Osun: Three Candidates, One Verdict and a State at the Crossroads, by Emmanuel Aziken
With campaign activities concluded and the electorate voting today for a governor, the contest has moved beyond the noise of rallies, endorsements and political promises. What remains is the hard arithmetic of voter mobilisation and the capacity of the leading parties to translate their structures into ballots. Fifteen candidates are on the ballot, but the […]
Could the 10th National Assembly be our worst? By Emmanuel Aziken
It was under their scrutiny that billions of naira was expended on school feeding during the lockdown, a whole nation was scammed in the form of a new national airline, millions of invisible persons enrolled into a palliative programme, trillions of naira expended on an opaque petrol subsidy regime and so on
A biblical perspective of President Tinubu, By Emmanuel Aziken
Tinubu has crafted the National Assembly leadership in his image with his personal nominees fitted in as President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives
The tale of two professors at JAMB and INEC, By Emmanuel Aziken
Inevitably, the solid performance by JAMB in defending its system is now being compared to what many regard as the inconsistencies in the assertions of the Yakubu led INEC
The political dimension to Davido’s eruptions, By Emmanuel Aziken
As many Nigerians know, Davido is not just an ordinary musician. He has along the way also espoused political ideas emitting from the inclinations of his family
What happened to Festus Okoye? By Emmanuel Aziken
Of course, Okoye may not have acted directly to impinge the integrity of the ballot, but his decision to defend the worst presidential election in Nigeria since the Maurice Iwu era is befuddling
Police should kill bandits, not democracy in Plateau, Nasarawa, By Emmanuel Aziken
Arguably the best Inspector General of Police since the exit of Solomon Arase, Nigeria’s top police shot, IGP Usman Alkali Baba appears to have now run himself into an unnecessary controversy. Given the foibles of the ruling political class, he had within reasonable expectations held his dignity in the face of the rascality of political […]
Can Tinubu control Nigeria the way he holds Lagos? By Emmanuel Aziken
For a man who has successfully pinned down his Lagos political rivals to submission, suggestions as to whether President Bola Tinubu could transform Nigeria into his political image is now a matter of debate. Considering the cavalier surrender of the likes of Chief Bode George, and before then, his former political combatant, Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe, […]
How Tinubu can escape Buhari’s first booby trap
By Emmanuel Aziken It’s an irony that the fortunes of the Nigerian petroleum industry were at the worst under the longest serving minister of petroleum in the country’s history, Muhammadu Buhari. Even more astounding is the fact that the last eight-year spell was not Buhari’s first time as minister of petroleum, having occupied that portfolio […]
Understanding why Buhari failed
By Emmanuel Aziken The unusual turnout of travelers at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja yesterday, the last working day of the Muhammadu Buhari administration could be interpreted in various ways by political pundits. Some could have seen the mass movement through the airport as indicative of the claim that people like Chief Bode George […]
Akpabio, Umahi and the Argument on Separation of Powers
By Emmanuel Aziken It has been distressing hearing the outgoing governor of Ebonyi State, Deacon David Umahi justify his decision to withdraw from the Senate leadership contest on the premise of the guidance given him by the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Though Umahi’s prospects had not received any serious consideration, the justification for him dropping out in […]
