The harassment of Uyi Giwa-Osagie by EFCC, few days to an election that will see his client, Atiku, face Buhari at the poll, peaked the incorrigible stance on democratic tenets. For so many years, Nigerians were unreceptive to the idea of Muhammadu Buhari, a former dictator, steering the country under Read more…
Gradually, the moment everyone is anticipating is upon us. On Saturday, February 23rd, 2019, eligible voters will throng designated centres across Nigeria to cast the ballot for their preferred choices from the array of candidates fielded by political parties for available positions. Major Candidates in the 2019 Elections in Read more…
Nigeria is in a distress, struggling with an uncertain future. Even though, the country returned to democratic rule about 20 years ago, expectations and hopes have been stifled by high level of incompetence and politicians’ deceitful trends. In fact, the perceptions that heralded civil rule are fast eroded as the Read more…
Obviously, the atmosphere is tense in Nigeria. The report that the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, is being goaded to quit office is unsettling the polity few weeks to a crucial general election. Amidst the confusion the unfolding development is generating, I took a pause to understand Read more…
In the build-up to the 2015 general elections, there were waves of concerns on General Muhammadu Buhari, then All Progressives Congress (APC) commitment to nationalism. Like a floodgate, his time as a military head of state between 1983-1985 reminded Nigerians of his undemocratic and nepotistic tendencies, raising questions on whether Read more…
I started my independent life by training as a reputation manager, so I probably understand public perception management and behavioural effects in a manner that would escape a casual observer. Nigerians have a way of designing stories to soothe their narrative ignoring the lessons therein. I have been seeing posts Read more…
In July 2015, Myself and couple of other young minded forward thinking people who were members and supporters of the PDP came together to start a group. The thoughts at the time were many but the main idea was to create a group of likeminded individuals of similar political orientation Read more…
I have been following recent development in Akwa-Ibom State. It all started less than 2 weeks ago with news of Gov. Udom sacking Hon. Udo Ekpeyong, Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs. Then 2 days ago, the governor sacked the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Etekamba Umoren. It Read more…
As the PDP is on the path of restoring the hope of Nigerians towards setting us back on the track of nation building, the true test lies in the ability of the party delegates to elect a Chairman that can act as a face of hope and change to the Read more…
In the words of an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer, Lao Tzu, “A leader is best when people barely know he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, worse when they despise him. But of a good leader who talks little when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, Read more…