Credit to northern governors for NNSTF, by Suleiman A. Suleiman
I have been much surprised that the Northern Nigeria Security Trust Fund (NNSTF), established last month by the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF), has not generated as much public interest and debate as one would have expected for such a consequential policy. I think it should. First of all, the very idea of establishing a security […]
Governor Akin Ambode has vindicated me (1)
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s first year in office is a resounding success by widespread acclamation. Nothing today gives me more joy. Had he failed, I would have been inundated with phone calls and text messages mocking me for calling for a Christian Governor in 2015 at a time when others were too afraid of the “god” of Lagos State politics to mention it.
Pachyderms and governance (1)
Nigeria, the country bequeathed us by the British colonialists, is beset with problems most of which are attributable to incompetent leadership. In their legitimate quest for positive change, Nigerians voted in large numbers for the All Progressives Congress (APC). I am one of those Nigerians who believe that dredging up a seventy two year old retired soldier, Muhammadu Buhari, to vie for the presidency for an unprecedented fourth time after his brief tenure as military head of state thirty-five years ago is counterproductive and retrogressive.
Praise until you receive
These are trying times for many people in our country. Families are struggling to meet financial obligations, jobs remain scare, retrenchment is the order of the day in otherwise viable companies, and several other people have other challenges.
The Political Fall Out of Britain’s Referendum on EU
It is over a week now that majority of British voters decided via a referendum that it was time to exit the European Union. The ripples from the outcome of the poll had not settled and there are signs they are not going to settle anytime soon.
Better in than out (2)
They say a week, is a long time in politics. Well, in the UK, it seems like a lifetime way barely over a week, the UK held a referendum and over a million votes to leave the European Union. I wrote about this last week: Better in than out. Admittedly, no one was prepared for the seismic impact that followed when the UK decided to part ways with the EU. This has left a nation divided: the young versus the old, the working class and the graduates; South versus the North, British nationals and Immigrants, fanning the fear and muting exhilaration in some. The dust is beginning to settle and the political landscape is unclear as politicians jostle for positions and creating political turmoil and hara-kiri.
