“We stand by Gov. Simon Bako Lalong and we call on Lalong to contest the forthcoming Governorship election”.   This is one popular sound bite that is propagated by the generality of Plateau citizens across the State preparatory to the upcoming 2019 elections. It assumed a bold inscription on banners carried by women and youths in […]

In one of those instances of fuel scarcity in Lagos State, I drove to a fuel station, and, like the other motorists, parked my car in the line for petrol. In a more sane society, motorists will sit in their cars, and inch their way up, as the line moves, to the fuel pump and buy petrol. But because of our general distrust of the Nigerian system, we, of course, doubted that the pump attendants will impartially dispense fuel on the basis of first come first serve.

Are they feeding dragons and dinosaurs? If they need this huge amount to feed just dogs and horses what would be used for the welfare of the citizens of this country. If this huge amount would be wasted on just animals in the name of security, then the voting system should be changed. People should be allowed to vote online or through text messages from the comfort of their homes. The 317million should be put to better use.

On October 29, 2014, Muhammadu Buhari, while commenting on the defection of the then Speaker of the House of Representatives said, ‪“I will like to thank Aminu Tambuwal for what he did yesterday (defecting from PDP). Taking such a remarkable risk and sending everybody on holidays till December is an achievement”.

PRESIDENT  Muhammadu Buhari, who went into the 2015 presidential election on the crest of a countrywide approbation as a man of integrity, could not have come better recommended by Nigerians for the task of clearing the nation’s Augean stables.