Bamanga Tukur and the In-Law Battle That Wrecked PDP, by Emmanuel Aziken
By the time Alhaji Bamanga Tukur entered the last major chapter of his public career as National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, he had already built a name that did not depend on politics. Indeed, politics was only one strand in an extraordinary career spanning port administration, business, government and pan-African economic advocacy. Tukur, […]
Ado Doguwa warns of “Blood and Tears” — but his Asiwaju cap tells another story, by Emmanuel Aziken
One of the most articulate men to have passed through the House of Representatives in the Fourth Republic, Alhaji Alhassan Ado Doguwa, again demonstrated his mastery of parliamentary rhetoric last Tuesday as lawmakers debated the worsening insecurity in the country. A former journalist turned politician, Doguwa has walked a path as colourful as it is controversial, […]
Southeast APC leaders and Nnamdi Kanu: The failure of courage, by Emmanuel Aziken
When Senator Orji Uzor Kalu recently paraded himself in an attire emblazoned with “Tinubu 2027” insignia and Governor Hope Uzodimma became a regular sight at the Abuja Airport waving goodbye to President Bola Tinubu or welcoming him back from foreign trips, a certain impression was created. Their public performance of loyalty suggested that the Igbo […]
PDP: The betrayal of Lamido as Mutfwang, Kefas weigh options, by Emmanuel Aziken
One of the most astonishing acts of political absurdity in recent Nigerian politics is the report that the faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, loyal to Governors Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State produced only one set of nomination forms for the now–disputed national convention scheduled for Ibadan today. By this […]
The untold political trial of Peter Obi, by Emmanuel Aziken
Undoubtedly, the greatest significance of today’s governorship election in Anambra State lies not merely in who wins or loses, but in the symbolic weight it carries as the first major election to be supervised by the new leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). After years of controversies, legal tussles, and credibility questions trailing the Professor […]
When Okpebholo’s praise-singers go from Tinubu to Jesus, by Emmanuel Aziken
For a long time, many had chosen to look away from the gradual erosion of political reasoning in Edo State under Governor Monday Okpebholo, often excusing it as a natural reaction to the years of unpleasantness under his predecessor, Governor Godwin Obaseki. But as the dust of Obaseki’s turbulent reign begins to settle and the former governor […]
