If Mahmood Yakubu is given to introspection he should be asking himself what went wrong with the 2019 elections. The free, fair and credible polls the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, chairman promised Nigerians did not happen on February 23 and March 9.

CONSIDERING the characteristics of the Nigerian economy which had made it to be resistant to guidance and discipline and remained factor-driven for 58 years, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, deserve commendation for evolving and implementing policies that tend towards reinventing the structure of the economy to improve local production, expand the country’s industrial base and create more employment, a development that needs to be sustained going forward

CONGRESSIONAL leadership stability is a key feature of advanced democracies, particularly the United States of America. This is anchored on natural progression by ranking members into positions reserved for “wise men” held in high esteem by their peers, respected by the executive and trusted by the people. In the US Congress, the progression rule has been institutionalised, resulting in leadership stability in the Senate and the House of Representatives.

AS is commonplace in Nigeria, we  have again witnessed another avoidable tragedy that has claimed lives – including children – and left many heavy hearted. ItaFaaji was not the first of its kind, whether in Lagos or in Nigeria, or the first where children are losing their lives. In fact, one could easily read a news item from one of the earlier collapses and it will fit right into the story of ItaFaaji. Lagos, particularly, has become a hub for collapsed buildings.

There is usually unholy connivance between builders and some government agents on the one hand, and incompetence on part of builders. The government should be more interested in the quality of buildings. Also, many of the dilapidated buildings must be examined in the spirit and tenets of urban renewal. Where they need to be pulled down they should not hesitate to do so.