So it is a choice between corruption and economic incompetence coated with faux integrity vs corruption and gross corruption coated with pseudo economic brilliance.
Tag Archives: Nigeria
“THERE IS NO PLAN” – A SHORT STORY
On the day after attending Buhari’s inauguration, I reached out to one of my campaign contacts to find out what was going to happen next. Since the campaign team of which he had an important role had delivered an improbable victory, it was “obvious” that the same team and he would help run the government. …
#TheList: One Nigerian Ministry I’d LOVE To See
The list of noisemakers Ministers comes out today. There is ONE Ministry that I think would ensure Nigeria grows aggressively in the next few years. The Ministry of Regional Development. This would be made up of 6 Ministers. One in charge of each of the Geopolitical Zone they come from. Basically, NDDC for each of the …
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Like Corbyn, Like Buhari
Before dismissing me as an SEO scavenger due to my choice of title, first understand the double entendre at play. Inasmuch as the backgrounds of Buhari, Nigeria’s President and Corbyn couldn’t be more different, (soldier vs. activist) they have a lot of likeness and for that, I like the both of them. For those that …
My Take on Buhari’s First 100 Days.
Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe – Abraham Lincoln The quote above best summarises what I think of Buhari’s first 100 days. But I’d like to expatiate a bit using an extended analogy that factors in the perception of Nigerians vis-à-vis the …
Ambode vs Agbaje: My Random ‘Objective’ Musings on #LagosDecides
Unlike in the Presidential Elections, I am not vested in the Lagos Guber race between APC and PDP For APC Lagos – although the Fashola/Tinubu combo have arguably been the best performers in Nigerian governance, their handling of a couple of things leave a lot to be desired. For PDP – It’s PDP. Back to …
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A Letter to my Fellow Nigerians on the Eve of Our Presidential Elections
My fellow citizen, I write this to bring awareness to something crucial as we approach the final stretch of the most important election Nigeria has ever had. Although a lot of us are on different sides of the aisle, quite a number of us want to get to the same destination, a great Nigeria. Most …
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Re: Nigeria drafts in foreign mercenaries to take on Boko Haram | Reuters
The West African security source said several hundred foreigners were involved in running major offensive operations against Boko Haram, and were being paid around $400 a day in cash. via Nigeria drafts in foreign mercenaries to take on Boko Haram | Reuters. Rather than empower our soldiers and train millions of our unemployed and capable …
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Putting our Legislators to Work
When Babatunde Fashola signed the Lagos new Tenancy bill into Law on Wednesday (Yesterday), it occurred to me that the legislative arm of government is not only about sharing money, probing the executives or screening commissioners and ministers after all. Members of this arm of government are elected as per constituencies and the idea is that each member represents …
Tenure Elongation: The Inmates Have Finally Taken Over The Asylum
When I first heard of the plot for Jonathan to elongate the tenure of the Presidency it sounded too bad to be true. Only an insane person would propose to tamper with that aspect of the constitution while the country is boiling on various fronts and still smarting from the last elections. I was wrong. So embarrassing is …
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