Election without political parties: Outlook towards 2027 (2), by Usman Sarki
“Democracy is not merely a form of government. It is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience.” — John Dewey The reactions to my recent article, “Election Without Political Parties: Outlook Towards 2027”, have been several, and they raised important questions that deserve further examination. If political parties in Nigeria are losing […]
How Buhari plunged Nigeria into recession
Unless Buhari starts seeing himself as the father of the nation rather than a sectional mujahid (“holy” warrior), he would never get it right. He must listen to the wise words of the Senators who are telling him to rejig himself and his government away from the blunders of the past sixteen months
To hold and to cherish
SUNDAY mornings for me, are times to relax and reflect. The hustles of the workdays and social callings of Saturday behind, Sundays are inviting and alluring. So it was on Sunday September 18. I sat upstairs in my home, laptop in front. My thoughts were about peace; peace of mind, local and international peace. I thought about the internally displaced in North East Nigeria, those dying in senseless wars in Syria, South Sudan and Yemen.
CBN, stop this nonsense
IN a recent ‘chat’ with members of the Newspaper Proprietors Association, the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, spoke extensively on efforts to resolve the current challenges to best practice monetary and fiscal management; particularly salient in his narrative, was the alarming revelation that “in 11 years CBN allocated $66bn to BDCs!!”
Skye Bank as a metaphor for banking in Nigeria
LAST month, when the Central Bank of Nigeria took out advertisements in several national newspapers to disclaim the “rumour” that Skye Bank was not distressed, an article appeared on this page titled WHY CBN AND LAGOS STATE MIGHT FAIL IN THEIR EFFORT TO SAVE SKYE BANK.
Redemptive justice
Jesus says: “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.” (Matthew 5:44-45).
