On the Spot with Eric Teniola

Buhari’s huge parting debt profile (3), By Eric Teniola

Buhari’s huge parting debt profile (3), By Eric Teniola

From last week, the piece continues the narrative on the rising debt stock of the Federal and state governments and the unfortunate implication of this to the country’s economic development Borrowing makes our lives unfortunate, but we are the ones who borrow, so we face problems simultaneously. To borrow means to take and use something […]
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The killer job at INEC

The killer job at INEC

By Eric Teniola PROFESSOR Mahmood Yakubu (60), Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has a date with history in February. He will be the only Chairman of the Electoral Commission to conduct two presidential elections in Nigeria. He conducted the Presidential election on February 23, 2019. He will do the same on February […]

Outgoing President withdraws to the sidelines (6)

Outgoing President withdraws to the sidelines (6)

By Eric Teniola This is the concluding part of the piece which last week quoted sections of the Ahmed Joda Panel’s Report recommending that all rural activities of some ministries be transferred to the newly created NAPEC THEY are to be executed by the states and local governments directly and the Ministry of Agriculture should […]

Outgoing President withdraws  to the sidelines (5)

Outgoing President withdraws  to the sidelines (5)

By Eric Teniola From last week the piece made a strong case why the next Nigerian president must revive the spirit of DFFRI, so as to help those in the rural areas, including:  (h) To commission and support studies and research projects that will facilitate the execution of the functions of the Directorate; (i) to […]

Outgoing President withdraws to the sidelines (4)

Outgoing President withdraws to the sidelines (4)

By Eric Teniola From last week, the piece decries the prevalence of poverty in Nigeria in spite of the country’s immense wealth, saying this can be attributed to many factors.  THE most important among these factors are poor policy formulation, without setting achievable targets; policy discontinuity and lack of sustainability; inadequate consideration of the actual […]

Outgoing President withdraws to the sidelines (3)

Outgoing President withdraws to the sidelines (3)

By Eric Teniola From last week, the piece continues the argument that since government is a continuum, the Buhari government should have implemented the various Reports it inherited from past administrations  CHIEF Obafemi Awolowo (March 6, 1909- May 9, 1987) once said government is a continuum. If President Muhammadu Buhari fails to act on these […]