularity between Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose. The duo have been at loggerheads over the leadership position of the PDP in the South- West and efforts by the national leadership of the party to reconcile them have proved abortive. While Makinde is rooting for Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja a former Deputy Governor of Oyo State, for the position of zonal chairman, Fayose is backing Dr. Eddy Olafeso, the former occupant of the office from Ondo state who resigned to contest the party’s governorship primary in the last Ondo State election, which he lost to Eyitayo Jegede (SAN). 756 delegates are expected to decide the new set of executives of the South West PDP in a congress billed to hold in Osogbo, the Osun state...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed June 28 to resume the continuous voter registration (CVR) exercise ahead of the 2023 elections. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman, announced the date at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday. The commission earlier targeted the resumption of the exercise in the first quarter of 2021. But Yakubu said the target was not met as a result of some activities such as the introduction of new systems to ensure the registration is in line with COVID-19 guidelines, expansion of voter access to polling units and introduction of new voter registration equipment and technology. “Effective from Monday 28th June 2021, the CVR exercise will commence nationwide and carried out continuously for over a year until the third quarter of 2022,” he said. “However, emphasis will initially be on Anambra State where more centres will be established in view of the governorship election already scheduled for Saturday, 6th November 2021. “In order to compl...