House of chiefs should be the next, by Eric Teniola
Now that we are about to establish State Police in the Constitution, the next step should be the establishment of a House of Chiefs in the Constitution too. It is a wish. I am afraid the wish may be dead on arrival. Considering the present set of politicians that we have, I do not see the […]
Abused Decree no. 34 and demand for restructuring
SUNDAY May 24 was the 54thanniversary of the promulgation of Decree number 34 by Major General Johnson Thomas Umanakwe Aguiyi Ironsi (March 3, 1924-July 29, 1966). Few people remembered. It was the decree that transferred all the autonomous powers of the four regions then to the centre. The regions then were Northern Region, Eastern Region, […]
The undying legacy of Odua (3)
By Eric Teniola ON June 20, 1962, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the Prime Minister of the Federation, appointed a Commission headed by Justice George Baptist Ayodola Coker, to inquire into the financial and investment policies and practices, the management and the business operations of six statutory corporations in Western Nigeria since October 1, 1954. The […]
The undying legacy of Odua (2)
By Eric Teniola THE arrangement worked then in that it reduced rivalry. It paid off for Mr. Ramaphosa who had an estimated net worth of $450million as of 2018, with 31 properties and previously-held notable ownership in companies such as McDonald’s South Africa, chair of the board for MTN and member of the board for […]
The undying legacy of Odua
By Eric Teniola THE South West governors have reconstituted the board of directors of Odua Company Limited. The new board is headed by Dr, Lawrence Olusegun Aina (65), past President of West Africa Bankers Association and former President of Otan-Ayegbaju Development Association in Osun State. Other members of the new board are Chief Segun Ojo, […]
Richard Akinjide in his own words (5)
By Eric Teniola This is the concluding part of the late Chief Akinjide’s speech to the defunct Constituent Assembly. THIS is an argument that cannot be supported. If you create the system and people go there to adjudicate, they will not interact with others. But those of us who did Act marriage, we have been […]
Richard Akinjide in his own words (4)
By Eric Teniola CERTAIN consequences follow and then there is a particular court to which you go for these consequences. The second one is the customary marriage. If you do customary marriage, your marriage is potentially polygamous and the divorce, testate and intestate succession follow the customary way. The third one is the Islamic law […]
Richard Akinjide in his own words (3)
‘IN Uganda it was Obote and the Kabaka and the Chairman of this Assembly is my witness. He was the distinguished Chief Justice of that country when the trouble between the Kabaka and Obote started. It was so serious that Obote had to seize power. It was a case of a seizing power and he […]
Richard Akinjide in his own words (2)
By Eric Teniola LOOKING at the draft constitution, power is vested in four clear institutions and this was deliberate, having regard to our experience of the last 17 to 20 years. The first institution is the People of this country. The second is the President. The third is the Legislature, and fourth is the Judiciary. […]
Richard Akinjide in his own words
HE was called to bar on February 7, 1956 and enrolled on March 12, 1956. He became a SAN, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, in 1978 and his number is eight. On the Nigeria’s legal practitioner’s list, he is lawyer number 509. I met Chief Richard Osuolale Abimbola Akinjide (November 4, 1931-April 21, 2020) in 1973 […]
The outgoing generation
By Eric Teniola WITH the demise of Chief Richard Osuolale Abimbola Akinjide (1931-2020), all ministers, except Alhaji Ganiyu Folorunsho Abdul Razak (93), Chief Mbazulike Amaechi (91) and Chief Jacob Cheogbu Obande (98) who served in the first Republic under Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912-1966), GCFR, have answered the final call. For better or for worse […]
The council of state should meet now (2)
By Eric Teniola THE Council of State shall have power – (a) to advise the President in the exercise of his powers with respect to the National Population Census and compilation, publication and keeping of records and other information concerning the same, Prerogative of Mercy, Award of National Honours, the Federal Electoral Commission (including the […]
The council of state should meet now
By Eric Teniola THE meeting of the National Council of State is long overdue. The Council met last on January 22 last year and discussed many issues, especially the minimum wage. Although the Council has no executive power but its advisory role is important. The National Economic Council and the Council of State are the […]
The present and the past flu (3)
By Eric Teniola THESE Algerians were not properly warned of their danger after France’s misgoverned nuclear bomb-testing campaign of the early 1960s, which vitrified vast tracts of desert with heat and plutonium and left a legacy of uncontained radiation that is still crippling inhabitants. Estimates of the number of Algerians affected by testing range from […]
The present and the past flu (2)
By Eric Teniola IT is now clear that all our achievements and successes are nothing but vanity. A few hours before he was assassinated on April 3, 1968 in Melphis, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jnr. declared: “We have got some difficult days ahead, something is happening in our world. Trouble is in the land, confusion […]
The present and the past flu
By Eric Teniola THE Coronavirus is a negative scientific invention. Until proved otherwise, the virus called SARS-COV-2 was made by scientists and escaped in a laboratory. It is a laboratory construct and a manipulated virus. It is not the product of natural evolution. The sudden and forceful spread of the virus, especially from China to […]
