Former President Obasanjo, in a recent reaction, blamed Ige for ‘his’ failed promises and exonerated himself from the decision to solve the problem in the power industry in six months. Obasanjo eventually also found the power deficit difficult to overcome in his eight years in office
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Our long night has passed and the daylight of new democratic governance has broken across the land. This therefore is not a victory for one man or even one party. It is a victory for Nigeria and for all Nigerians. Millions of you have worked for this day. So many have risked life and livelihood; and others have died that we may witness this moment
Some of the qualities going for this young man, Okowa, are that he is a resolute, resourceful and focused player in nation building. A senator, a former Secretary to the Delta State Government, a former commissioner and former chairman of his local government, Okowa, in the views of many people in this state, appears well prepared for the tedious job of governing a state as complex and richly endowed as Delta State of Nigeria
Our national assembly candidates trusted that INEC and the security agencies would protect them and provide for them a level playing field, but it was a surprise to see that not only did they not do so, their processes and equipment left them exposed, disenfranchised and ultimately short changed with results that clearly did not reflect the will of their people. As law abiding citizens, we have vowed to challenge, to the end, the injustices meted out to us through legal means and have no doubt that in the end, justice will prevail
The fact is, although there are still many challenges to be resolved and many more areas where improvements are needed, but by and large, the 2015 electoral process is commendable as compared to those of the previous years. Also, the people have become more tolerant of the system and process, hence have portrayed themselves peacefully and orderly during the course of the election
When King Jehoshaphat learnt that these three nations were coming against his country, he quickly mobilised the entire country (men, women, and children) to seek the face of God. He didn’t go first to take the inventory of his armoury. He had soldiers and weapons, but he first summoned the people from all the towns of Judah to fast and pray. And he led the prayers by himself. This clearly shows you where his confidence lies
And in any case I had also written quite copiously about the 2015 elections, the role of different segments in society, as well as bemoan the choice-less choice situation we are confronted with. I had actually quite early on taken the leap by doing a prognosis as post mortem of the 2015 general elections, and followed this up with the piece on Neither PDP nor APC
One of the most important thing about home schooling is that the parents themselves should be ready to lay good example for their children; as the later tends to imitate and take after them in their way of life
The queues at filling stations are getting longer by the day in the country and it does not look like the situation will be addressed very soon. Now, nobody has offered any reasonable explanation to what has happened to our fuel. Does it mean that Nigerians do not have a reason to smile? From all indications, it looks like some people believe we should not have a taste of good life. Ehen! I also heard that electricity tariff has been/will be slashed by fifty percent. Please, let me know if it is true. Okay?
The insurgency has now gained wide unpopularity among right-thinking Nigerians at home and in the diaspora as Fox News reported that the sect has driven some three million people from their homes. According to the Nigerian Social Violence Dataset, Boko Haram-related violence is the most lethal conflict that the Nigerian state has ever confronted for decades
For example, the ink with which we signed the new peace accord had barely dried when we started hearing reports of violence directed against members of our party, the All Progressives Congress, as well as glaring acts of harassment and intimidation being carried out against the opposition by security agents across the country
I take these accords very seriously, and this has reflected in the issues-based campaign which I ran all through the period of electioneering campaign, despite the provocative and sleazy campaign directed at my person and my party
Our dear country, Nigeria is the largest democracy amongst black nations of the world. We are a nation of great accomplishments, with a proud history of evolving affinities
Vote for General Buhari that he may lead us from the congestion of problems – insecurity, corruption, joblessness, economic recession, religious, ethnic and regional tension — the Jonathan administration has heaped upon us. Then we shall have the change we seek-posterity for all and poverty for none
The evidence of this is the unprecedented attention that our country will receive this weekend. On Saturday, the whole world would wait with baited breath for the greatest black nation on earth to take charge of its destiny. We must therefore not miss the significance of this moment. We must not let ourselves and our country down
THE funniest thing is the inhabitants are the same: good education, fantastic vocabularies, great human and material resources to their optimal advantages. Many similarities. Though, there are few instances of lagging behind by the other country in Africa. And it’s quite unfortunate and sad
As an ardent supporter of change in the country and a champion to the course through the General, I am still at a loss about the plans of the General and his party, the All Progressives Congress, for the populace of Nigeria
Othe security and para-military operatives are the Department of State Services, the Federal Road Safety Commission, the National Drug and Law Enforcement Agency, the Nigeria Prisons Service, the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps and the Nigeria Immigration Service
Now, instead of facing issues, letting the people know that he understands where the shoe pinches them and proffering sound solutions, the rambunctious Yayi has been syndicating lies and orchestrating pockets of violence in different parts of the metropolis with the view to portraying the genial Adewale in bad light. It is to be expected; these are very tensed and testy times for Nigeria considering that presidential and national assembly elections are just a few days away
The culture of violence has not only been imbibed and sustained as part of the country’s political behaviour it has been one of the potent causes of the low participation of Nigerian’s in politics and other social activities