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 […]
Possible reversal of political fortunes in two southern states
The problem with praise-singers, especially when they multiply like viruses, is that they induce in political leaders a sense of infallibility
You must set out early for 2019 victory
The All Progressives Congress is in a fix. Buhari is its only candidate – with all the liabilities he will bring into the contest. Failure to field Buhari amounts to removing the “glue” and “everyone will find his way to his home”
Govt admits fraud in SIP: Matters arising
Buhari, appointing people based on sentiments rather than competence, planned the seeds of failure and fraud even as he sent in the first budget in 2016 to kick-start the SIP
Buhari/APC govt characterised by incompetence and corruption — 1
After trying to be president three times and failing, Buhari must be wondering now whether it would not have been better to have lost again and leave Nigerians dreaming of the wonders he would have performed.
Buhari/APC govt characterised by incompetence and corruption – 1
As a minimum, Nigerians must be told who will be the beneficiaries of these programmes, how they were selected, where they can be located in order to verify the claims by government about performance later. Those claiming to fight corruption must be prepared to be totally open
