Buhari and the Journey of a Thousand Miles, By Steve Ayorinde
The structure that Jonathan left behind is rotten and sickening and it will be unfair to imagine that Buhari will perform magic in dealing with it at a go. A regime that doubted the veracity of the kidnap of more than 200 school girls and politicised national security so much…
A New Form of Impunity?, By Soji Apampa
...by closing the formal foreign exchange (FX) window, allocation of foreign exchange, even if to BDCs and to Banks for “essential” imports, will now become more of a discretionary affair. Nigeria has one of only a very few, if not the only Central Bank that sells foreign exchange directly to…
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The EFCC We Need, By Dele Agekameh
We must all realise that neither EFCC nor ICPC or the Code of Conduct Bureau, or even the Nigeria Police, etc, can fight the rampaging corruption holding our nation by the jugular alone, without the active support of the populace. Nigeria is presently passing through a critical stage in the…
Change and Saraki’s Hail Mary Strategy, By Bámidélé Adémólá-Olátéjú
This change means that we the people want the rules to apply. This change was deliberate. It occurred through elections. It happened because we have come to the knowledge of our power. We elected Buhari to make fundamental changes to our polity. We elected him to take a systemic break…
Half-time, And A Quick-Win Mentality, By Tolu Ogunlesi
...considering that we have now come to the end of the first half of 2015 (the referee's whistle goes off tomorrow!), the Buhari government would do well to focus on implementing a 'quick-win' agenda – decisions that can be made and implemented immediately, and without requiring legislative approval – during…
President Buhari, Crack the Whip Now! By Godwin Onyeacholem
For a government that waved the banner of change to get the people’s vote, a government in which the people are virtually drowning in the official sputum of “it’s no longer going to be business as usual,” you would expect Buhari, a certified victim of serial electoral fraud under the…
A Manual for the Spokesman, By Imam Imam
In this job of speaking for others, the spokesman must get his timing right. The role of a spokesman, especially for the government, has come under scrutiny since President Muhammadu Buhari announced the appointment of Femi Adesina and Garba Shehu as the official mouthpieces of his administration. The voices of…
Buhari, ‘legislooters’ and the Change Agenda, By Chido Onumah & Godwin Onyeacholem
In this period of national emergency, of debilitating and fast dwindling national revenue, when an overwhelming population of government workers and their families are crying due to starvation occasioned by non-payment of salaries for several months, you would expect the legislators to say NO, not again; you would expect them…
Importance of Praying for Leaders, By Imam Murtada Gusau
Therefore, since invoking Allah for other Muslims carries a reward for the Muslim, then there is no doubt that invoking Allah for Leaders to lead people righteously and honestly carries greater reward and bounties from Allah. Also, invoking Allah for other people is a part of the sincere advice that…
Repurposing, By Amma Ogan
There are crueler expressions than 'secondhand' to describe the situation the Buhari administration is faced with. Hand me down does not leave a good taste in the mouth but it is closer to reality. The modern day term that left me bemused when my daughter uttered it is far more…
