…items upward to take care of inflation rates. It is a budget method that allows for political manipulation. In the past, I led a team on assignments to help some states look into their state development plan, including the budgeting system. We found in one of the states that the prepared budget defied all sense of logi…

…lawful and democratic means and shall not allow the will of the people to be defeated by political manipulation,” he added. Omar pointed out that “democracy means that the people choose—and that their choice must be respected. Adamawa ADC members have made their choice; it is left for our political leaders to respect i…

…the President's body language had discouraged those institutions from acting as tools of political manipulation.Fayose also addressed his recent appointment as chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency board, dismissing speculation that he was on his way to joining the APC. He said his relationship with Tinubu preda…

…urged young Nigerians to reject attempts to recruit them as instruments of violence or political manipulation. “Our young people, whose energy and innovation will define Nigeria’s future, must reject every attempt to recruit them as instruments of violence or manipulation. Their talents are needed not to disrupt democr…

…elected governments should rely on their performance and development records rather than political manipulation to secure victory. According to him, public confidence in the electoral process would improve if election disputes were determined based on the substance of complaints rather than technical legal consideratio…