Crossing the red line by the Opposition and Government(3), by Eric Teniola
From last week continues the narrative on the 1959 elections, the nation-wide campaigns and the accusations and counter- accusations by rival party leaders of infractions by supporters of other parties. For instance, Alhaji Aliyu Makama Bida had said that Chief Obafemi Awolowo and his supporters had violated Northern traditions, for which they would never be […]
Mishap in the Niger Delta (4), by Eric Teniola
From last week, continues the narrative of how the minority question gave birth to the appointment of the Willinks Minority Commission and its relevance to the Niger Delta which has always been considered a special area in Nigeria. (g) To render annual returns to the President, Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces and copy the State […]
Mishap in the Niger Delta (3), by Eric Teniola
From last week, continues the narrative of how the minority question gave birth to the appointment of the Willinks Minority Commission and its relevance to the Niger Delta which has always been considered a special area in Nigeria. (4) The Board shall be responsible for advising the Government of the Federation and the Governments of […]
Mishap in the Niger Delta(2), by Eric Teniola
From last week, cntinues the narrative of how the minority question gave birth to the appointment of the Willinks Minority Commission and its relevance to the Niger Delta which has always been considered a special area in Nigeria. Although the commission did not recommend the creation of states as strongly advocated by the minority ethnic groups, […]
Mishap in the Niger Delta, by Eric Teniola
In 2015, my friend, a retired federal Permanent Secretary, Dr. Goke Adegoroye, from Akure Oloyemekun in Ondo State wrote a book titled RESTORING GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA. The book is well researched and a guide to good governance in this country. Dr. Adegoroye was Director General of the Federal Environmental Protection Agency, FEPA, between 1996 and […]
The delay in appointing Ambassadors (6), by Eric Teniola
From last week, this is the concluding part of the narrative on the individuals who were appointed and served at different times as Nigeria’s ambassadors to different countries, including Chief Edwin Ogbu and the late Major General Joseph Garba. Mention must be made of Chief Arthur Christopher Izuegbunam Mbanefo (94) who was born on June 11, […]
