TORN between President Goodluck Jonathan and General Muhammadu Buhari as the choice of the 2015 presidential election, is the dilemma of the South-south electorate. What has happened to our man? Why is he in a tight corner? Has he met our expectations? If no, why did he fail to do so? Based on his over all performance, should he be given a second chance? Is Buhari a better alternative?

THE long-awaited report of the forensic audit of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) which the Federal Government hired PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to conduct has finally been released.

IT is amusing that when the President, Goodluck Jonathan, said corruption should be called by its true meaning, “stealing”, there were people who had a lot of disagreement with it. While there may be very sophisticated definitions and understanding of corruption, there is no doubt that with most Nigerian communities, the meaning is clearer when you say “ a man is a thief” than when you say “ a man is corrupt”.

THE dramatic departure of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo from the PDP marked a major turning point in the dynamics of national politics, which may not be easily recognized amid the high level propaganda war triggered by the electioneering season.

THERE is no doubt that “the taste of the pudding is in the eating”. Leadership is best appraised when an individual is placed under close watch before he or she was given responsibilities, during the period of assumed or relieved of such responsibilities. The essence is to check for competence, humility and element of arrogance (if any) usually associated with power.