APC Janjaweeds and 2027: Will the Elections Hold? By Ugoji Egbujo
The elections are in clear jeopardy. In Benue, a state ruled by a priest, state-financed hooliganism targeted at the opposition has sprouted. If a presidential candidate of one of the major parties cannot move around freely, then the elections, even if they hold, will be a sham. When Governor Alia barred Obi from entering Benue […]
The EFCC, BELLO and ODODO: Stranger than fiction
The glory has departed. In the Obasanjo era, politicians dreaded the EFCC. When Ribadu was at the helm, the EFCC didn’t do tales by moonlight. Obasanjo and Ribadu were not saints, but against corruption, they barked and bit. Under their watch, the Eagle would have broken its beak and neck rather than allow this BEllo-Ododo charade. It’s getting messier. The EFCC looks castrated.
TINUBU AND INSECURITY: The masses must be impatient, by Ugoji Egbujo
The tunnel is dark and bleak. Is there a glint of light in it? But purposefulness is easy to see. The police force needs to be better funded and equipped. It needs an overhaul. The welfare of the officers and men is wretched. The orientation is out-of-joint; the attitude is feral. Any responsible government desirous […]
Tinubu and Abacha’s ghost, by Ugoji Egbujo
Some observers say recent happenings have reminded them of Abacha. That’s scary
Tinubu’s perplexing parapoism by Dr Ugoji Egbujo
Some say it’s age. Not mental decline. But a psychological depreciation. Because the Tinubu of 2003 would not have succumbed to this.
Tinubu’s Perplexing Parapoism, by Ugoji Egbujo
Who would have thought that Tinubu, the democrat, the talent hunter, the wheeler-dealer with a nationalistic outlook, the Muslim who married a Christian and allowed her to become a Pentecostal pastor, would succumb to the myopic concentration of power in his zone?
