INEC and it's ineptitude

As the 2011 general elections draws near, delivering credible elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission seems to be like "a camel passing through the eye of a needle" more difficulties than the commission envisaged are cropping up. Just like it did in 2007 general elections when a last-minute scramble resulted in millions of ballot papers being hastily reprinted in South Africa.

The possible delay in printing raises further fears that not everyone will have a fair chance of voting when the elections begin next month. . The press secretary to the INEC chairman, Kayode Idowu, denied the allegations and said everything remained on track to ensure a free and fair election.

As the deadline for replacement and withdrawal of candidates passed yesterday, dozens of party officials filled the commission’s headquarters, meeting with INEC staff and passing documents. Mr. Idowu said that the replacements could not be confirmed until the list was published on Wednesday. Currently, attention is focused more on the People’s Democratic Party which has the bulk of controversial cases notably in Ogun, Abia and Oyo states, and the Congress for Progressive Change which is still contending with a governorship dispute in Kano State. Would INEC repeat their usual poor display or improve?

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OTITE ANAM: THE YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW By Chinedu Agulu

Anam is a town in Anambra West Local Government Area of Anambra State in Nigeria and comprises of eight distinct communities: Iyiora, Mmiata, Oroma-Etiti, Umudora, Umuenwelum, Umueze, Umuikwu and Umuoba. Each of these communities can be made reference to in an independent manner with “Anam” as suffix, for example, “Umuikwu Anam”. There are also some parts of a couple of these communities that can be found in Anambra East L.G.A like the Umuoba Anam that is one of the three major communities that make up the town, Otuocha, which is the Headquarters of Anambra East L.G.A, with the other two being Aguleri and Umuleri. There is also a small part of Mmiata Anam referred to as “Mmiata Ovianwagbo” or Mmiata II attached to the Aguleri side of Otuocha. Anam can further be subdivided into Ezi-Anam and Ifite-Anam; the communities that make up Ezi-Anam include Oroma-Etiti, Umudora, Umuenwelum and Umuikwu while those of Ifite-Anam are Iyiora, Mmiata, Umueze and Umuoba. Anam is surrounded by water ...

The Devastating Effect of Flood in Anam and Entire Anambra West By Engr. Nnaemeka Chukwuemeka

Anam is a clan located on the peninsula in Anambra State South East Nigeria, bounded by both the River Niger and the Anambra River. The area is a low level land on the basin of both rivers with other minor rivers such as Ezichi, Ezu and Oyi flowing into the area through the Anambra River. The people of Anam are predominantly farmers and fishermen with farm settlement This area annually is ravaged by flood which damages both crops and animal, this flood arises from the overflowing of the River banks by the two Rivers in the area which usually come between August and October of the year . This year the flood took the farmers unawares because it started in June due to the opening of the various dams in the north, this affected the farm produce because after a very high sun which killed the yam planted in November last year it was expected that the early rains of march would have made the plants to recover but this did not come as expected since the rains never came till late April and ea...

The Meaning and Significance of Otite Anam Festival. By Chief Emma Nnachor

As you all very well know, I am not a lecturer and as such, this paper is not an Inaugural Lecture or a Seminar Paper. What I have tried to highlight in this address is to tell our young ones and friends here, what they ought to know concerning the Meaning and Significance of the yearly Otite Anam Festival. May I therefore crave the gracious indulgence of this august gathering to oblige me with the favour of your very esteemed audience. 1. The Meaning of Otite This five-letter-word “Otite” in Anam is the synonym for “Iwa ji” ceremony elsewhere in Igboland which is popularly referred to as “The New Yam Festival”. The origin of Otite in Anam is as ancient as the evolution or fusion of the entity called Anam town or clan as some people may choose to call it. It is a yearly festival celebrated simultaneously in all the eight villages of Anam namely: Iyiorah, Mmiata, Oroma-Etiti, Umudora, Umuenwelum, Umueze, Umuikwu and Umuoba (i.e. going by ...

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