IMF, President Tinubu and the transparency challenge
By Moshood Oshunfurewa If we are to reincarnate the late Chief Gani Oyesola Fawehinmi (1938–2009), a legendary Nigerian human rights lawyer, publisher, author, social critic, and Senior Advocate of the Masses (SAM), on the current budget imbroglio, 2% of GDP, and Gbaja/Adeyemi scandal, I might not mistake his line of words as thus: “Let us call […]
Peace Corps Bill and National Assembly Shenanigans
I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion – Alexander the Great
Lagos Land Use Charge: Breaking the eggs to make an omelette
Several decades ago when the great Tai Solarin wanted to establish the nexus between painful sacrifice and breakthroughs, he reached for a famous saying he credited to Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s illustrious first Prime Minister.
Between el-Rufai’s “Fire” and Labour’s “Fury”
The country has a better moral standing than the likes of el-Rufai who has demonstrated that he is not fit to hold public office or political position. He is an embarrassment to public office in Nigeria. He speaks out of both sides of the mouth. This is the same el-Rufai who once gate-crashed into one of NLC’s protests and pleaded to have NLC apron to be part of the protest
Ajimobi: Memories that will linger
By the time the administration of Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State ends on May 29, 2019, one thing would have become clear: Here was a governor that came and made a difference in the lives of the people, in rapid infrastructural renewal; who gave governance a new name and established a legacy of moving Oyo from a traditional society, to a modern one.
Delta APC’s 2015 failings, 2019 calculations and the Ogboru factor
For the first time, leaders of Delta’s opposition now appear largely united in one political party. The All Progressives Congress (APC) now boasts of the revolutionary Chief Great Ogboru, the strategic-thinking Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the positively aggressive Dr. Cairo Ojugbo, the top-level operator Dr. (Mrs) Mariam Ali, the youthful, brilliant Rt. Hon Victor Ochei, and a host of other major political actors in Delta.
