Another take on two key issues, by Donu Kogbara
I have an uncle called Jonas Odocha. He is a graduate of Imperial College London, a retired former senior executive at NNPC and an author of a book about agriculture. He possesses a lot of integrity and has strong views about most issues of national importance. I occasionally share his write-ups with Vanguard readers on […]
Away with loneliness
Glory to God for his unlimited mercies upon our lives.
Quota system and the Menace of Mediocrity
Quota system is a blight. When it sits besides apostles of change and receives no contempt , no scorn, it undermines the authenticity of their message. It may have been necessary to glue a loose aggregation after independence. Since at that infancy, peace and all inclusive participation were so indispensable justice could be kept in abeyance. There was no nation then. 56 years after independence, justice and fair play cannot remain onlookers.
Nuclear Nigeria, potential Nigeria
For some time now Nigeria has been experiencing a wobbly energy infrastructure in terms of power generation and distribution.The consequence of this unsteady critical infrastructure is that we have perennially become a potentially great nation; having the capacity to develop or succeed for decades.
Money as a coward
The Vanguard Newspapers held its annual Personality of the Year awards last Friday at the Eko Hotel. It was a big, glitzy affair. Maybe it had more of the ‘big’ than of the ‘glitz’ because at a point, you had a feeling that the hall was too small for the guests streaming in.
Aspects of change
It would appear that the one and only Jagaban, Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Governor of Lagos State and Asiwaju of the Yorubas committed a slight faux pas in his public upbraid of Ibe Kachikwu’s utterances about not being a magician. Of course, the Minister of State for Petroleum,Dr Kachikwu is nothing of the sort as we all know, including the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Minister of Petroleum Resources who appointed him faultlessly to the position, in the first place.
