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2027 campaigns: More details needed, by Tonnie Iredia

2027 campaigns: More details needed, by Tonnie Iredia

Immediately after the 2023 general elections, many politicians began illegal electioneering campaigns for the next set of elections scheduled for 2027. All efforts to remind them that they were abandoning governance which is the real essence of democracy and which should naturally follow elections failed. The truth however is that those cosmetic gestures across the nation […]
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Who are Tinubu’s true friends? By Tonnie Iredia

Who are Tinubu’s true friends? By Tonnie Iredia

For some two weeks now, a well-crafted piece on what was called Nigeria’s true enemy circulated briefly across some digital platforms of the social media. The title was “It’s about time Nigerians know their true enemy. Listen attentively and understand that we must unite and overpower our common enemy. God bless Nigeria.”  The narrative the piece […]

Adding fuel to Nigeria’s political tension, by Tonnie Iredia

Adding fuel to Nigeria’s political tension, by Tonnie Iredia

Not less than three years out of a four-year tenure of a truly representative government ought to be devoted to the execution of development projects. This is a target that all third world countries should strive to achieve in order to improve the living conditions of their impoverished people. Unfortunately, it is not what is currently […]

Real causes of Nigeria’s low voter turn-out, by Tonnie Iredia

Real causes of Nigeria’s low voter turn-out, by Tonnie Iredia

In many societies across the globe, there is a high degree of consensus that democracy is the best example of a government of the people especially because persons in government are supposedly elected by the people to represent them. But how are we sure that those in government were the ones the people actually elected? The […]

Tinubu’s dilemma: Insecurity and political distractions, by Tonnie Iredia

Tinubu’s dilemma: Insecurity and political distractions, by Tonnie Iredia

The threat by US President Donald Trump of attacking Nigeria if its government allows a continuation of what he called the persecution of Christians has remained the matter of the moment since it was made last week.  Almost every segment of the Nigerian population has had its say on the subject and many more are […]

Imposed consensus: Bane of Nigeria’s party system, by Tonnie Iredia

Imposed consensus: Bane of Nigeria’s party system, by Tonnie Iredia

The advantage which democracy supposedly has over all other forms of government is its inclination to guarantee the politics of equality. As a matter of fact, it is in a democracy that several freedoms such as freedom of speech, freedom of association etc. are usually found. That is why democracy is generally hailed as the […]