By Eric Teniola This is the concluding part  of this piece which last week described the office of the vice-president as a mere appendage to the presidency and is only relevant as an automatic solution to the problem of succession FORMER US President Franklin D. Roosevelt concluded that the vice- president was “an utterly anomalous […]

By Eric Teniola This is the continuation from last week which  reiterated the limited responsibilities of the vice-president  as outlined in specific  provisions of the 1979  and 1999 Constitutions . SECTION 141 states that there shall be for the federation a vice-president. The Constitution never crowned the vice president as deputy head of state or […]

By Eric Teniola This is the continuation of this piece from last week which listed the appointments made by President Obasanjo for the office of the Vice-President. PRESIDENT Obasanjo also directed the then Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Ufot Ekaette, to assign the following portfolios to the Office of the Vice-President. They […]

By Eric Teniola This piece, last week, outlined the faulty process in selecting vice-presidents since 1999 and why President Buhari left the decision to pick his deputy in the hands of Chief Bola Tinubu HE could have picked Chief Pius Olu  Akinyelure (79), a former Mobil Chief Executive, who is a Methodist Knight. He could as […]

The first part of this piece published last week focused on how these leaders have been influencing activities in the nation, even at the sunset of their lives.