Vote-Buying taken to the limits
WE are almost impelled to start today’s piece on the hypothesis that money is the sole determinant of electoral outcomes in Nigeria. In every election, the two major political parties spend big and win big while the small parties spend virtually nothing and win virtually nothing.
Governors in danger of breaking the law over minimum wage
For too long, Nigeria placed all her reliance on revenue from oil. But so soon, we have reached a point where oil is now receiving a bashing from every direction – the price is plummeting; the vandals are stealing a good part of the oil we produce; and the little that is left by the oil thieves, no one wants to buy. Triple tragedy!
Smuggling, seizures and dubious disposals
When people do the same thing the same old way and keep expecting different results, that is the very definition of foolery. Nigeria is one country where we simply laugh when calamity strikes and after that, life continues.
Committees of all Chiefs, no Indians
WHEN an organisation no longer knows what to do, it starts grappling with everything. That is when the loss of one genuine purpose leads to the pursuit of a dozen pseudo purposes. That is also when the organisation begins to work at cross purposes with other organisations.
Land Use Charge as modern-day Robin Hood
AS Edo State, nay the Oshiomhole-led administration, clocks seven, we congratulate the administration on successfully navigating the mucky waters of Edo politics.
Senate confirmation, business unusual
THE Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria requires that the President’s nominees for appointment into the top echelon of government – Ministers, Judges, Ambassadors, Chairmen and Members of Federal Executive Bodies – must be subjected to a screening process in what has become known as the Advice and Consent of the Senate.
