South-West Food Security: A Glance Backwards For The Future We Face, By Bámidélé Adémólá-Olátéjú
The time is now for the South-West states to embark on a set of common institutional and organisational strategies for transforming agriculture through policies and investments. We need a plan to prioritise the value chains in food and export commodities focusing on meat, dairy, poultry, apiculture and fisheries. It was…
Amotekun: On the Tripod Of Security, Sustainability and Competitiveness, By Bámidélé Adémólá-Olátéjú
Actions have consequences. Amotekun will have consequences. We have to work to make the consequences of establishing Amotekun positive. Deep thought should be given to the economic side of Amotekun. Amotekun should be seen as the precursor for an overall ideology that will drive the Yoruba to sustainable development and…
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The Real Amotekun Is Yet Ahead, By Bunmi Makinwa
If there were any doubts in anyone’s mind, Amotekun has confirmed that Nigeria’s security situation is broken and needs In a country where the president is all-powerful and his voice can direct and influence thoughts and conclusions, the perpetual withdrawal and silence of Buhari leaves serious issues Silence has become…
Amotekun and the Delusionary Cowardice of the Yoruba, By Oluwadele Bolutife
The message of Amotekun from the epistemological perspective is a resonance that because we as a people abhor conflicts because of our historical antecedents should no longer be judged to be an act of cowardice. If indeed you believe we are what you labeled us to be, why the unnecessary…
Amotekun and the Emerging Dimensions of Bigotry, By Simbo Olorunfemi
It is sad that a group that not only prides itself as cosmopolitan, but acknowledged by others as one, is unwittingly being forced down the alley of provincialism and bigotry by fringe elements nursing pain that is largely personal to them, latching on to an initiative beyond their narrow agenda…
Smashing Amotekun and Ihedioha, By Jibrin Ibrahim
I am not even a supporter of state police or the proliferation of security agencies but the federal government cannot have a discriminatory attitude towards such outfits, turning a blind eye on many and challenging just one. As most of these states are ruled by the All Progressives Congress (APC),…
What the Ostrich Told Amotekun, By Azu Ishiekwene
If the governors of the South-West made a mistake with Amotekun, with inspector general of Police Abubakar Adamu as a willing accomplice, then it’s an overdue mistake, vital for the safety and security of citizens in the face of an increasingly impotent federal service. There’s a reason why we’re the…
