Is Gov Otti Tinubu’s agent? By Ugoji Egbujo
If every major ally of Peter Obi behaved exactly like Alex Otti, the practical effect would be a significantly weakened, fragmented, and less confrontational opposition ahead of 2027. And this isn’t because , he didnt move to the NDC with Peter Obi. No, far from it. This is because if all Obi’s allies adopted the same stance, […]
Hilda Baci and that Political Baccanalia
By Dr. Ugoji Egbujo Politicians are a special breed. Once Hilda Baci’s attempt at the Cookathon world record caught the attention of the public, politicians saw an opportunity. Some wore new clothes and headed to the venue and others crafted love messages. By the time the 27-year-old had cooked for 100hrs and shattered the record, governors, senators […]
The Igbo and Homecoming
By Ugoji Egbujo The civil war united the Igbo and strengthened the attachment to the ancestral home. So when they rose from the ashes and ruins and sojourned again to find hope, they knew home keenly. Home was where to refuge and live, or come back to rest and die, in peace. The home was […]
Jagaban and the Rivers Jamboree
By Ugoji Egbujo Holidays and rests can be resorative. Jagaban, with chubby cheeks, bounced like a teenager but did everything presidential. He even left banters for Sawno Olu to handle. The days when he talked about how his opponents stole govt money and bought dresses for their girlfriends are over. He said he came to […]
Lagos and Fashola’s Gardens
By Dr. Ugoji Egbujo Biblical King Saul was once tormented by demons. When demons took hold of the king, David would be brought in. David would come with his harp to infuse musical harmony into the troubled soul of Saul. Once David started with his harp, the demons in Saul would yield. The demons didn’t […]
The North and the other North
By Ugoji Egbujo There is a delusion that North sits somewhere dressed in babanriga, picking its teeth and relishing in its ability to make whomsoever it loves the president. This arrogant conception by political opportunists and their excitable rabble is often thrown around in different hues to make ambitious southern politicians supple and servile. A […]
Election pirates and the Window of fortune
By Dr. Ugoji Egbujo Elections held in 2003. In Anambra, Ngige and Obi were the major contenders. The electoral commission declared Ngige the winner. Obi cried and took his grievances to the tribunal. By the time the courts corrected the error, it was 2006. Ngige had stayed three full years as governor. In the eyes […]
The Wizard of Abeokuta and the Burden of History
By Dr. Ugoji Egbujo Why has Soyinka ignored INEC and Yakubu to focus on Datti Ahmed, who reacted to Mahoomd’s bizarre handling of the presidential elections and suspiciously hasty collation of results? Wole Soyinka is my idol. Besides his illuminating literary works, he has been the embodiment of hope through the dark ages of oppressive and crassly […]
Holy Gov Ikpeazu and the Obingwa Abracadabra
By Dr. Ugoji Egbujo At some point during the collation of the results of the March 18 elections, INEC cried out. Many ordinary people mocked. They said, “Yes, everybody must chop breakfast.” Because when people had cried about thugs, INEC had jumped in and say, “there were only isolated incidents and pockets of violence.” INEC […]
The Igbo and The MC Oluomo Joke
By Dr. Ugoji Egbujo Mc Oluomo said it wasn’t him. That he didn’t actually threaten to teach a nice lesson to the ungrateful Igbo who seemed bent on disrupting the order and disrespecting constituted authorities in Lagos. Perhaps, he expected adult non-indigenes to know their limits and what could amount to an abuse of hospitality […]
Integrity and INEC without Sango and Amadioha
By Dr. Ugoji Egbujo The last time Mr Festus Okoye was on television, he looked constipated. Okoye, who used to be the face of INEC, was the man that did most of the gospelising. Gifted with the soul-winning voice and mannerisms of an evangelist, Okoye had bragged about INEC’s preparedness for D-day and boasted about […]
Lagos and the political puberty of big cities
By Dr. Ugoji Egbujo At puberty, big changes happen. Not long ago Amwuo Odofin was swampland. Long after Gov Jakande and his industriousness birthed mass housing, swathes of land around Festac town were still inhabited by toads in the rainy season. Then Tinubu came to rebuild Lagos island and moved the Balogun market to the […]
The presidency and 25% of Abuja votes: A democratic imperative
By Dr. Ugoji Egbujo A controversy has arisen. A month before the election, a former NBA president had written to INEC seeking clarification. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, wanted INEC to state its position on the true meaning of Section 134 subsection 2 of the constitution. INEC ignored the legal luminary. But on the eve of the […]
2023 Elections: Credibility is everything
By Dr. Ugoji Egbujo The elections are here. There is no margin for error. So, we must work and pray. We must work for peace and pray for unity. If we could choose credible leaders without frittering away borrowed funds in this exorbitant and perennially ineffectual ritual, our situation wouldn’t have been as dire. Nigeria’s […]
Tinubu and the internal rebellion in the APC
By Dr. Ugoji Egbujo A few days before the APC primaries in June 2022, Asiwaju Tinubu lost his cool. The rumours that president Buhari would anoint a preferred candidate to represent the party had thickened and pressure had been applied on Tinubu to step down. So before his kinsmen in Abeokuta, Tinubu literally declared war. […]
Peter Okoye VS Seun Kuti: The missed debate
By Dr. Ugoji Egbujo In the last few days, two of Nigeria’s best music maestros have locked horns. And since the jibes have spared no indecency, sentimental mobs have queued up behind the gladiators, throwing tribal firewood into the inferno. What started as a clash of political ideas has lost its innocence and degenerated into […]
