By Eric Teniola This is the continuation from last week  of  the provisions of Decree 24 of 1991 as promulgated by General Babangida with regards to the setting up of a Board of Directors for the  Central Bank of Nigeria  (4) It shall be the duty of the Board to approve the detailed responsibilities of […]

By Eric Teniola This is the continuation of the narrative which last week informed that there were a total of 21 banks with 487 branches across the country when the Okigbo Committee on the Review of Nigerian Financial System was set up in 1977 BY the end of March 1991 the number of  banks had […]

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 […]