How Buhari Won The Battle But Lost The War, By SKC Ogbonnia
...while it can be reasoned that Buhari deserves commendation for his victory, because the alternative was definitively The palpable anger trailing Buhari’s victory, including the outright rejection of the results of the poll by the opposition, has more to do with the fact that the president ran a campaign charged…
Atiku and El-Rufai’s Body Bag Nationalism, By Festus Adedayo
What could have prompted Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai to make such very volatile comment attributed to him in a Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) interview programme last week? Could it be due to a boldness acquired over the years in the uncharted field of Nigerian politics? Could the governor, famous…
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Of El- Rufai, Bodybags and Venezuela, By Ugoji Egbujo
We wont need bodybags. It shouldn’t be a do-or-die affair. We have a nation to build. But let no one take the morons for granted. I suspect the morons will be ready defend their votes with the fullness of their stupidity. It was a timely message, poorly delivered. What Governor…
The Problem With El-Rufai’s Gonin Gora Demolition Threat, By Moses E. Ochonu
As things stand today, El-Rufai is a big part of the Kaduna security problem. He has almost irretrievably divided the State in both political and ethno-religious terms. He has deepened the preexisting divides — Sunni/Shiites, and Muslim/Christian. He lacks the tact and wisdom to govern a complex, ethno-religious State such…
The Dagger In Shehu Sani’s Back, By Azu Ishiekwene
Sani’s generous resignation letter carries the echo of a man who is leaving to fight another day, hardly the hint of bitterness of a wounded soldier. His revenge would be to defeat El-Rufai’s man at the poll, or else prepare for the irreversible journey to political oblivion. As the senator…
Party Primaries, Direct and Indirect Dismissal of Popular Mandates, By Jibrin Ibrahim
...what is clear is that this season of primaries has shown the fragility of our democracy. Once again, it has become clear to all that Nigerian democracy has a great weakness because of the lack of respect for internal party democracy and the consequent recurrent disrespect for party rules, particularly…
2019: The Shape of Things To Come, By Zainab Suleiman Okino
Despite the gloom and political turmoil in the offing, I still believe in the Nigerian spirit of resilience and capacity to brace odds. I also hope the drumbeats of war will be curtailed such that compromises will replace hostilities, good reasoning will replace power mongering, selfishness will replace patriotism and…
Buhari’s Confusing and Dangerous Rhetoric on Herdsmen, By Moses E. Ochonu
The president has been struggling to come to terms with the fact that armed herdsmen of his ethnicity are implicated in repeated massacres across the North and Middle Belt. This explains his waffling attitude and his propensity to reach for external causation beyond the borders of Nigeria, a rhetoric that…
Bill Gates, T.Y. Danjuma and Street Life, By Azu Ishiekwene
If the government has any shame left, Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy, shouldn’t take the man’s money and yet despise his advice over a lunch invitation. For a government that has swallowed more than it can digest, last week’s extra portion from Bill Gates and Danjuma worsened its constipation. If Aso…
Dapchi 110: the Tragedy of a Nation, By Reuben Abati
Nigeria needs to rescue tomorrow from the past and the present. Nigeria needs fresh energy, new ideas and a leadership revolution. Wherever they may be, may God protect the Dapchi 110, who have been failed by the Nigerian state. If Buhari rescues them, he may well succeed in rescuing his…
