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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

By Eric Teniola From last week, the piece continues the profile narrative of retired Chief Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi who headed  the 2014 National Conference inaugurated by former President Goodluck Jonathan  HE was called to the Nigerian Bar, July 1966; was pupil State Counsel, Northern Nigeria, 1966-1968; State Counsel North Western State, 1968-1971; Senior State Counsel, […]

By Eric Teniola A lot has been said about the Steve Oronsaye Report. I doubt whether President Muhammadu Buhari will implement any part of that report before handing over on May 29, 2023.  A lot too has been said about the report on the 2014 National Conference but not much has been said on the […]

By Eric Teniola From last week, the piece continues narrative on Sir Samuel Layinka Ayodeji Manuwa, a pioneering Nigerian surgeon, Inspector General of Medical Services, and former Chief Medical Adviser to the Federal Government of Nigeria AS Inspector General of Medical Services, he worked assiduously for the establishment of a university teaching hospital in the […]

By Eric Teniola From last week, the piece continues narrative of the gale of premature retirement that swept away many civil servants and judges, with particular reference to Justice  Ebenezer  Ayoola. ONE of the judges retired, and Justice Adewale Thompson became the Commissioner of Justice and Attorney-General of Oyo State in 1979. On September 18, […]

By Eric Teniola From last week, the piece harps on the mistake made by the military on the country’s bureaucracy which led to the mass purge, arguing that the action led to the decay and rot in the Civil Service. HOWEVER, initial offers for weapons, ammo and supplies were to be channelled directly to the […]

By Eric Teniola OF all the mistakes made by the military, none is greater than the 1975–1976 assault on the bureaucracy in this country. It was termed “the great purge” by the media at that time. But that action destroyed the robust civil service system, and since that time, this country has lost its way. […]

By Eric Teniola The author in this third piece, continues with the discourse on states creation. The series was first published last week.  A  JOINT meeting of both houses was held and the list of the members of the House of Representatives was eventually reduced to twelve. The twelve new members were Abubakar Tuggar, Dr. […]

By Eric Teniola The author in this second piece, continues with the discourse on states creation. The series was first published last week. WHEREAS Section 8 of the 1999 Constitution also states that “An Act of the National Assembly for the purpose of creating a new State shall only be passed if a. a request, […]

By Eric Teniola IF the bar on creation of new states, as contained in our 1979 and 1999 Presidential Constitutions had been lowered, Anioma could have become a state by now. And not part of Delta State. Likewise Ijebu, Ijesha, Okun which comprises Mopa, Ogidi, Ayetoro Gbede, Okedayo, Odo Ere, Ife, Egbe, Iyara, Iyamoye, Odoape, […]

By Eric Teniola A FEW days later the NPP broke up. The breakup was not caused by political ideology but by presidential ambition. The Zikists in the NPP, especially Chief Adeniran Ogunsanya, Chief Olu Akifosile, Chief Raphael Ben Keshi Okafor alias Nwanmadu and others wanted Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe to be the presidential candidate of the […]

By Eric Teniola From last week, the piece continues with the recommendations made to the military governor of the  North Eastern State created by General Yakubu Gowon in 1967 over the choice of a state capital.  ON the question of finance alone he was made to understand that it would take many years before the North-Eastern […]