Senator Abdullahi Adamu at 80: A life of service, wisdom and grace (2), by Usman Sarki
“Salus populi suprema lex esto” (“The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law”), Roman maxim The first part of this series reflected upon the life, character and formative influences that shaped Senator (Dr.) Abdullahi Adamu, CON, Turakin Keffi, into one of the foremost public figures of his generation. It suggested that the enduring measure […]
Dakuku Peterside and Rational Analysis of National Politics (Part II), by Usman Sarki
“Every unguarded highway, every burnt out village, chips away at the argument that appointments alone satisfy regional expectations”, Dakuku Peterside, “2027: Battle for the Soul of the North“ The challenge before Nigeria as it approaches the 2027 elections is not merely about who wins or loses power; or who gets appointed into what office, it is about […]
Dakuku Peterside and the rational analysis of national politics (1), by Usman Sarki
Ultimately, 2027 must not be about North versus South, or Fulani versus Ijaw or Igbo, or APC versus PDP versus ADC. It must be about results. It must be a test of leadership, competence, and empathy.”— Dakuku Peterside “2027: Battle for the Soul of the North” It really doesn’t take too much to be objective if […]
The Dollar fetish, SUVs and the colonisation of the African mind, by Usman Sarki
“The colonized is elevated above his jungle status in proportion to his adoption of the mother country’s cultural standards”,– Frantz Fanon, Black Skin, White Masks In the nineteenth century, many African communities exchanged their lands and even their kin for beads, mirrors, trinkets, and other fanciful objects of vanity that European traders dangled before them. These […]
Why Northern Nigeria Matters: Lessons from Mr. E. D. Morel’s Journey of 1909, by Usman Sarki
“Profound definitions do not refute superficial ones, but, supplementing them, include them in themselves“- Georgi Plekhanov Defining Nigeria today or, for that matter, in 1909, must proceed from the perceptive recognition of the profound place that the North occupies in the formation of the country. It is a historical fact proven by contemporary realities, that without […]
The National Assembly, the Nation-State and the “National Question” (2), by Usman Sarki
“They have not to recapitulate the past, but to build up the future”– Karl Marx In the discussion of the “National Question”, we Nigerians must not be reduced to recapitulating the past but actually to be seized with building up the future of our country. We must be made aware that the “National Question” remains a recurring […]
