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 […]
The joy in Abia and the gloom in Nigeria
By Emmanuel Aziken The landscape in Abia State burst out in unbridled expression of joy last Wednesday evening after the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC finally declared the outcome of the governorship election in the state. The joy was so effusive that even the outgoing state governor, Dr Okeize Ikpeazu under whose name some folks […]
Plateau, Lagos, Edo and other exciting election battles of today
By Emmanuel Aziken Nigerians go to the polls today to elect governors in 28 states of the federation. The eight states not conducting governorship elections, however, will join the other states in electing brand new state legislative houses. Given the constitutional powers of the state legislative houses in determining the fate of governors, it is […]
An attempt to defend Professor Mahmood Yakubu
By Emmanuel Aziken Against the background of dashed hopes and the intrigues that shadowed the conduct of the 2023 presidential election, it is difficult for anyone with a clear conscience to rush to the defence of Prof Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Given that Yakubu is a professor of […]
From running mate to mature mate: Atiku and Peter Obi
By Emmanuel Aziken Appearing on Channels Television on Thursday night, the last day of the campaign, Daniel Bwala, the articulate spokesman of Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP presidential candidate was unabashedly fixated on Peter Obi. He was so absorbed in demarketing Peter Obi that the anchor, Seun Okinbaloye on at least four occasions […]
Understanding the Governors fight for old Naira Notes
By Emmanuel Aziken Many are still grappling to understand the undercurrents that led Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State to take on his onetime mentor, President Muhammadu Buhari. The relationship between Buhari and El-Rufai had not too long ago been projected by the graphics of the governor kneeling to greet the president during recent encounters. […]
