WHEN General Muhammadu Buhari emerged as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Alliance (APC) I had my reservations. It had nothing to do with baseless ethnic, religious or North-South sentiments. My main point of concern was that if this politician emerged as president of Nigeria, we might be forced to go back to certain aspects of our history which we thought we had outgrown since the momentous annulled June 12 1993 presidential election.

WITH the sick baby of the Nigerian economy, the energy sector, no news is good news. This sector can only be in the news for the wrong reasons – because of its abysmal performances, either that the staffers have been beaten up somewhere or that some youths have carried their demonstration to headquarters.

ONE of the more defining aspects of the new culture of change in Nigeria is taking place right before our eyes today, in the enduring and intense debate on the state of Nigeria’s finances, especially under the Goodluck Jonathan presidency. The protagonists are remarkable representatives of the two sides of the Nigerian coin.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has not been quick to appoint members of his cabinet and Nigerians have understandably not been too excited about it.

The debate over the possibility of Greece leaving the Eurozone due to its inability to repay its debts, led me to think about the usefulness and purpose of the African Union, AU.