How Niger Delta was underdeveloped by its leaders, by Dele Sobowale
“Niger Delta got $160bn in 27 yrs, yet remains underdeveloped – Aig-Imoukhuede” – VANGUARD, SEPTEMBER 16, 2026. “Every country has the government it deserves” – Joseph de Maistre, 1753-1821. Thank God for Nigerians like Aig-Imoukhuede who occasionally seizes the opportunity to tell Nigerians the truth we hate to hear. He was the Keynote Address Speaker […]
Sixty days to form cabinet? Absolutely ridiculous
By Dele Sobowale ‘Buhari signs bill compelling President, Govs to form cabinet within 60 days” – News Report, MARCH 18, 2023. “A fool if offered eternity will not know what to do with it” – Epicurus, 341-270 BC, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ. It was the third paper I was reading on Saturday. And, right […]
President, Govs disown the poor
By Dele Sobowale “Fish rots from the head.” If you want to know how good or bad a country is, just take a look at the top politicians. It is now becoming an axiom of political science, that it is almost impossible to have a great country with absolutely atrocious leaders in charge. It all […]
LP, NNPP, PDP and their M*A*D posture
“Alliances are held together by fear; not by love” – Harold Macmillan, 1894-1986, British Prime Minister. Harold Macmillan said many notable things. But, one of his most famous was his announcement regarding “the wind of change blowing through the continent [Africa]” on February 3, 1960 to the White South African Parliament. That was the period several […]
I warned INEC would foul up and create anarchy
By Dele Sobowale “Blessed are they that expect nothing; for they shall never be disappointed” – Anonymous. “Oh! What a tangled web we weave/when first we practice to deceive” – Walter Scott, 1771-1832, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p 35. Let me first of all confess to making a prediction that did not come to […]
Current anarchy foretold
By Dele Sobowale “In times of victory, prophets are unnecessary distractions” – Trevor Roper, 1914-2003, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p204. I laugh each and every time a categorical statement is made concerning future events in Nigeria. Invariably, they are pronouncements which can be verified to determine whether they occur or not. As Buhari embarks […]
