Can Tinubu Advice Governors On What He Controls? By Emmanuel Aziken
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu may have intended to offer straightforward governance advice when he urged state governors to focus less on grand infrastructure projects and more on addressing the immediate needs of ordinary Nigerians. Instead, his remarks may have ignited a much broader conversation, not only about governors’ priorities but also about the Federal Government’s own choices. The […]
Trump and Biden: How Nigerians are voting
By Emmanuel Aziken With the dominant influence of the United States in the world, it is understandable that many are concerned about next Tuesday’s presidential election. Dr Rueben Abati on Friday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to caution the United States to ensure democratic ethos are observed in the election! The omens are indeed cloudy. On […]
Lazy youths and lazy govts
By Emmanuel Aziken In the euphoria to get President Muhammadu Buhari to speak to the nation on the #EndSARS protest, it was bemusing seeing hardened critics of the president ardently and subtly pushing that he should not read from a prepared address. The intention was purely an act of mischief by the critics to ridicule […]
The minimisation of Mimiko
By Emmanuel Aziken The re-election of Rotimi Akeredolu as governor of Ondo State was a significant political landmark. While it showed the struggle for political ascendancy between the two major political parties in the country, it also posited the readiness of the increasingly divided chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC to bury their […]
Int’l Day of the Girl Child: African First Ladies call for greater protection, equal opportunity
By Emmanuel Aziken The African First Ladies Peace Mission, AFLPM, has called for equal opportunities and greater protection of the girl child from gender-based violence, and harmful practices. The body of wives of African Heads of States and Governments made the call in a goodwill message by the Acting Chairperson and Nigerian First Lady, Mrs. […]
Why Ngige likes mocking the NLC
By Emmanuel Aziken If anyone still thought of Nigeria’s organized Labour as a serious bunch, that idea would have evaporated after the promised strike action was called off last Monday without any of the demands being met! Of course, many gave up on the present set of labour leaders long ago after they consistently kept […]
How Oshiomhole would have danced if Obaseki lost
Your correspondent almost thought that Comrade Adams Oshiomhole had turned into a pastor as he reacted for the first time to his defeat in last Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State. Yes, “to his defeat” because in the eyes of many, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu despite his strong political grit was secondary in the estimate of many in […]
After Kogi, Edo cannot be worse
By Emmanuel Aziken One of the most intriguing claims of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC leading to today’s governorship election in Edo State is that the votes of the people will count! It was a claim the chairman of the commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu reiterated in the regular pre-election session with stakeholders earlier in […]
Must Tinubu Be President?
By Emmanuel Aziken Criticisms of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s seating posture while greeting the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwesi, at the coronation of the Oniru of Iruland, Oba Omogbolahan Lawal last weekend has again brought focus on the former Lagos State governor in the polity. The assertion of some was that Tinubu had perhaps taken […]
Political Notes: Pondering Buhari’s legacy
By Emmanuel Aziken Given the simplicity of his 2015 campaign agenda, it was so difficult to pin the 2015 presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC Muhammadu Buhari on any commitment on economic specificities. His mantra was that he was going to handle security, economy, and corruption. Now whether it was going to be […]
Trump and Buhari: Issues in integrity
By Emmanuel Aziken United States (US) President, Donald Trump, on Thursday night brought the Republican National Convention to a close with a rousing speech that focused on the nearly 50 years of public service of his Democratic Party rival, Joe Biden. The speech was preceded by the controversy over the prospect of delivering a clearly […]
