Insecurity: The possible way out (4), by Eric Teniola
This week continues the series on insecurity in Nigeria In a letter to the President, Chief Awolowo said, as far as he was concerned, the President had destroyed the efficacy of the meeting by making the intention for the meeting public. He said he would nevertheless attend the meeting in spite of what he called “the […]
The Central Bank governor and his declaration of allegiance
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 […]
The killer job at INEC (5)
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 […]
The killer job at INEC (4)
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 […]
The killer job at INEC (3)
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 […]
The killer job at INEC (2)
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 […]
The killer job at INEC
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 […]
Outgoing President withdraws to the sidelines (6)
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 […]
Outgoing President withdraws to the sidelines (5)
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 […]
Outgoing President withdraws to the sidelines (4)
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 […]
Outgoing President withdraws to the sidelines (3)
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 […]
