The “Transformation Agenda” that I present comprises five “Fundamentals”, three “Transformation Result Areas” (TRAs) and some implementation issues. In Part One, I briefly discuss the five selected fundamentals: electoral legitimacy, peace and security, government policy stability, rule of law, and anti-corruption.

A new music trio is presently rippling the waters of fame on the Nigerian music scene.

The scenarios are frightening but they represent the reality. Lagos may be submerged in the event of sea level rise. An estimated 87 million Nigerian farmers face food insecurity as a result of frequent climatic disasters. This is due to the changing rainfall patterns, increased desertification and flooding which pose the greatest challenge to farmers, and continue to deepen rural poverty. This puts 42 per cent of the GDP currently contributed by agriculture at a great risk.

This column could easily have been titled I dey laugh too O! And, it would still have been apt. In fact, if all the reasons for my post-election laughter were to be written and analysed, it would require a whole booklet to do justice to it all. Since this piece is being read today, Sunday, May 29, 2011, the day President Goodluck Jonathan is being sworn in as the substantive Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Incorporated, it is perhaps the best day to recap a few issues which others have either habitually or inadvertently or deliberately forgotten.

Although ikiri is an ugly animal, the metaphor entailed by the tenacity of its grip reflects Ohakim’s belief that the governorship of Imo State is firmly in his hands, such that it would take a political tsunami for the grip to be pried open by any of his opponents in the April 26 gubernatorial election. Lions are known as kings of the forest, because of their strength and ability to subdue any prey.