Category: Leaders

In my article of January 6 – a riposte to Isa Funtua’s prejudiced utterance on the Igbo — I wrote: ‘’Funtua’s statement reeks of corpulent arrogance, bigotry and acute sense of entitlement. It reinforces the stereotype that his section of the country bullies any region that does not kiss the ring of the caliphate.’’ I was not surprised that Arewa… Read More

Since Major General Muhammadu Buhari frauded his way into power with the integrity mantra, some of us, who supported him initially have been stoically beating integrity into his integrity-challenged head and government. Regrettably, all such laudable efforts, setting the agenda for his ethnically-induced regime fall into deaf ears. Buhari’s failure to address the malady in this regard has nothing to… Read More

Finally, the chickens have come home to roost! The misdeeds of Nigeria’s leaders are coming back to haunt them. Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State painted a vivid picture of this during the week when he spoke about the horrors locked in the Northern forest, where anyone could get hundreds of armed men almost for free. He said that the… Read More

As political parties in Nigeria begins preparation towards the 2023 general elections, the main political opposition party; the Peoples Democratic Party continue to show why it does not have what it takes to compete and unseat the ruling All Progressive Congress. Since the 2015 presidential elections that brought President Muhammadu Buhari to power, the ruling APC has never been pressurised… Read More

“Òro se ni wò, ká lè m’eni tó fé ni.” –Yorùbá aphorism Translation: “Be afflicted and know those who love you.” “Ká rìn gèrè, ká f’esè ko, ká w’eni tí ó se ‘ni pèlé.” –Yorùbá aphorism Translation: “You know your true friends in time of trial.” Time is a very powerful element in nature. Time derobes and robes. It disarms… Read More

Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr Abubakar Malami, has described as illegal the newly launched South-West security outfit codenamed, Amotekun. The chief law officer, acting on behalf of the Federal Government, strongly posited that “no state government, whether singly or in a group has the legal right and competence to establish any form of organisation or agency for the defence of… Read More

Before the official launch of Amotekun in Ibadan, Oyo State, last week, the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, held a meeting with South-West governors represented by Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State.  At the end of the meeting, the police endorsed the security initiative. By virtue of section 318 of the constitution, the word “government” is said to include… Read More

There is always a huge political risk and danger whenever erratic, embattled, and paranoid leaders assume the responsibility of “protecting” their ethnicity in a multicultural country. The simultaneous emergence of Nnia Nwodo and Nnamdi Kanu (who were both erratic and paranoia) as leaders of Ohaneze Ndigbo and Indigenous People of Biafra respectively was thus unfortunately a bad omen for Igbos… Read More

After 20 years of uninterrupted democracy, Nigerians are yet to experience true liberty, transparency, economic opportunities and other dividends of pristine democracy. The indicators of democracy are hardly visible, and where visible they are mere travesties.  According to American political scientist, Larry Diamond, democracy consists of four key elements: a political system for choosing and replacing the government through free… Read More