NOW, the debate over the years is that because the man is different from the woman then one has to be greater/ better or of more relevance than the other. But in the real sense, different and unequal are not interchangeable concepts or words.

OUR fathers from the depth of their wisdom say that if you grind pepper with a mortar or pound it with a mortar it would never lose its taste. It is from the same fountain they came up with the truism that if you throw a machete in the air 100 times, it would always hit the earth on its flat side.

NIGERIANS are yet to comprehensively assess the implications of the June 12, 1993 Presidential Elections annulment. One fall-out which we have not come to terms with is the rise of armed militancy. Some came to the conclusion that if a very rich and powerful Moshood Kashimawo Abiola could be denied his mandate, then, only through armed struggle can they assert their right in the country. Thus by 1995, armed groups started sprouting.

It is regrettable, that the absence of a more salutary impact from partial implementation of earlier budgets, has seriously eroded public expectation to make Nigerians, nonchalant about this annual constitutional requirement. Unfortunately, the unfolding drama surrounding the 2016 version of this critical annual event, may not also inspire public confidence that this year’s plan will positively touch our lives.

Let me quickly credit the Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir el Rufai with the ingenuity of this headline.