Boycott the boycottables, by Eric Teniola
Let us imagine that the opposition parties will boycott the forthcoming elections scheduled for next year. How will such a boycott affect the country and our democracy? And is boycott the best option? Cameroon and Tanzania experienced election boycotts by the opposition recently, but that has not affected the overall rating of the election results. In 2000, […]
Zoning and its ugly consequences
By Eric Teniola ON my way to the annual Fanti festival, held recently at Igbosere in Lagos Island during which Lafiaji boys led by my friend, Muyiwa Adejokun, lost to the Campus boys, I sighted the LAPAL House. The house is now abandoned. LAPAL House is a 12-storey building on Lewis Street, Lagos Island. It […]
The vice-presidency is incurable frustration (5)
By Eric Teniola This is the concluding part of this piece which last week described the office of the vice-president as a mere appendage to the presidency and is only relevant as an automatic solution to the problem of succession FORMER US President Franklin D. Roosevelt concluded that the vice- president was “an utterly anomalous […]
The vice-presidency is incurable frustration (4)
By Eric Teniola This is the continuation from last week which reiterated the limited responsibilities of the vice-president as outlined in specific provisions of the 1979 and 1999 Constitutions . SECTION 141 states that there shall be for the federation a vice-president. The Constitution never crowned the vice president as deputy head of state or […]
The vice-presidency is incurable frustration (3)
By Eric Teniola This is the continuation of this piece from last week which listed the appointments made by President Obasanjo for the office of the Vice-President. PRESIDENT Obasanjo also directed the then Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Ufot Ekaette, to assign the following portfolios to the Office of the Vice-President. They […]
The vice-presidency is incurable frustration (2)
By Eric Teniola This piece, last week, outlined the faulty process in selecting vice-presidents since 1999 and why President Buhari left the decision to pick his deputy in the hands of Chief Bola Tinubu HE could have picked Chief Pius Olu Akinyelure (79), a former Mobil Chief Executive, who is a Methodist Knight. He could as […]
Adebanjo, Clark, Amechi, Yakasai at their sunset (2)
The first part of this piece published last week focused on how these leaders have been influencing activities in the nation, even at the sunset of their lives.
The Mistake of 1914
By Eric Teniola I HAVE just finished reading a book: What Britain Did To Nigeria by Max Siollun, who is an authority on issues that affect Nigeria. Mr Siollun has written several books on Nigeria, including Soldiers Of Fortune, Nigeria Politics from Buhari to Babangida and Nigeria’s Soldiers of Fortune-The Abacha and Obasanjo Years. Expectedly […]
The dilemma over grazing laws
President Muhammadu Buhari has often referred to the gazette which published the grazing laws in Nigeria. In his television interview to mark his sixth anniversary in power, he made reference to the so-called gazette. The President was echoing what his Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, said on April 1, 2018 when he was the […]
A country that is bleeding (2)
By Eric Teniola The first part of this piece published last week underlined the career of Major General Bashir Magashi who was one of the 74 military governors appointed by General Ibrahim Babangida in 1993. Others are Colonel Idris Garba, Lt-Colonel Herbert O. Eze, Commissioner of Police Sani Ahmed Daura, Colonel Ahmed Mohammed Daku, Colonel […]
54th anniversary of states creation (4)
By Eric Teniola This is the concluding part of this piece which was first published three weeks ago, with the amendments of the constitutions of the various regions and the content of General Gowon’s broadcast on May 27, 1967 in focus. Part G Section 1 (7) Amendments of the Lagos State (Interim Provisions) Decree 1968 […]
54th anniversary of states creation (3)
The second part of this piece published last week highlighted the key provisions of the States Creation and Transition Provision Decree promulgated by General Yakubu Gowon in 1967. Part B – Section 1 (2) Amendments of the Constitution of the former Northern Nigeria as in force in the North-Western, North-Central, Kano, North-Eastern, Benue-Plateau and Kwara […]
54th anniversary of states creation (2)
By Eric Teniola I AM sure about what we have done right to keep the country going in the past but, to continue to survive, we have as a nation to satisfy the following necessary conditions: Equal opportunity for all citizens in education, employment and all matters relating to law enforcement (federal character should not […]
A country that is bleeding
By Eric Eniola ON April 22 this year, the Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi(retd) was on the spot. He told State House correspondents that “Nigeria is bleeding”. During the media chat, he informed us that he has been a lawyer for the past 34 years. I guess the country knows him more as […]
Let the conference be now (3)
By Eric Teniola This is the concluding part of the article. The second part focused on the panel’s task of consulting widely with Nigerians FOLLOWING a plenary session that lasted for weeks, the Conference was broken into 20 committees that included Public Finance and Revenue among others. Principal officers of the Conference were Chairman, Justice […]
Let the conference be now (2)
By Eric Teniola The first part of this article focused on the empanelling of 400 delegates for former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s National Conference in July 2005 OTHERS were Polycarp Nwite, Mike Akhigbe, Uba Ahmed, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, Umaru Dikko, Ango Abdullahi, Saidu Barda, Bello Kaliel, Attahiru Jega, Ahmadu Ali, David Jemibewon, Kawu Baraje, Sikiru Shita-Bey, Femi Okunnu, […]
