As Nigeria celebrates 64th Independence anniversary, a former National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Lai Olurode, yesterday, said the 1999 Constitution, as amended, remains an albatross to national development.

As Nigeria celebrates its 64th independence anniversary, a former National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Lai Olurode, on Monday, said the 1999 Constitution as amended remains an albatross to the development of the country. This was contained in an independence anniversary message Olurode made available to The Guardian in Ibadan. The…

A former Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Lai Olurode, has warned that multidimensional poverty in the country would likely go from bad to worse if governments at all level fail to reassess their priorities and allocate resources to critical areas.

I expect more deference to election procedure and electoral laws and INEC’s guidelines from all the stakeholders, which include the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agents, candidates in the election, political parties

A former Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Lai Olurode, has attributed the prevalence of multidimensional poverty in Nigeria to low budgetary spending on health and education.

A former National Commissioner with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Lai Olurode; the Federal Commissioner representing Osun State in the National Population Commission, Dr. Amidu Tadese; a don at the Federal College of Education, Iwo, Osun State, Latifat Eniola; the Bobajiro of Iwo land, High Chief Franklin Niyi Akinola; High Chief Kunle Alabi…