Alhaji Tanko Yakassai, former Presidential Adviser in the Second Republic, has remained an ardent commentator on socio-political issues in Nigeria and does not shy away when the occasion demands his voice. With the recent resurgence of agitation by Northern governors for a review of the resource control law, the elder statesman bared his mind on what is responsible for the development and takes on those who are already on the prowl for the 2015 election, describing them as diversionary elements out to distract the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan from focusing o the delivery of democracy dividends to Nigerians. Excerpts:

Nseobong Akpabio, M.O.N, the Lagos State sector commander, Federal Road Safety Commission bares his mind on the new Lagos state traffic laws by Governor. Babatunde Fashola. He said that the law is imperative in the state to save lives that are lost as a result of road accident.

…Says Bini tradition does not stop the Oba from seeing the crown prince
Prince Edun Akenzua, the Enogie of Obazuwa and younger brother to the Benin monarch, Oba Erediauwa, is one of the few journalists that covered the civil war. He relishes his experience of the war in this interview and warns against any attempt to plunge the nation into a fresh war.

Since after the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State suffered defeat in the hands of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in the July 14, governorship election, the party has been embroiled into serious crisis. Some leaders of the group led by the former state representative, in the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr Matthew Iduoriyekenwen, called for the sack of the present state executive of the Party led by Chief Dan Orbih due to what they described as failure of the executive to lead the party to victory in all the elections that held in the past two years in the state.

When he assumed office about three months ago, the Ag Director-General of the Nigeria Television Authority, NTA, Alhaji Musa Mayaki, was confronted with a plethora of challenges. In this interview with journalists in Abuja, he said that in just about three months, 10 stations have returned to air.

When you meet a good man, you know. Like his Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Dikko Abubakar, the man at the helm of affairs at the Lagos State Police Command, Umar A. Manko, radiates goodness.

Federal Government College, Idoani, Akure had just received two sets of computers and Gbenga Sesan, who was in his third year, was too excited to try his hands on the devices. “Sorry, you can’t understand how to use them because they not for people like you”, a teacher rebuked him.

Alhaji Shettima Yerima, an activist and president of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, wonders why the Federal Government is yet to arrest politicians believed to be involved in the Boko Haram insurgency. The youth leader, who describes the president’s new initiative, the Almajiri School as crazy, canvasses the establishment of Arewa Ministry in order to tackle the myriad of problems confronting the North. Excerpts:

Former Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida clocked 71yrs last Friday. The celebration was low keyed as he chose to celebrate it with members of his immediate family with prayers in his hill top mansion, Minna, Niger State. However, on the eve of the birthday, the General who is still radiating as ever before, spoke with Journalists on some personal and national issues.

MANY, including his erstwhile military colleagues, have not come to terms yet with the fact that the pioneer Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, for Niger-Delta ex-militants, Air Vice Marshal, AVM, Lucky Ochuko Ararile, is now a traditional ruler.