Culled from The Guardian NIGERIA’s President Muhammadu Buhari began his mission of change in earnest last week by appointing new chiefs for the security services. It was not the appointments in themselves that were significant, but this statement he made to them: “All of you…were chosen on merit. Your records gave you the job. Save […]
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The Trouble with the APC
I am taken aback by the suggestion that party internal matters should now be subject of National Assembly debates. The level of ignorance at display by the leadership of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in its handling of the country’s National Assembly (NASS) power struggle is becoming more embarrassing by the day, to put […]
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Stop Wasting Time, Gov. Ugwuanyi
Your Excellency I came across two news stories from Enugu that prompted this letter. I consider writing to you a matter of urgency based on the import of both stories – if they are true. In the one, you were said to be finding it difficult to choose your cabinet because there were too many […]
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Between Malam Garba Shehu and Ogbeni Femi Adesina
It’s a poor mix. If President Buhari wanted both men that badly, why couldn’t one of them become the Minister of Information? Today’s announcement of the appointment of spokespersons for President Muhammadu Buhari once again brings to mind something that always bother me about political appointments in Nigeria. I’ve always marveled at how very often sentiments […]
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Presidential Polls Register Low Voter Turnout
Culled from Abuja Echo A full 53 percent of voters – more than half of the registered electors in Nigeria – did not vote during the 28 March 2015 Presidential elections. In addition, 2.3 million voters who came for accreditation in the morning of the election failed to return later in the day to cast the […]
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APC and PDP on Corruption
The PDP platform, not the APC’s, appears to present a more realistic strategy to fight corruption. As strange as it might at first seem, if we listen closely to the narrative of the APC and PDP on corruption, there is reason to believe that the PDP presents a better platform for fighting the monster in Nigeria. […]
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Jonathan, Mbaka and the e-Hounds
I have two issues with Rev. Fr. Camillus Ejikeme Mbaka’s approach to social and political matters, and I will state them right away. One is his tendency to declare with finality what will happen to the world or to people of the world that have gone astray. We Christians live in New Testament times which […]
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A certificate “expo” for the APC
Where is General Muhammadu Buhari’s school leaving certificates? Vanguard led the search on Friday 2 January 2014 with the claim by the Army that the military is not with Buhari’s original certificates, contrary to what he may have alleged in an affidavit submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Two days later, The Punch […]
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Alternative Voices of Reason
I find something in common with what Yinka Odumakin and Tunde Bakare are saying about the February elections. They sound like voices of reason. I listened to separate interviews by two notable south west politicians – Yinka Odumakin (the activist) and Tunde Bakare (the pastor.) Both are being “accused” of discretely or openly supporting Candidate […]
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“Merry” or “Happy Christmas?”
President Goodluck Jonathan just wished Nigerians a “happy Christmas.” Is it merry or happy Christmas, Mr. President? Like many others, I’m left wondering whether we should actually be greeting “Merry Christmas,” or “Happy Christmas” at this time. I wanted to upbraid the President for choosing to go against the grain, but decided to do a […]