What was Lai Mohammed’s response to the accusation that the ACN had, with ethno-regional bias, betrayed its presidential candidate, Nuhu Ribadu, by voting a non-performing, manifestly retrogressive party, the PDP?: “It is simply unimaginable and highly incongruous that a ‘progressive’ party like the ACN will work for the victory of the PDP which has put Nigeria in reverse gear in the past 12 years”.

As citizens of an African country in the Third world, Nigerians should commend themselves on their ability to hold the recent general elections into almost all offices, all over the country. This may seem silly, but we know that there are countries where you dare not think of a change in governance, let alone insist on it. So, it is to our credit that we hold elections at the stipulated times these days.

Chapter 8 reflects the author’s attempt to answer the question, “How did the belief arise that Jesus had died on the cross and had ascended into Heaven?” He declares that Paul (formerly known as Saul), gave a new direction to Christianity by introducing new elements that were not part of what Jesus himself taught his disciples.

The Akirogun of Egba sounded like a small boy when he called me the other day. He sounded excited, animated like a boy who has just been given a new toy. Segun Osoba told me Obasanjo had finally owned up to a lot of things: namely about himself and Gbenga Daniel, the outgoing governor of Ogun State.

When social scientists of the Elite theory persuasion contend that society can best be understood through the preferences of the wealthy and privileged class, they merely underscore the fact that other groups particularly the masses are inconsequential. According to one of them-Thomas Dye-the masses of the population are inept, docile, dormant and always seeking direction and guidance.