House of chiefs should be the next (2), by Eric Teniola
This week, we continue the series on why the House of Chiefs should be considered by the National Assembly The rest were Mr. H.J.R. Biriye (Rivers); Mr. J.S. Tarka (United Middle Belt Congress); Dr. E.U. Udoma (United National Independence Party); Sir Muhammadu Sanusi, Emir of Kano; Alhaji Usman Nagogo, Emir of Katsina (Chiefs, Northern Region); Sir Adesoji […]
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, […]
The delay in appointing Ambassadors(5), by Eric Teniola
From last week, continues the narrative on the individuals appointed to serve as Nigeria’s ambassadors to different countries, including Chief Edwin Ogbu who, before then, served in the Northern Region Civil Service and the Federal Civil Service. In 1963, he was transferred to the Federal Ministry of Finance as Permanent Secretary to help realise the objectives […]
The delay in appointing Ambassadors(4), by Eric Teniola
From last week, continues the narrative on the individuals appointed over the years to serve as Nigeria’s ambassadors to different countries right from the formative years of the country’s foreign diplomacy Chief Lawrence Odiata Victor Anionwu was the first Nigerian Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs and the country’s first ambassador to Rome. […]
