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. […]
Nigeria’s Life-Term Governor
By Emmanuel Aziken He was named David, apparently after the humble but successful King of Israel. However, humility with power seems to be strange to Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State. Governor Umahi’s live broadcast earlier this week, where he announced the life ban on two journalists, might have spurred many people towards the absurdity […]
Chibok girls: Between Jonathan’s jests and Buhari’s banters
By Emmanuel Aziken There are indeed, few incidents that have defined the relationship between Nigerian leaders and the citizenry as the Chibok Girls affair that happened on us, six years ago. The kidnap of 276 girls from their school by the brutish jihadists was provoking enough to have stirred the passions of many world figures, […]
Has Buhari become lame duck?
By Emmanuel Aziken It is shocking that even with more than three years to run in his second term, that there are insinuations that President Muhammadu Buhari has become a lame duck. A lame-duck is an elected political office holder whose successor has been or will soon be chosen. It is a particularly remarkable period […]
Keep your salaries, return the Camry cars
By Emmanuel Aziken The global coronavirus pandemic has seemingly struck the chord of charity among Nigeria’s ruling class. The members of the House of Representatives said this week that they would donate two months’ salary to the COVID-19 relief efforts. As with everything money concerning the National Assembly, the donation is dogged in secrecy and […]
Buhari’s ‘problems’ with coronavirus
By Emmanuel Aziken The news that a daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari was in isolation following a recent trip to the United Kingdom put many newspaper editors in a quandary. Identifying the particular lady in quarantine was an issue. That was because the First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, who proactively informed Nigerians of the development, […]
