Olusegun Mimiko, former governor of Ondo state, says Nigeria's politics is monetised. Mimiko spoke at the opening ceremony of the birthday celebration of Odia Ofeimun, a poet. Themed "Taking Nigeria Seriously: A Conference In Honour of Odia Ofeimun", the event held at the University of Lagos, on Monday. Commenting on Ofeimun's foray into politics, he said Nigeria's politics is monetised and sadly, there [...]
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Were you as disgusted as I was on Monday when the Cross River house of assembly voted against confirming Justice Akon Ikpeme as the substantive chief judge of the state for purely ethnic reasons? In the wisdom of the state lawmakers, Ikpeme had to be rejected because — and I am not joking! — she is “naturally” from “rival” Akwa [...]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says the country must address the issue of restructuring in order to prevent a serious problem. Obasanjo said this at the first memorial lecture Fredrick Fasehun, founder Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), in Lagos state, on Saturday. The elder statesman, who added that the country could not afford another war, said he would keep fighting for the country until [...]
Tanko Yakasai, a founding member of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) , says there has been no significant change in Nigeria since APC took over power. Yakasai spoke on Tuesday when he featured on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme. Giving his assessment of Nigeria during the 59th independence anniversary, the elder statesman said the nation has not progressed. "What I am saying is [...]
BY AUSTIN EMADUKU Nigeria is standing on the edge of a dangerous cliff. It is just a matter of time before it tips over. Rather than the current emotional and politically driven call for a “Revolution”, we all really need to calmly analyse and situate the cause(s) of our problems. In any case, a revolution without a vanguard is a recipe [...]
Ayo Adebanjo, a leader of Afenifere, the Yoruba socio-political organisation, says President Muhammadu Buhari is a civilian autocrat disguising under the guise of a democrat. In an interview with Tribune, the elder statesman said the power Buhari enjoys is preventing him from changing the constitution to suit the current demands of the country. He also said Buhari has not been active in solving [...]
Segun Adeniyi, chairman of THISDAY editorial board, says Nigeria is living on borrowed time. Speaking on Wednesday, Adeniyi said oil earnings are already not enough to meet recurrent expenditure and things may get worse for many states in the country. The 'Power, Politics and Death' author made this statement at The Platform, an annual conference organised by Covenant Christian Centre. "The reality is [...]
BY ILIYASU GADU The take off point for this article is on the call by Professor Itse Sagay, Presidential Adviser on Action against Corruption (PACAC), on the North to desist from its negative stance against the trending calls for the restructuring of the country. Last week perhaps in response to that ,His Royal Highness Lamido Sanusi Lamido, the Emir of Kano at [...]
Edwin Clark, convener of Pan-Niger Delta Forum, has taken a swipe at those who said he and other south-south group collected money to endorse Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ohanaeze Ndigbo, an apex Igbo socio-cultural group; Afenifere, a socio-cultural organization of the Yoruba, Middle Belt Forum (MBF) are among the five groups which endorsed Atiku last [...]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the Igbo will not gain anything if Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is elected. The ruling party said this in reaction to the endorsement of Atiku by Ohaneze Ndigbo. The Anambra state government has since distanced itself from the endorsement of the PDP candidate. Speaking with journalists on Friday at the party's [...]
Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, says the north is ready for restructuring and the region would be its biggest beneficiary. The governor said this on Wednesday in Ibadan, capital of Oyo state, while delivering a keynote address at a colloquium organised to mark the 80th birthday anniversary of Bisi Akande, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC). El-Rufai said the northern [...]
Edwin Clark, an Ijaw national leader, says restructuring the country will force states to look for means to be viable. Clark said this when the Christian Campaigners of Nigeria (CCN) paid him a courtesy visit at the weekend. The elder statesman said the need to survive will make the states think out of the box. Commenting on the alleged lopsided appointments of the [...]
Segun Sowunmi, spokesman of the Atiku Campaign Organisation, says the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will restructure the country within one year, if elected. Sowunmi said this while speaking on a programme on Arise Television. He said Nigerians would have seen practical restructured activities that government would have embarked on within one year. Sowunmi added that the Nigerian constitution was [...]
Back in the Athenian garden where the tradition of public debate was first documented in antiquity, the danger had long been recognized. Logicians call it red herring. Those in the habit of artfully diverting an argument in order to obfuscate the question prefer this kind of fallacy. Such, it would seem, is the clear and present threat now encroaching the national gallery over the issue [...]
Vice-president Yemi Osinbajo says good governance is what Nigeria needs to put an end to its socio-economic challenges. Osinbajo said this on Monday while delivering the 40th anniversary lecture of the Association of Friends in Lagos. Speaking on the theme "Restructuring and the Nigerian Federation", the vice-president said stronger state governments, not geographical restructuring, is what Nigeria needs. He added that he has [...]
Shehu Sani, senator representing Kaduna central, says the current government is deceitful about restructuring. Sani said this in a tweet on Monday. The senator said the governments of the past ignored restructuring. "The government of the past ignored restructuring; The government of the present is deceitful about restructuring," the lawmaker tweeted. https://twitter.com/ShehuSani/status/1056843382679592961?s=19 Atiku Abubakar, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential flagbearer, has been an [...]
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