RETURNING NIGERIA’S ELECTIONS TO ONE CALENDER: ENDING THE OFF-CIRCLE ALBATROSS! LET US SACRIFICE FOR DEMOCRACY!
“Off-season elections concentrate power, inflate costs, and turn states into permanent battlegrounds.” One Nation, One Election Day: It’s Time to End Nigeria’s Off-Season Polls. By Tolu Babaleye Since 1999, Nigeria has run two parallel electoral calendars: the “on-season” general elections and the “off-season/off-circle” governorship elections. What began as an accident in 2007 has become…