The 7th bid of Atiku – Fani-Kayode
In 1993, he contested the Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential primaries and lost to MKO Abiola. In 2007, he contested as the Action Congress (AC) presidential candidate in the general elections and finished third behind Umaru Yar’Adua and Muhammadu Buhari. In 2011, he lost the PDP presidential primaries to incumbent Goodluck Jonathan.
On one Nigeria I stand
All the noise about Buhari having an agenda to Islamise Nigeria can not be substantiated. Those who peddle the rumour are out to pitch Muslims against Christians to create crisis. Their goal is to see Nigeria disintegrate
Constituency Accountability: Lessons from US Congress
If legislators cannot develop strategies and devices for coping or filtering requests for assistance, any opening to constituents to see legislators – such as office hours, constituency visits, etc. – may be quickly overloaded to a point that legislators will not have the time to perform any of their responsibilities effectively
A nation besieged by rats
Nigeria is under the intimidation of rats. Even in the prestigious Aso Rock, the exalted seat of government, rats dared rush in where angels feared to tread. They seemed to have formed part of Aso Rock cabal, the jackals and the hyenas who occupy exalted positions.
UPP: Self-determination through restructuring
Not even a sworn enemy would succeed in discountenancing the contribution of Chief Chekwas Okorie to the struggle of Ndigbo for political reckoning in Nigeria. Such, would be a long, weak, tortuous and hectic struggle.
The Law and Witchcraft
Agbara police station, 20 years ago. Then youths were earnestly yearning for Abacha. An elderly man shuffled past me in leg cuffs. Why did they shackle limp limbs. His kinsman , a Lagos rich man, wanted him locked away for life. The rich man had fixed his daughter’s traditional wedding for his village. He would host the cream of the society. The old man sent a message to him. He would need to pay for weather.
