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An open letter to Kingsley Ogundu Chinda

An open letter to Kingsley Ogundu Chinda

All human beings are flawed be cause we are all mere mortals. And even those who are essentially decent sometimes do the wrong thing.  Kingsley Chinda is a kinsman of Nyesom Wike, the overbearing FCT Minister and ex-Governor of Rivers State. They both hail from the same Ikwerre ethnic group and local government area; and […]
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Readers’ Responses

Readers’ Responses

Last week, I praised President Goodluck Jonathan for appointing Major-General Kenneth Minimah as Chief of Army Staff (I said he had a good reputation and felt that those who were criticising Jonathan – simply because Minimah is a fellow Ijaw – were being unfair).

Thank you, Mr president!

Thank you, Mr president!

Major-General Kenneth Minimah, was recently appointed Chief of Army Staff; and I’d like to seize this opportunity to express gratitude to President Jonathan for bestowing such a huge honour on a gentleman soldier from my state.

Police permits

Police permits

LAST week, I commented on a political rally that resulted in a major clash between the police and supporters of Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi.

Stop this madness!

Stop this madness!

MY home state, Rivers, is currently in turmoil and has, for the past few months, been both a theatre of war and a theatre of the absurd.

Leadership matters more than ministers!

Leadership matters more than ministers!

MANY Nigerians and foreigners are convinced that Nigeria cannot move forward significantly until Mr President totally or partially reshuffles his Cabinet.