Institutional Memory, Professional Knowledge and the CORFEPS Journal
By Tunji Olaopa The Council of Retired Federal Permanent Secretaries (CORFEPS) is an association of patriotic former public servants that embodies administrative experiences, institutional memories and professional knowledge that could pull a lot of political and administrative weight within the reform imperative to transform governance architecture, the civil service and its ecosystem. As a multidisciplinary […]
Lucky Aiyedatiwa: A steady hand in Ondo as election approaches
By Femi Adeniyi When Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa took over the reins of leadership following the demise of his predecessor, the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, many might have viewed his elevation as a mere twist of fate. Yet, in the ten months since he took office, Aiyedatiwa has demonstrated a remarkable ability to govern, delivering the […]
The Okpara model and Otu’s visionary approach to leadership
By LINUS OBOGO In a fractured, fragmented and ruptured polity such as ours, where echoes of visionary leadership are a rarity, that of the late Premier of Nigeria’s defunct Eastern Region, Dr. Michael I. Okpara not only resonated penultimate week, but the embers of his legacy glowed and illuminated the entire hall of Shehu Yar’Adua Centre […]
A woman of pleasant contrasts
By YUSUPH OLANIYONU Watching Mrs. Toyin Saraki from far and close quarters for about a decade since I started working for her husband, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, one cannot but take note of the many contrasts she represents. In her looks, her association with young people, many of whom she mentors, and her embrace of modern […]
CBN’s bold move at NIRSAL
By TONI KAN A wag once said that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. This aphorism is important in considering the news from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, announcing the sack of the board and executive directors of the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agriculture Lending, NIRSAL. Those affected include the […]
Plaudits as Abiodun breaks 21-year jinx on Ewekoro Road
By Kayode Akinmade NIGERIA returned to civil rule in 1999 after decades of military dictatorship, but democracy didn’t always bring dividends. Ask the long-suffering people of Ewekoro, Ogun State, who for years watched their businesses ruined and many lives lost on the 70-kilometre Abeokuta-Ifo-Ota-Lagos Expressway. Governors came and promises were made, but the people saw no […]
