The candidates who only want to talk to each other
Democracy is many things – including the art of persuasion but in Nigeria, our gladiatorial politics leaves little room for engagement designed to entice or induce voters. The politicians…
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2023 elections
Where are ideas that matter in today’s politics?
The road to the Villa is very long, tortuous, expensive and exhausting. What is perhaps disturbing as political activities towards the 2023 general elections pick up steam is the conduct of…
Nigeria@inflexion point: OBIcracy vs gerontocracy, plutocracy and kakistocracy 2
In my last intervention, I defined the inflexion concept and explained why and how we found ourself at that critical juncture. Indeed, as Asa sang during the NNPC repainting ceremony, there…
It’s not just our leaders; it is our leadership
We have been fighting corruption for ages. We have been mismanaging our diversity since the marriage of convenience instituted by the British amalgamation for ease of administration of a…
2023: Nigerians demand restructuring as major campaign issue
Few weeks to the commencement of the campaigns ahead of the 2023 general election, Nigerians have demanded that restructuring should be the cardinal issue in the agendas of the presidential…