From begging to banditry: Revolt of the almajiris, by Dele Sobowale
“No revolution is the fault of the people but the fault of the government” – Johann Goethe, 1749-1832, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ. A revolution is underway in the Northern states of Nigeria. The downtrodden, constituting 99.9 per cent of the population, hitherto docile beggars, saying “rankadede” to the privileged 0.1 per cent are sick and […]
President, govs, unionism and hooliganism
Buhari had built up false hopes by “ordering” immediate implementation while forgetting that he only pays federal workers
They just can’t stop lying and denying truths
Instead of fixing the power sector, Mr Fashola recently launched a book, undoubtedly designed to “prove” to us that things are not as bad as we think; that we should be grateful for the stewardship
From begging to banditry: Revolt of the almajiris
The Governors of Zamfara and Katsina recently cried out loud that their states were under the control of bandits and kidnappers. The Presidency does not dispute those claims
Nigeria is heading towards Almajiri society
Every report published by global institutions – World Bank, IMF, World Poverty Clock, World Health Organisation, the United Nations Organisation and Bloomberg, among others – have ranked Nigeria among the worst three to ten countries in the world on every aspect of the Human Misery Index
Is it now APC corruption incorporated?
Buhari must take responsibility for this mess and then deal with those responsible.
Otherwise, it would be safe to assume that he was part of the plot to pad the 2019 Budget with N42 billion
