On the campaign trail: Matters Arising

The elections are here again! The political atmosphere is fast gathering momentum and the entire landscape is covered with all manners of posters, banners and signboards, all proclaiming the new political messiahs that Nigerians had been waiting for. All the national print and broadcast media are already awash with headline news of campaign plans of […]

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Local government autonomy in a federation – a misnomer

Historically, Nigeria is a country composed of ethnically, culturally and religiously diverse peoples who were arbitrarily lumped together by British colonialists in one country for their own interests alone and without bothering a hue about the future consequences to the peace and amity of the peoples so crudely brought together in such an uneasy union. […]

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Nigerian elites at a critical junction of history

A new Nigerian Republic can be a federation of six units as above. “Nigeria is indivisible” This Ruling Class consensus, above,  has become  a magic mantra that the elites throw at any group suggesting that perhaps our indivisible country need some structural tinkering to make it a better indivisible entity. I believe Nigeria is indivisible. […]

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