ONE of Africa’s great sons, the late Chinua Achebe, writes in his well-known novel, Things Fall Apart, that “when a man says yes his chi says yes also.” This quote is taken from chapter four of the novel where the central character, Okonkwo, dismisses insinuations that luck may have played a role in his life. As far as Okonkwo is concerned, he achieved all his successes in life through his fiery ambition and unbreakable will.

THE appointment of Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the Emir of Kano last weekend was a fulfillment of the former CBN governor’s long-standing craving for that symbol of traditional power. It is at once a personal victory as well as a sweet ‘revenge’ against the forces that battled and ultimately banished his late grandfather, Alhaji Muahmmadu Sanusi, the Emir of Kano from 1953-1963, into exile in Azare.

THE Imo Charter of Equity, just like similar versions in other states of the country, underlines the need to rotate key political offices among the constituent parts of the State. The whole purpose is to secure equity, justice and fairness which many people acclaim are fundamental to good neighbourliness and sustenance of peace and democracy in the country.

Governance describes the activities that ensure business is done according to established standards and goals. Risk involves strategically creating value and protecting value.

IT was Shakespeare in one of his philosophical treatises who asserted that “ambition is made of sterner stuff”. In this brief quote lies the philosophical underpinning of any aspiration or ambition for power that is worthwhile.