The article by Ben Nanaghan in Sunday Vanguard of 3 October, 2010 was to say the least, an unfair charge against Dr Raymond Dokpesi, the Director General of Ibrahim Babangida Campaign Organisation. The attempt to dent his credentials tended to instigate a rebellion against the leadership of the campaign organisation. Unfortunately for Nanaghan, Dokpesi still has his honour intact.

There has been so much confusion, misunderstanding and misinformation about who actually moved the motion for Nigeria’s independence. Given the fact that Nigeria was 50 years old on October 1 and it marked our jubilee year as an independent nation, I believe it is time to set the record straight and bring this matter to closure. And in order to do so successfully we must be guided by facts and historical records and not by sentiment or political considerations.

It is no longer news that Governor T. A. Orji of Abia State has since gone back to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party {PDP} on which platform he made a foray into the murky waters of politics way back in 2006. Consequently, this endeavour will not dwell on a belated issue which we are already at home with.

Amid the scramble for the tickets of the political parties ahead of the 2011 polls, each of the states has its own dynamics. It is this dynamism that will decide the political direction and the fate of aspirants come next year. In Kwara State, former Senate leader and political heavyweight, Dr. Olusola Saraki, endorsed Senator Gbemisola Rukayyah Saraki as the preferred candidate for the Government House in Ilorin.

Election year, in all democratic world, always comes with drama and frills.

The Nigerian political sphere paced into frenetic activism since Attahiru Jega mounted the saddle as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) about two months ago.