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 […]
Beware! Coronavirus can lead to more power abuse in Nigeria
By Olu Fasan THIS is an opportune time for despots and autocrats around the world. The coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic has given them the cover to introduce bad laws and violate human rights. They are using the crisis to grab more powers and trample upon the rule of law. Nigeria is prone to such flagrant […]
COVID-19 calls for visible national leadership: Buhari fails the test
By Olu Fasan COMETH the hour, cometh the man! Well, in Nigeria, the hour has come, but not the man. All over the world, the coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic is demanding visible national leadership, requiring leaders to engage openly with their citizens. As someone said: “Faced with the global pandemic, people are looking to their […]
Nigeria can’t cope with global pandemics amid vanishing oil revenue
By Olu Fasan EARLIER this month, shortly before the global outbreak of the Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, the price of oil tumbled from $68 to $30 per barrel. It’s a double whammy for oil-dependent countries, but particularly Nigeria, one of the world’s most volatile economies. With oil accounting for 96 per cent of […]
Sanusi’s dethronement: The will of God or an act of man?
By Olu Fasan THE deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, ascribed his dethronement to the will of God as he did his enthronement. “The one who gives, has taken,” he said. But, in truth, Sanusi’s dethronement and his earlier enthronement were products of political machinations, of calculated human actions, to which God was merely […]
Feudalism is the root cause of the North’s existential decline
By Olu Fasan AS I was about to write this week’s column, the news came via Twitter that the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, had been dethroned. He was deposed on March 9, just over a month after he warned that: “If the North does not change, the North will destroy itself.” Sanusi’s dethronement […]
