Backstory of Osun Poll, and What’s Next for Adeleke, by Azu Ishiekwene
The money that politicians didn’t spend in Osun during the August 15 governorship election was the money they didn’t have and couldn’t steal. All kinds of figures have been bandied about, in hundreds of millions and billions. It’s difficult to say if these are over- or underestimations. But damn, it was some cash! Credible sources suggest […]
The Story Of The Naira-For-Dollar Promo
By Azu Ishiekwene IT would seem harsh to judge the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, solely by its intentions, especially in the last four or five years. In a weak, fragile and chaotic system where a number of the main actors are either half-asleep, distracted or indifferent, the zeal of the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, […]
Governors take fools’ ride to next level
By Azu Ishiekwene IF there was any doubt that governors are underworked and overpaid, this week proved it. This is not the old, familiar sitting governor versus godfather nasty fight. It’s a brawl mostly among serving governors of the same party and even the same region, who have no qualms airing their dirty laundry as entertainment. […]
Ganduje’s genius is his hypocrisy
By Azu Ishiekwene THERE’S a model for managing rebels in government that the American political drama, “Designated Survivor”, teaches so well. In one of the episodes after the horrific death of President Robert Richmond, his speech writer, Seth Wright, had a chance meeting with incoming President, Tom Kirkman, in the toilet. In a soliloquy which […]
Can this grandmother save the world?
By Azu Ishiekwene AS the World Trade Organisation, WTO, formally announced the appointment of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Director General this week, a Swiss newspaper received her with a disgraceful headline: “This grandmother will become the boss of the WTO,” with her photograph under the headline. The headline sparked an outrage, forcing the editors to […]
Nigerian bandits have their cake and eat it
However well-meaning Gumi’s intentions may be, it rubs salt in the injury of the thousands of bereaved families to suggest that those who killed their loved ones should be compensated for the bestiality By Azu Ishiekwene THE fight against terror in Nigeria has been a theatre of the absurd. What began as a tiny spark […]
