When the pressure persisted, Governor Simon Bako Lalong succumbed.  He said on his declaration, “I am yielding to pressure to declare to re-contest Governorship election in Plateau State.  I know several groups have endorsed me, some have printed posters as a sign of their support…”

What is going on in Osun state right now is nothing short of political theatre. It is keeping us all entertained, but it has also turned so many observers into emergency lawyers. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the Osun Gubernatorial election of September 22 inconclusive and has ordered a supplementary election at seven polling centres in four local councils on September 27.

IN Nigeria today, our imagination go wide at the mention of some  states. The reason for this is not far fetched. For example, at the mere mention of Borno, you think Boko Haram; you hear Benue, you think herdsmen; and of course, when you remember Zamfara, you think of bandits,  killing thousands across the state. If bandits were the only problem in Zamfara state, we may  not  need to worry.  But, let’s  leave the security apparatus at the state and federal levels to deal vehemently with the bandits and restore normalcy in the state. Sadly, bandits are not the only problems in Zamfara, governance, bad  governance is at the heart of the matter.

As the 2019 general elections approach, Abia State is agog as different groups and communities in the stat jostle among themselves to host and celebrate one of their brightest stars, known to some as the “Scholar in Governance”, to others as the “Silent Achiever” and, yet, to some others, as the “Caterpillar Revolutionist” for his many sides rolled into the singular vision of making Abia great and prosperous.

THERE are four things of strategic importance which are lacking largely in most African economies and have resulted in the retardation of growth and development and prevalence of poverty in the vastly endowed continent.