As I argued sometime ago, democratic governance is a team effort, not a one-man show. Thus, no matter how disciplined or incorruptible a politician might seem to a certain segment of the population, he or […]
“All truth passes through three stages: First, it is ridiculed; second, it is violently opposed; third, it is accepted as self-evident.” ? Arthur Schopenhauer The last couple of days has been a roller coaster ride. And […]
Let the big guns at APC be warned: they and their strategies and manifestos were not the major planks that landed them the Presidency. I can identify three major factors that did the job substantially. […]
Even before one ballot was cast in the March 28 presidential and legislative elections, few could resist the temptation to see the election as a referendum on the Goodluck Jonathan government rather than an endorsement […]
One of its former national chairmen, Vincent Ogbulafor, once famously predicted that PDP would rule Nigeria for 60 unbroken years. Beyond reacting with consternation to that comment the opposition were in no shape to […]
If APC had not functioned as an opposition party, it would not have been possible for citizens to choose it to govern them when citizens became dissatisfied with the PDP that had ruled for the […]
Service for him is noble and that is what he’s offering the people of Lagos State. Taking Lagos to the next level is a task that must be accomplished and he believes his experience over […]
When in 2012 TIME magazine listed President Goodluck Jonathan as one of the most influential 100 persons in the world, I wrote a column titled ‘Have you been influenced by Jonathan?’ I was amused about […]
“It is the loser who finds the horrors of war on his very doorstep.”—Phocion, 402-317 BC, Athenian General. (VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS p 139). “Politicians are their own grave diggers.” Will Rogers, 1879-1935. (VANGUARD BOOK […]
The very good news from Nigeria is that after all the apprehension and uncertainty that accompanied the campaign, the outcome is the best the country could have hoped for. The right man is out, the […]
International diplomats are falling over themselves to ascribe the title of statesman to President Goodluck Jonathan. In the politically correct language of today, he conceded defeat in the March 28th presidential election, and, as such, […]
By taking one of the most courageous decisions of his life, President Goodluck Jonathan once again became a darling of Nigerians. Currently, his popularity could indeed, be compared to the days that preceded the 2011 […]
In a 3-part article: Periscoping The ideal APC presidential candidate, which graced these pages between Sunday, 21 September and 12 October, 2014, and in which I concluded that Nigeria needs General Muhammadu Buhari, the president-elect, […]
Mujahid, many Muslim brothers have called me today, some are mutual friends trying to persuade me to admonish you on the dangerous and needless adventurism to take arms over an election in which the contestants […]
High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, better known as Tompolo, is different thing to different people. While some see him as a freedom fighter, others consider him an enemy of the state but one thing is […]
Politics as the saying goes is a game of numbers. This was clearly and conclusively reconfirmed by the results of the recently concluded presidential elections in our beloved country. Regardless of our sentiments and predilections […]
For five years, President Goodluck Jonathan’s actions and inaction were unimpressive. But his five minutes call to General Buhari, conceding defeat, instantly elevated him to status of a statesman, and one of the greatest leaders […]
With the presidential election won and lost, Nigerians watch and wait with bated breath for the incoming administration of the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari to go into governance and hit the ground running. Nigerians’ expectations […]
Professor Tam David-West served as Minister of Petroleum and Energy when the new President-elect, Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd), was the Military Head of State from 1984 to 1985. In this interview with YINKA FABOWALE and […]
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