Buhari ‘bankrupted’ Nigeria, but who ‘made’ him president? By Olu Fasan
So, here’s the first point. If Buhari bankrupted Nigeria, it’s also his party, APC, that bankrupted the country. Therefore, any attempt by Tinubu’s APC-led government to distance itself from the calamitous records of his party’s eight-year misrule under Buhari is tantamount to pulling the wool over the eyes of Nigerians, insulting their intelligence.
Student loans law: Tinubu’s populist and half-baked policy, By Olu Fasan
If government cannot afford a universal student loans scheme, it shouldn’t create such a discriminatory scheme that excludes large sections of society; that’s bad policy and may be even unconstitutional, as some senior lawyers argue!
EU report: Nigeria’s president cannot emerge through tainted polls, By Olu Fasan
Truth is, Nigeria won’t have credible elections until INEC is truly independent of the government and ruling party; sadly, INEC cannot escape allegations of partiality in this year’s elections
Fuel subsidy removal: What ‘courage’ really ‘possessed’ Tinubu? By Olu Fasan
For over eight years, since I started writing a weekly column in 2014, I repeatedly called for the abolition of the fuel subsidy. It distorted the economy and fed massive corruption. So, when, on his first day as president, Bola Tinubu scrapped the subsidy, I should be thrilled and excited. But far from it! Why? […]
PDP’s Gang of Five: A danger to Nigeria’s ‘representative’ democracy, By Olu Fasan
In theory, Nigeria is a representative democracy; in practice, it is not. Unlike in a direct democracy, where people determine how they are governed by voting on policies and laws themselves, in a representative democracy, they elect those who govern them, who make policies and laws for them. However, to be truly “representative”, a democracy […]
El-Rufai’s wish for an ‘Islamic Republic of Nigeria’, By Olu Fasan
Mallam Nasir el-Rufai is an unrepentant religious bigot; a militant Islamic supremacist, who believes Islam is superior to Christianity and should be privileged in national leadership. He doesn’t just hold these views, he actively pursues them. As governor of Kaduna State for eight years, until May this year, El-Rufai ran an Islamic government, with a […]
