Having inherited an economy that was rapidly heading towards recession due to falling oil prices and lack of savings, the regime did not help matters when it failed to quickly define a new economic direction. The slow pace of forming the Federal cabinet further dampened the confidence of local and international stakeholders in our economy.

This is quite different from the scenario witnessed with the tobacco manufacturers who, for years, dithered and spent billions to slow down the efforts of regulators to ensure that warnings of the dangers of smoking were inscribed on cigarette packs.

RIVERS State, once again, wore the crimson portrait of a political war front on May 11, 2018 when a long-drawn exchange of gunfire between political gladiators stalled proceedings at the state’s Judiciary Complex in Port Harcourt.

IT is very reassuring that the Judiciary under Hon Justice Walter Nkanu Onnoghen, has seized the gauntlet in efforts to reduce corruption among members of the Bench. By so doing, the Judiciary has voluntarily keyed into the anti-graft programme President Muhammadu Buhari’s government.

Nigeria existed under dictatorship for 74 years (when the 46 years of British colonialism and 28 years of indigenous military rule are combined). It is not surprising that our political class still exhibits a lot of dictatorial reflexes at the various tiers of governance.