From Obotu Otse Among the major determinants of who gets the ticket of a political party, electability, competence, financial standing, integrity and loyalty, rank very high. Though not exhaustive, to the party faithful, the factor of loyalty is considered as paramount. There are many reasons for this: first, it is loyalty that determines fidelity with…
Revisiting Nigeria’s Political Trajectory
By Abiodun Komolafe The political formation which eventually secured Nigeria’s independence, was powered by the ideals of independence, and the expectation of Nigerians was that the country’s domestic affairs would be wholesome. However, immediately the independence issue got sorted, her internal socio-political contradictions and gray public administration dynamics became manifest. To put it mildly, things…
The North’s Tadpoles and Deborah Yakubu
(Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 16 May, 2022) A Sokoto mob on Saturday violently protested against justice for Deborah Yakubu who was murdered by her schoolmates in broad daylight. They wanted her suspected killers released without trial. The mob thought the state did not owe the murdered that duty of care, even in…
2023: Remembering Obafemi Awolowo
(Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 9 May, 2022) Today is the 35th anniversary of the transition of the sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo. A sage is “a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.” A sage is also he that is “venerated for the possession of wisdom, possession of judgment and of experience.”…
Before Zoning Tears Us Apart
Ambition is the oxygen of life. Man lives all his life driven by ambition- the quest to achieve one thing or another. The motive for such an ambition differs from one individual to another. It could be religious, political or economic. No matter what the motivation is, what matter most are the morality or otherwise,…
A Call For a Social Policy For The Welfare Of The Elderly in Nigeria
Social policy refers to the totality of rules, attitudes, and means by which a community responds to human needs of its members. Such needs may include security, nutrition, education, employment, health, inclusion, access to justice, and other aspects of a people’s general wellbeing. This article calls for urgent action toward a coherent and comprehensive public…
APC’s 2023 Dark Horse
(Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 2 May, 2022) So, who is the favourite? First, they said Goodluck Jonathan was the chosen one. Indeed, his boys and girls were already sharing the 2023-2027 posts and spoils. Now, I ask, is he still the one that is coming? No one appears sure again as they…
Goodluck Jonathan Constitutionally Qualified to Run for Presidency
Introduction Nigeria is a country of one major news item per day. At times, one scandal per day. The hot issue in the polity currently generating national ruckus, hoopla, and bedlam is the presumed intention of Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to run for the 2023 presidency. It does not matter that he has never himself…
2023, Chibok and Kaduna
(Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 11 April, 2022) Are we being ruled by coincidences or by conspiracies? There was a British passenger liner, the Royal Mail Ship (RMS) Titanic. It was a ship of luxury boasts that was built to sail forever; but it sank in the night of 14-15 April, 1912 during…
Can Mallam Nasir El-Rufai And Northwest Governors Engage Mercenaries to Fight Insecurity?
The Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El- Rufai has just stirred the hornet’s nest when he declared that the Northwest governors and neighbouring Niger Republic may be forced to consider inviting mercenaries to help fight insecurity in their areas. The engagement of external mercenaries is akin to deployment of the military to repel and contain…
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