By Eric Teniola From  last week continues the narrative on  the leadership of the CBN, including the remarkable tenure of Chief Joseph Sanusi who served between 1999 and 2004. Following his resignation, then President Olusegun Obasanjo appointed Professor Charles Soludo  as CBN governor HE later instructed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Ufot […]

By Eric Teniola I ATTENDED an event recently in Lagos  and Chief Joseph Oladele Sanusi (84) from Ogbagi in Akoko North West Local Government of Ondo State, entered quietly, unannounced. The master of ceremony at the event did not even recognise him. I had to tell a friend of mine who sat next to me […]

By Eric Teniola From last week the piece continues with the narrative of the difficult and thankless job of being an INEC boss using the frustrating and bitter experiences of Professor Humphrey Nwosu and Chief Esua as cases in point THE killer job at INEC has all the elements of failures and successes, adoration and […]

By Eric Teniola From last week continues the quotation from a book by Professor Humphrey Nwosu, a former Nigerian electoral commission boss, which argues that the duty of anyone occupying that position includes advising government on actions and measures that will enhance the existence of a credible electoral system I DEVOTED  my four and half […]

By Eric Teniola From last week continues the narrative on the fallouts of the promulgation of Decree 32 of July 23, 1979 which created an electoral college to decide the presidential election of that year  FOR section 2: of the Electoral (Amendment) Decree 1979, that is Decree No. 26 of 1979, there shall be substituted […]

By Eric Teniola From last week continues the narrative on the individuals who at various times held the position of Nigeria’s electoral commission boss, beginning with Eyo Esua   A STATEMENT from the President denied Sir Ahmadu’s allegation that the State House meeting of December 29 was to discuss secession. The object was to preserve Federal […]

By Eric Teniola PROFESSOR Mahmood Yakubu (60), Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has a date with history in February. He will be the only Chairman of the Electoral Commission to conduct two presidential elections in Nigeria. He conducted the Presidential election on February 23, 2019. He will do the same on February […]

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, […]