Mallam Abdullahi U. Maiyaki, a senior research fellow at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, NIIA, Lagos in this second edition of the Vanguard Media series on rethinking the judgment of ICJ and options before the Federal Government where the executive seems to be alone in conceding Bakassi provides fresh insights on options before President Goodluck Jonathan

In less than one month, Nigeria will forgo Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon unless Nigeria raises an appeal against the verdict of the Hague based International Court of Justice which awarded the sovereignty of Bakassi peninsula to the Central African country using the 1913 Anglo-German treaty as the basis of its decision.

Jumping from one inconclusive economic and political issue to another appears to be a factor that is fast defining the Presidency of Nigeria’s Dr. Goodluck Jonathan.

Hope was rekindled for the Power Sector when President Goodluck Jonathan appointed an electricity expert, Professor Barth Nnaji as the Minister of Power in 2011. Barely, 13 months after, the Minister resigned his appointment in an extreme controversial circumstance.

A great and historic advance in the running of government was made recently by President Goodluck Jonathan which jostled the nation when all the ministers in his cabinet signed the Performance Contract Agreement (PCA) during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja.