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CJN, cog in the Wheel of Presidential Election Petition – Rights Activist

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By Alphonsus Nweze The Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT), International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), Nze Emeka Umeagbalasi, has said that the Chief Justice of the Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, is the major stumbling block on the way of getting justice from the Judiciary in the on-going Presidential Election Petition in Abuja Peter Obi, the Labour Party Presidential candidate and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) dragged both the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Ahmed Bola Tinubu, who was declared the…

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Rights Group Flays Army’s New Postings – Accuses Nigerian Army of Sliding into Ethno-Religious Army

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•Demands Indigenisation of Postings Alphonsus Nweze A human right and pro-democracy group, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has flayed the recent postings by Nigerian Army as being lopsided and ethno- religious. In a statement released to the media, the rights group said the postings encourages the prevailing insecurity in the country and posed a threat to the credibility of the 2023 polls. Intersociety accused the authorities of the Nigerian Army and the Presidency of working hard to collapse the High Command cadre of the Army…

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Nnamdi Kanu Should Not Die In DSS Detention – Intersociety

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•Asks for Massive Transfers of Senior Military, Police Officers In East•Dismantle1500 Military, 4000 Police Roadblocks Alphonsus Nweze A pro-democracy and civil rights group, the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, (Intersociety), has warned the Federal Government of Nigeria that the leader of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, should not die in the detention facility of Directorate of State Security (DSS). Addressing World Press Conference on Sunday in Enugu, Enugu State, the group warned that hell would let loose if anything happens to Biafran self-determination…

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Group Fault INEC Chairman over De-registration of 2.7m voters

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Alphonsus Nweze The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has faulted the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmud Yakubu over his announcement in far away United States of America (USA), that the commission has yanked off 2.7m voters from the country’s register of voters.Yakubu who made the announcement Tuesday while addressing human right community in USA said those who were removed from the Voter’s register were those who allegedly double-registered.But speaking to the Prime Pointers News Online on telephone interview, the Chairman of…

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Anambra Election: Rights Group calls for cancellation
Wants INEC ICT Director Sacked

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The International Society for Civil Liberty and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has called for the cancellation of the Anambra State Governorship ElectionIn a statement by the Chairman, Board of Trustees BoT of the rights group signed by Nze Emeka Umeagbalasi and Legal Adviser, Chidimma Udegbunam the group called for immediate sack of INEC Director Of ICT, Chidi Nwafor.The group accused him of “high-tech rigging of Anambra poll by perpetrating mass failure of BVAS Voters Capturing Machines with some principal national network providers in many, if not most of the polling…

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Anambra 2021: Intersociety Opposes INEC Facilities Storage In Imo State. Warns Against Repeat Of Scientific Rigging

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Alphonsus Nweze The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), has strongly condemned the latest announcement by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), that it will use Imo State for storage of its sensitive and non-sensitive electoral materials for the Nov 6, 2021 Anambra Governorship Election.The commission had cited the burning of its headquarters in Awka, Anambra State by unknown gunmen as a reason to use Imo State for storage of its materials for the all-important Poll.But in a statement the group challenged the integrity of the…

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