FG alleviating poverty with propaganda
By Dele Sobowale “Economic policies should be assessed based on their impact on the welfare of citizens. Any economic policy that does not improve on the welfare of the people is inherently ineffective.” Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, July 16, 2026. Tinubunomics, based on HRH Sanusi’s measure of economic policy effectiveness, has, so far, been […]
Caveat Emptor: Nigeria Air and airport concession
By Dele Sobowale “It is the buyer’s fault if he fails to ask if the horse is blind. — Anon. VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p 24. Executive lawlessness is as much a part of the Buhari administration as African time is endemic to Nigeria. When on Friday, March 24, 2023, a newspaper report announced […]
Prolonged cash scarcity and the boomerang effect (4)
“Always beware of unintended consequences.” — Anonymous We learnt in primary schools in the 1940s to 60s several English proverbs. One says “a rolling stone gathers no moss.” Mosses are those tiny green plants which cling to stone standing still for a long time. People like me, who have moved through different business sectors, have […]
I feel very sorry for the next Head of State
By Dele Sobowale not accept if nominated; and I will not serve if elected” – William T Sherman, 1820-1891, American Civil War General, in 1884I feel very sorry for the next Head of State If you think everybody is dying to become President of his country; then think again. Sherman, a victorious General, was highly-favoured […]
When a president promotes economic anarchy
By Dele Sobowale “Decency, security and liberty alike, demand that government officials shall be subject to the same rules of conduct that are commands to the citizen. In a government of laws, existence of the government will be imperilled if it fails to observe the law scrupulously. Our government is the potent, omnipresent teacher. For […]
FUEL SCARCITY AND BAD LEADERSHIP
By Dele Sobowale “As a people normally gets the government it deserves, so a society normally receives the punishment it asks for.” Robert Ardrey in SOCIAL CONTRACT. Anarchy reigns in the Nigerian fuel sector today. Nigerians were warned in 2018 when President Buhari and Vice President Osinbajo launched their re-election campaign on the dubious platform of […]
