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I laugh whenever hypocritical Buharimaniacs proclaim that the President is fighting corruption. This is because Buhari and his party not only harbour some of the most horribly corrupt Nigerians, they also celebrate with fanfare the harvest of PDP members they had previously accused of gargantuan corruption into their fold
Read More In the First Republic, the Akintola-led faction of the Yoruba political class tried to supplant Ndigbo by forming an alliance with the NPC in the competition for patronage that flowed from Balewa’s government
Read More As one acute observer of Nigerian politics noted, political violence has almost become the second nature of Nigerian politicians which usually manifests itself through both inter-party as well as intra-party feuds
Read More It is necessary to point out that the traditional British parliamentary system bequeathed to Nigerians by the colonialists was unsuitable for the country
Read More Dr. Azikiwe and top leaders of the NCNC reasoned that having fought and sacrificed so much for political freedom, it was preferable to allow the north produce the first Prime Minister so that independence would be attained as soon as possible
Read More Truth is, when you allow impunity in small doses, you’re bound to get bigger dose of bad behaviour. That is how bad habits are formed
Read More On the national stage, the preoccupation of Ahmadu Bello and his closest allies was to maintain and consolidate northern political domination of Nigeria, a mindset that has remained relatively unchanged among the dominant segment of the northern ruling elite till now
Read More The Richard’s constitution which divided the country into three legislative regions created favourable conditions for tribal politics and inter-regional tensions
Read More The escalating social anomie is the heavy price those of us at the receiving end of misgovernance by the APC are paying for that error of judgment
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