Insecurity: The possible way out (5), by Eric Teniola
This week continues the series on insecurity in Nigeria May I remind you that I took and subscribed to the oath of office during which I pledged that to the best of my ability I would preserve, protect and defend the Constitution. In view of this, any effort to steer the path of constitutionality is not […]
A country that is bleeding
By Eric Eniola ON April 22 this year, the Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi(retd) was on the spot. He told State House correspondents that “Nigeria is bleeding”. During the media chat, he informed us that he has been a lawyer for the past 34 years. I guess the country knows him more as […]
Let the conference be now (3)
By Eric Teniola This is the concluding part of the article. The second part focused on the panel’s task of consulting widely with Nigerians FOLLOWING a plenary session that lasted for weeks, the Conference was broken into 20 committees that included Public Finance and Revenue among others. Principal officers of the Conference were Chairman, Justice […]
Let the conference be now (2)
By Eric Teniola The first part of this article focused on the empanelling of 400 delegates for former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s National Conference in July 2005 OTHERS were Polycarp Nwite, Mike Akhigbe, Uba Ahmed, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, Umaru Dikko, Ango Abdullahi, Saidu Barda, Bello Kaliel, Attahiru Jega, Ahmadu Ali, David Jemibewon, Kawu Baraje, Sikiru Shita-Bey, Femi Okunnu, […]
Let the conference be now
By Eric Teniola TO mark the first anniversary of his presidency on May 29, 2016, President Muhammadu Buhari, granted a rare television interview. In an answer to a question on the National Conference of his predecessor, President GoodlluckJonathan, held in 2014, President Muhammadu Buhari declared: “I advised against the issue of National Conference. You would […]
The scandal in Port Harcourt Refinery (2)
By Eric Teniola The first instalment of this piece published last week focused on the frustrating bid to maintain the four refineries in the country. This is the concluding part of the essay THE refinery was upgraded in 1971 to 60,000 barrel per day. The second Port Harcourt Refinery, a deep conversion facility, with […]
