Tag: politics in Nigeria

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

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

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

It is necessary to point out that the traditional British parliamentary system bequeathed to Nigerians by the colonialists was unsuitable for the country

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

The Richard’s constitution which divided the country into three legislative regions created favourable conditions for tribal politics and inter-regional tensions