Broken politics: Deeply flawed primaries point to a messy 2027, by Olu Fasan
The morning foretells the day. Early signs can indicate how a day will unfold. In that sense, the recent presidential, gubernatorial and legislative primaries foretell a very messy general election next year. Over the past two weeks, the media have been awash with endless stories about deeply flawed party primaries. The primaries betray a political […]
APC’s presidential candidate: Buhari’s choice will shape his legacy
By Olu Fasan THERE is a confluence of events next week that bears strongly on President Muhammadu Buhari. First, on Sunday, May 29, he marks his seventh year in office, and his penultimate as president. Second, the same day and the next, May 30, his party, All Progressives Congress, APC, elects his successor as presidential […]
2023 presidency: Nigeria faces deeper turbulence without power shift
By Olu Fasan SO what? That’s the key question for thinking through the future consequences of any action. As a critical-thinking tool, it forces you to identify the possible implications of your action. Well, let’s apply this test to the 2023 presidency. Of course, there are many “so-what?” questions about 2023, but my focus here […]
National rebirth? Nigeria needs unity government, not interim contraption
By Olu Fasan CHIEF Afe Babalola, SAN, a distinguished legal icon and elder statesman, was recently in the eye of the storm for advocating the postponement of next year’s general elections and the establishment of an interim government to restructure Nigeria and create a new Constitution. Few comments by prominent Nigerians have provoked such an […]
2023: Osinbajo’s declaration and the viciousness of attack dogs
By Olu Fasan DAMNED if you do, damned if you don’t! That saying captures the dilemma Vice President Yemi Osinbajo faced on whether or not to run for president next year. If he decided to run, as he now has, he would be viciously attacked, as he now is. If he decided not to run, […]
Lagos State APC’s politics is a cesspool; it stinks to high heaven
By Olu Fasan A FEW years ago, I met some local government chairmen and councillors from Lagos State. They came to London for a week’s training, and the organisers invited me to teach them the principles and practices of public policy and local governance. I spent two days with them. In those two days, I […]
