The race to the gubernatorial elections in Kogi State this year is intense and peculiar for several reasons. Apart from the fact that the incumbent has betrayed the trust of the people with non-performance that has made it impossible to pay workers’ salaries and execute projects, the issue of fair play and equity among the various zones have come to the front-burner. Of the three zones in the State, only the West – the second largest ethnic group, have never ruled the State. Therefore, it becomes pertinent to dissect the credentials of a prominent son of Kogi-west and what his candidacy portends for the State.

SINCE the inception of democracy in 1999, the National Assembly has been in a battle of supremacy between its members and the apparatchik of the party in power at the centre.

A London-based economic and political risk analyst that I have known for more than 10 years reached out to me a couple of weeks ago to ask this poignant question: “What’s going on in your country banking industry?” I wasn’t sure what he was after this time as he often calls me up to catch up on political and economic developments in Nigeria, whenever he was researching to do a report for clients.

The military regime of General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida inadvertently made June 12 a historic day Nigerians will never forget. It symbolises oppression, injustice and tyranny against the masses.

Okechukwu Enelamah was Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment in President Muhammadu Buhari’s first term. The medical doctor turned financial expert came into the cabinet with a rich private sector background, coming from African Capital Alliance, ACA, where he was co-founder and chief executive officer, CEO.