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 […]
Cows are not ‘citizens of Nigeria’; they have no constitutional rights
By Olu Fasan The current Attorney General and Minister of Justice of Nigeria, Abubakar Malami, SAN, is a sophist who puts a wrong interpretation on the Constitution ostensibly for sectional interests. His specious reasoning and false arguments have not gone well with his fellow lawyers, but that hasn’t stopped him from engaging in sophistry. Recently, […]
Buhari’s race for legacy: Six years gone, well, barely two left
By Olu Fasan This week, on Saturday, May 29, President Muhammadu Buhari will be six years in office. Well, as he’s constitutionally allowed a maximum of eight years in office, he has just two years left. But, given that the next presidential election is on February 18, 2023, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission, […]
Asaba declaration: Nigeria must be restructured to survive
Truth is, restructuring is the defining issue of our time, the main issue in Nigerian politics, and the answer to Nigeria’s existential threat; Nigeria must adapt, be restructured, to survive! By Olu Fasan The historic demand for restructuring by governors of the Southern states of Nigeria at their meeting in Asaba, Delta State, on May […]
Coup allegations: Buhari rejects dialogue in favour of intimidation
By Olu Fasan Lest we forget. President Muhammadu Buhari, a retired army general, is a veteran of military coups. In his old job as a soldier, he participated in some coup d’états and overthrew a democratically-elected president to become a military head of state. Perhaps, then, it’s understandable that, as an elected president, he is […]
Nigeria’s woeful international rankings expose its utter fragility
By Olu Fasan Take any cross-country global ranking, Nigeria is at,or near, the bottom of it. The latest is the inaugural Chandler Good Government Index, CGGI, published last week. The index ranked countries according to government capabilities and effectiveness. So, how did Nigeria perform? Well,woefully! Out of the 104 countries surveyed, Nigeria ranked 102nd, beating only […]
