Independence address, endless promises no specifics
By Dele Sobowale Bayo Onanuga, the Senior Special Adviser to the President, accused critics of writing their responses without reading Tinubu’s address. That is certainly not true about me. In fact, the address was read to me by Uncle Sam, the Publisher of Vanguard, in his house – while asking for my comments on a […]
COVID-19 has clobbered 2020 budget into coma
Shakespeare, 1564-1616, must have had a situation like the one in which Nigeria now finds itself before pronouncing that: “All things do help the unhappy man to fall.” (Vanguard Nook of Quotations, VBQ p257).
COVID-19 has clobbered 2020 budget into coma
By Dele Sobowale Coronavirus: FG Considers Reviewing 2020 Budget” – Daily Independence, March 5, 2020, p 1. “55 Nigerian oil cargo unsold as demand tumbles” – Punch, March 6, 2020, p 23. Shakespeare, 1564-1616, must have had a situation like the one in which Nigeria now finds itself before pronouncing that: “All things do help […]
Caution on 2019 GDP growth report
FOR a country so long starved of any good news, even a minor triumph must be celebrated by all of us. A buoyant economy is, after all, still one of the pillars of a good society – if it can be sustained. Any small step in the right direction must be applauded. So, let me congratulate the Federal Government for this very modest achievement.
But before the Aso Rock “loudspeakers” and the Minister of Information inundate the media with cheap propaganda, the following observations need to be made about this result, otherwise, you can trust the President’s “Three Musketeers” of propaganda to make it appear as if Buhari has achieved the economic miracle of the century.
Caution on 2019 GDP growth report
By Dele Sobowale Manufacturing declines as 2.27% GDP growth surpasses IMF projection—Punch, Tuesday, February 25, 2020, p 35. FOR a country so long starved of any good news, even a minor triumph must be celebrated by all of us. A buoyant economy is, after all, still one of the pillars of a good society – […]
The North has already destroyed itself
We have been saying this for 20 to 30 years. If the North does not change, the North will destroy itself. The country is moving on. The quota system that everybody talks about must have a sunset clause —The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, Punch, February 19, 2020.
