Choosing Between Nigeria and Morocco, By Owei Lakemfa
The conference decided that if by any subterfuge, Morocco is admitted into ECOWAS, there will be a mass mobilisation of Nigerians to withdraw their country from ECOWAS and kick the organisation and its secretariat out of Nigeria. With the 42-year old Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) meeting in…
Watching the President on Buharimeter, By Jibrin Ibrahim
...each and every Nigerian needs to be more aware of what our political leaders promised us and closely monitor them to ensure that they deliver. If they do not deliver, of course Nigerians now know that they have the option of voting them out. Last Thursday, the Centre for Democracy…
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In Nigeria Democracy Survives, But Not Because of Political Science, By Jibrin Ibrahim
Yes indeed, the state of the Nigerian State is serious. The State is crumbling before our eyes and it is clear that a rescue mission is necessary. The community of political science has a duty at this time to work on a cure for the sickness of the State before…
Ensuring Regulatory Independence In the Power Sector, By Odion Omonfoman
Introduction Electricity regulation is still at its infancy in Nigeria. Prior to 2005, there was no independent regulation of the power sector, as the National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) was both the operator and regulator of the sector based on the NEPA or Electricity Act, LFN 1990. The Ministry of…
#BabaNowThatYouAreThere: Introducing the Buharimeter (www.buharimeter.ng), By Catherine Kyenret Angai
Elections on their own do not guarantee good governance. We often forget this truth. But democracy without good governance is effectively meaningless. The role of citizens as the ultimate sovereigns does not end with the electoral process. It actually extends to their capacity to be part of the governance process…
