Choosing a cabinet is undoubtedly one of the most important ways in which a governor can exercise power over the whole conduct of government. But what is not always understood is how real the constraints under which such choices take place. One has to achieve even distribution across the state.

SO instead of destroying the local refineries, government should conduct a census of the number of people engaged, evaluate their process of refining and their crude oil demand not with the intention of punishing those involved but with a view to having them documented and licensed after appropriate regulatory framework has been put in place.

IT is an African philosophy that whoever is born into a society, and has the privilege to survive childhood, should endeavour to have a good view of how the environment he or she was born into, looked like.

THE new trend in almost all the states of South East and South West Nigeria is to ban Motorcycle (Okada) riders, and if nothing is done, state governments will completely wipe out that sector without blinking as is usual in treating the people, in this country.

AS you read this piece, former governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, might be on his way to the home of another prominent monarch. In the last couple of weeks, he has embarked on cross-country visitations, preaching good governance, leadership and now Igbo integration.

IN elementary economics class,we were taught that the preponderance of natural resources in certain locations is one of the major considerations for locating extractive industries in the area.

CLIMATE change is a worldwide phenomenon but a second look at the topic suggests that Nigeria may be immune from it.

THE current floods being experienced along the River Benue and River Niger should not be allowed to occur in future. A new operations regime that will ensure safe operations at dams and their associated reservoirs should be put in place for all dams in Nigeria.

In May 2006, at the heat of the Third Term, a serving Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, told his colleagues that “My constituents, my family and I support tenure elongation of four more years for the President and my governor.” But that was not the issue.

SINCE the establishment of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, about six years ago, the body has been striving hard not only to prove to the Nigerian Muslims and the government that it has the capacity to make things work, but also ensure that the unnecessary and avoidable hardship experienced by pilgrims become a thing of the past.

WHEN will an end come to the progressive decay of federal roads in the South East? How long more will the people endure the bumpy ride?

HIS citation drew tears and produced a sense of pride among his compatriots at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua International Conference Center on February 10 when the African Child Foundation unveiled an exhibition of the 1349 books written by Anthony Ugochukwu Aliche, a professor of philosophy and recipient of numerous academic and literary awards at the international arena.

Chief Alex Ekwueme is, in many respects, Nigeria’s version of Heracles in the Greek mythology. He is a paragon of unusual courage, ingenuity, and strength, whose battle with the military rule is synonymous with Heracles’ terrific and heroic encounter with the hydra-headed chthonic monsters.

PAYING a tribute to Alex Ekwueme is not such an easy task, especially when you consider his diverse array of accomplishments in community philanthropy, architecture, academics, politics and the Church.

AS Nigerians continue to celebrate the success of the just-concluded governorship election in Ondo State, it is important to note that although the president would naturally have wanted his party, the PDP, to win the governorship election in the State, the fact that he has never abused the enormous powers of the presidency to influence the outcome of elections shows that he is a man of his words, a committed democrat and a President who believes in the rule of law and the supremacy of the will of the people.