Dr Doyin Okupe, Senior Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, in this interview, dismisses the claim that his principal has not performed Looking at the performance of President Goodluck Jonathan in the last two years that he has been steering the affairs of the nation, the programmes and projects that he has initiated in the transformation agenda, can you say he has justified the mandate given to him?

Sharing roads with container-laden trucks is a constant source of worry to motorists. In Lagos, where Oshodi-Apapa Expressway leads to the ports, truckers constitute authorities unto themselves, and chaos is the result. So when Chief Chris Orode talks of rebranding the trucking business, everyone should listen and hope. In 2005, when the Maritime Organisation of West and Central Africa, MOWCA, decided to set up a specialised bank for the sub-sector, Orode headed the team that toured 17 of the 25 MOWCA countries.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was set up by former President Olusegun Obasanjo to curb financials crimes in the country to reposition the nation’s economy for tangible growth and development. Since its establishment, the Commission has prosecuted many individuals including former governors and influential business men in Nigeria.

Sonny Chu Okongwu, an economist, was minister of national planning, 1985-1986; and minister of finance, 1986-1990; under the Babangida administration. At 79, he takes us through the journey of his life, from the colonial period when he was a journalist at Daily Times.

Ambassador Sulaiman Dahiru is a retired diplomat who served Nigeria in many capacities, including being the Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Consul General in Karachi, Pakistan, and the Ambassador to the Republic of Sudan. He speaks on the significance of Nigeria’s election into the United Nations Security Council.