General Abdulsalami and the Indian Hospital: The Shame of a Nation, by Ugoji Egbujo
A few days ago an Indian hospital, Krishna Shalby in Ahmedabad, released a promotional film. It called the footage “A milestone in international care” and “Clinical Excellence Beyond Borders.” Had the title been written by poor Nigerian children, it might as well have read: Shame on Nigeria! The milestone, it seems, is that the hospital […]
MAGU: The EFCC is miles ahead of the rest
Dr Ugoji Egbujo This isn’t a defense for Magu. Time would tell what his sins, if any, are. But it must be said that the EFCC he inherited was a flabby , smoke-puffing, behemoth, guzzling fuel and hopes of a nation, damaging the environment, and fostering corruption. Anyone who knew the EFCC from inception would […]
2023: The Igbo and political defeatism
By Dr Ugoji Egbujo The very idea that the Igbo cannot compete politically even in a wonky Nigeria is absurd. It’s a new attitude. And it is threatening to shackle the Igbo, its industriousness and its future. It began in the third republic. It could have been born during the military regime. It has to […]
APC Caretaker Committee : A mere life support machine?
By Dr Ugoji Egbujo The president said the party was in jeopardy and he intervened to give it a chance to live. But did he let the sores become gangrenous? Is the party salvageable? Only time will tell. The problems of the APC have existed from birth. Mutual suspicions and incompatible ambitions. If Buhari had […]
June 12: Many ghosts still wandering
By Dr. Ugoji Egbujo Buhari has buried one or two. But there are yet many June 12 ghosts, wandering the land unappeased. Africans believe that it’s more prudent to appease the dead and contain ghosts than allow them roam, get frustrated, and seek revenge. Kudirat was chased about on the streets of Lagos and squashed […]
The NDDC Probe: Can Akpabio clean the rot?
By Dr. Ugoji Egbujo The NDDC is rotten. But Akpabio cannot clean that rot. Akpabio was part and parcel of the kind of politics that seeded maggots into the NDDC. And no one should be surprised now that mudslinging has started. Akpabio excavates one skeleton. His opponents bring out one of his own skeletons. During […]
