Election without political parties: outlook towards 2027, by Usman Sarki
“Political parties created democracy, and modern democracy is unthinkable save in terms of the parties.” — E. E. Schattschneider I sometimes wonder if Schattschneider would review his opinion on the centrality of political parties in a democratic dispensation if he had anticipated the situation in Nigeria today. In 2022, I was invited to serve as […]
My sickled-cell anemic daughter
LIFE is a potpourri of two tumbles. Or so said the proverbial frog that flew itself into a bowl of hot water. Today is Sallah. And if the world was in the regular tumble I have been accustomed to,
Nigerians living for elections
THE deferment of the Edo State governorship election from Saturday, September 10, 2016 to Wednesday, September 28, 2016 gives us space for a little introspection into our election cycle.
The postponed Edo State governorship election
SOMETHING doesn’t look right about the decision to postpone the Edo State governorship election slated for last week. This is regardless of whatever reason or reasons informed the decision for the postponement by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. But even on this there is nothing to fix the decision on. Conflicting reasons have been adduced for the postponement and the fact that no consensus can be reached on this apparently simple matter only raises suspicion about INEC’s motive for tinkering with the electoral calendar.
Fixing the economy without fixing monopolies: Mission impossible
All our talk of reforms, no matter the administration, never seem to quite tackle the root causes of issues, dancing instead on the periphery, latched on to the hypocritical desire to appear to perform rather than dealing with problems decisively.
Masari’s mistakes, Kachikwu’s naivety
HOUSE of Representatives and Constituency projects were synonymous with the unbridled looting of the Nigerian treasury.
