Understanding Adeleke’s Dance Around Yesterday’s Enemies, by Emmanuel Aziken
Governor Ademola Adeleke’s victory in last weekend’s Osun governorship election surprised few observers. He entered the contest with incumbency, a family network, Davido’s digital reach and a grassroots structure that followed him to Accord. What has surprised many supporters is the speed with which Adeleke embraced figures they had spent months identifying as political enemies. […]
Direct primaries and direct wahala for godfathers
By Emma Aziken The claim by some Nigerians that there is no difference between the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the All Progressives Congress, APC may have been consolidated by the parties’ common position on the issue of direct primaries. In a revolutionary move the House of Representatives, followed by the Senate, enacted a proviso […]
Buhari can teach patriotism by riding in Innoson SUV
In his first coming as military head of state, Major General Muhammadu Buhari was remarked for his unconventional economic policies. Foremost of them was the non-descript counter-trade policy that was framed on his conservative proclivities and perceived disinterest in Western culture. In fact, it was during that first advent that the flag of patriotism was […]
Why Andy Uba’s 200,000 APC Supporters Couldn’t Vote
By Emmanuel Aziken One of the most bombastic questions that arose from the fallouts of the Anambra governorship election was the issue of the whereabouts of the 200,000 All Progressives Congress, APC voters who endorsed Senator Andy Uba as the candidate during the party primaries. That question that had been sarcastically rehearsed and rephrased by […]
How Andy Uba’s 200,000 APC supporters were stopped
By Emmanuel Aziken One of the most bombastic questions that arose from the fallouts of the Anambra governorship election was the issue of the whereabouts of the 200,000 All Progressives Congress, APC voters who endorsed Senator Andy Uba as the candidate during the party primaries. That question that had been sarcastically rehearsed and rephrased by […]
Tinubu’s quiet moves everywhere
Despite doomsday prophesies about the imminent political choking of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC continues to bestride the political landscape. Even to the bemusement of his political traducers, Tinubu continues to win support across the landscape despite his recent three-month medical holiday abroad.
