Let Anioma, Ijebu, Ogoja, Ibadan and other states be (6), by Eric Teniola
From last week continues the narrative about creation of new states in Nigeria. While serving in Ikeja Garrison, his second in Command was Lt-Colonel Shehu Musa Yar’adua (5 March 1943 – 8 December 1997) who later became number 2 man in the country after General Murtala’s assassination in February 1976. Brigadier Ally’s ADC was Colonel […]
The gradual death of the local government system (4), By Eric Teniola
From last week, this is the concluding part of the narrative pertaining to some ambiguities in the 1999 Constitution which must be amended so as to save the local government from total collapse THE need to reform the local government has been on the table for some time. Since 1976, the central government has been […]
The gradual death of the local government system (3), By Eric Teniola
From last week continues the narrative that the federating states in an undiluted federal system reserve the power to create or establish a system of local government which takes account of their internal diversity or recognises the plural character of the nation IN that case, it was strongly canvassed that local governments should be relatively […]
The gradual death of the local government system (2), By Eric Teniola
From last week, continues the narrative of how failure to keep to the principle of separate development as espoused by the colonial authorities has led to the gradual death of the local government in Nigeria LARGELY, because of this, the respective colonial administrative regimes of the British in Nigerian found it plausible to insist on […]
Daura could be Yamoussoukro or Gbadolite (3), By Eric Teniola
From last week, continues the narrative of how nepotism has over the years been elevated to being the rule rather the exception by certain political leaders in many countries of the world, with specific reference to Iraq among others. Iraq has a population of over 40 million people. The country also has over 150 tribes. […]
Daura could be Yamoussoukro or Gbadolite (2), By Eric Teniola
From last week, continues the author’s narrative of his journey of discovery when in 1982 he accompanied Dr Joseph Wayas, a former Senate president, to Gbadolite in the Democratic Republic of Congo Gbadolite was the ancestral home and residence of Joseph-Désiré Mobutu, later self-styled as Mobutu Sese Seko where airport, colleges, malls, supermarkets and libraries were […]
