Atiku is right, subsidy removal needs revisiting – 2
By Dele Sobowale Some called it lunacy; others were more polite in their condemnation of the idea of government reversing itself. Few did the rational thing when confronted with a proposal on a vital public interest. Most of Atiku’s traducers were political opponents; who were afraid that the idea might just be popular and could […]
FG employees, contractors, creditors headed for rough times
By Dele Sobowale “Tis is not the eating, tis not the drinking that is blamed; but, the excess.” John Selden, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ p 52. President Buhari’s government as well as those depending on it for their monthly stipend are in for difficult times in the last five months of this administration. For […]
We are in big trouble and no leader in sight
By Dele Sobowale “One third of the world economy will enter recession –IMF. Report, January3, 2023. “World Bank downgrades Nigeria’s growth forecast to 2.9%. Report, January 12, 2023 While most of the world’s Presidents and Prime Ministers are now deeply worried by the projections from the IMF and the World Bank about inevitable global recession […]
Buhari, Emefiele, and cabal plot to seize CBN
By Dele Sobowale “In the absence of the cash, there must be the lash.”Frederick Douglass, 1818-1895, Black American Nationalist. It is always sad when what would have been a great career ends in petty politics. It is a matter of cash. The attempt to arrest theGovernor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN by the […]
When presidential best is not good enough
By Dele Sobowale “We are big in size and population, facing many challenges, but in many areas, we are trying. In seven-and-half years, I have done my best” – Muhammadu Buhari, December 14, 2022, USA Poor Buhari, his last five and half months in office will certainly deflate his ego; based on self-deceit. When he […]
The Minister of Aviation hell bent on leaving messy legacy
By Dele Sobowale “God grant me the will to change the things I can change; the serenity to accept things I cannot change; and the wisdom to know the difference.” Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and his boss, President Buhari, have probably not heard of that prayer. Otherwise, the last minute rush to get Nigeria Air airborne […]
