IN Nigeria, genuine patriotism is as difficult to come by as sustained political loyalty. If anything, Nigerians are loyal only to their own interests, especially in political circles.

By Lanre Aminu “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing” – Edmund Burke THE functions of law, according to Robert Carp and Roland Stidham, are  to protect individual liberties, provide for the general welfare of the people, protect individuals and property, provide order and predictability and […]

The invited guests were really shaken to see Ahmadu Bello so visibly shaken and in tears. After he was able to collect himself he profusely apologized and explained that Alhaji Ribadu was an upright gentleman who would always give him and the Prime Minister of the Federation honest advice no matter how bitter. He said that most people would normally tend to please him either because of some fear, veneration or expectation of some reward. But what he badly needed was honest advice. He was now much more poorer without Muhammed Ribadu.

The party cannot claim to have integrity when it is still holding on to the money it collected from aspirants. Good conduct and governance are best defined by equity and justice. What informed the choice of Soludo’s over the unarguably better qualified aspirants some of whom have laboured to establish the party in Anambra State over the past 10 years? Soludo may be very tall in learning but what of character?

ONE does not need to be an indigene of Anambra State to be deeply interested in the governorship election coming up there on February 6, 2010. It is not just because the outcome of the Anambra election would serve as a foretaste of what Nigerians should expect in the 2011 general elections.