THE government’s position is supported by notable constitutional lawyers, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN) and one-time Secretary of Education, Prof. Ben Nwabueze (SAN) as well as the Second Republic Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Richard Akinjide (SAN), among others.

DEMOCRACY appears to be on the reverse gear with the current happenings in the country. The desperation of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to remain in power by hook and crook is becoming more and more manifest daily.

THE protracted efforts by some political parties to merge into a mega political group should have been commendable but for their warped and negative rationalisation for doing so.

THE decision of the nation’s Council of States, led by President Goodluck Jonathan, to pardon the former BayelsaState governor, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha and other ex-convicts, has continued to generate ripples in and out of Nigeria.

AT a church service to mark his birthday anniversary on April 4 last year, Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole told the audience interesting stories of his growing days in his native home of Iyamho, Etsako West council area of Edo State where he was born 60 years ago. Of particular interest was the story that the natives, including his father, would dash into the bush at the approach of tax collectors and resurface when signalled that the invading government officials had left.