ONE-PARTY RULE = A dictator and end of June 12, by Dele Sobowale
NOTE: This article was first published in June 2025. Recent occurrences on the political scene have made this repetition necessary. Most of those who end up being victimised by a dictator were once his fervent promoters. “When a nation has allowed itself to fall under a tyrannical regime, it cannot be absolved from the faults […]
2019 elections: A triumph of the common man and a great blessing for Nigeria
Once we restructure, so that the federating units become coordinate with, rather than subordinate to, the centre, all these associated ills will begin a process of auto-correction
Why elitist third parties fail miserably at general elections – 2
Those embarking on change must start with an agreed basic principle or sets of principles which will constitute the rallying point of all the activities that will follow
Can we move on please?
Every Election year, as the votes for President are being collated, I travel out of Lagos; go to the village; turn off my set for most of the day and stay out of touch with friends and associates who might want to bother me with the blow-by-blow announcements.
Now more than ever Nigeria needs another Babangida
The SUNDAY Editor called me last Saturday after the election was postponed wanting to know if I will consider sending another aricle. I told him “No, my views will not change about APC/Buhari and PDP/Atiku even if there was no election.” As it turned out INEC fouled up. This is Nigeria!
We elected the government we deserve yesterday
The obvious question is: what is the prediction for 2019? The first thing Nigerians must discard is the growth projections in the 2019 Budget. This government failed three times to reach its target; and it is poised to fail again
