Browsing: Corruption

But those who thought otherwise had strong arguments, too. The turmoil in the South South following the Ogoni crisis and the murder of Ken Saro-Wiwa by the government of General Sani Abacha, had heightened demands for “resource control” in the region. The crisis needed more than the appeasement offered under the existing fiscal structure.

Growing up in the late 60s through to the early 70s in Owo, Ondo State enriched my childhood experience. I had the wonderful fortune of living with my paternal grandmother, my uncle (her first child), as well as his caring wives, particularly the senior one. May Allah bless granny’s soul! Whenever my cousins and I were going to school, we enjoyed everything a child should have