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Too many fake tendencies in Nigeria, by Tonnie Iredia

Too many fake tendencies in Nigeria, by Tonnie Iredia

Notwithstanding its nebulous status, the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC) was able to appoint a director-general and hundreds of staff. It also secured an office space at the federal secretariat and indeed found its way into the nation’s budget with a Budget Code 0111062001 assigned to it. This huge achievement was attained by the […]
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Let’s stop distracting our societal institutions

Let’s stop distracting our societal institutions

By Tonnie Iredia Two federal legislators,  Senator Smart Adeyemi, one-time union leader and broadcast journalist and Ado Doguwa arguably Nigeria’s foremost family-man, who currently serves as Leader of the House of Representatives were in their elements last week while condemning Nigeria’s unprecedented level of insecurity. The immediate issue at stake was an attack on an […]

Sacking defecting governors deserves Supreme Court’s support

Sacking defecting governors deserves Supreme Court’s support

By Tonnie Iredia On March 08, 2022, a federal High Court sitting in Abuja sacked the governor of Ebonyi state and his deputy as well as a number of state legislators for defecting from the party on whose platform they were elected. Reactions to the judgment have been overwhelming. While most people found no fault […]

Enough of fake impeachments in Nigeria

Enough of fake impeachments in Nigeria

It is no longer news that Mahdi Aliyu Gusau, is no longer the deputy governor of Zamfara state. He was impeached a few days ago by state legislators who claimed that allegations of abuse of office, criminal self-enrichment and failure to discharge his constitutional duties had been confirmed by an investigation panel.

Enough of fake impeachments in Nigeria

Enough of fake impeachments in Nigeria

By Tonnie Iredia It is no longer news that Mahdi Aliyu Gusau, is no longer the deputy governor of Zamfara state. He was impeached a few days ago by state legislators who claimed that allegations of abuse of office, criminal self-enrichment and failure to discharge his constitutional duties had been confirmed by an investigation panel. […]