Category: Opinion

Peaceful protest is a powerful tool for driving positive change and promoting a more just and equitable society. The 1999 Constitution (as amended) expressly states: “Every person shall be entitled to assemble freely and associate with other persons, and in particular, he may form or belong to any political party, trade union or any other association for the protection of his interests.”   This is why President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been rightly adjudged the protester-in-chief because in the three phases of his political life: activist – during his days…

Unarguably , no nation underestimates or takes for granted the administration and management of its airports for obvious reasons. Airports are gateways into a country. They are the first point of contact and the impression any visitor gets is everlasting.   Managing an airport, therefore, is a critical and strategic component of governance. That’s why skilled, well-trained and equipped personnel are the needed hands to run the airports. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is conscious of this fact. Asides the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo SAN, Tinubu painstakingly…

Nigerians voted for Tinubu, not the variously privileged persons who now have access to the microphone because of Tinubu. Section 5 of the 1999 Constitution grants the President the right to delegate authority, but funnily enough, the same Constitution is studiously silent about what the same all-powerful President can do about his other room affairs! His job is strictly to rule Nigeria under the Constitution and the oath of office he took. Whatever happens, he is the man that will be held responsible. From August 1, Nigerians took to the…

In the name of Allah, The Beneficent, the Merciful   All Praise is due to Allah alone. And prayers and peace of Allah be upon the last Prophet, Muhammad (Peace be upon him).   Dear brothers and sisters! Allah Almighty says:   “If he holds the upper hand (authority or leadership), he goes about the earth creating mischief and laying to waste crops and human life. Allah does not love mischief. When he is told to have fear of Allah, he is seized by pride which drives him to wrongdoing.…

Section 88 of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution as amended, empowers the Legislature to conduct investigations into the matters which it has the power to make Laws on, and the conduct of any person or Ministry charged with certain responsibilities.   Known as Oversight, it is a legislative creature created by the constitution to re-tool the role of checks and balances in a democracy.   Through this means, the Legislature is able to review and evaluate projects and programmes implemented by the Executive and Judiciary arms of government in accordance with…

They did what locusts do to farms. They spared almost nothing. They ate road slabs, pilfered roofs and stole ceilings. They attacked and looted at least one mosque – and at least one church. They hammered concrete slabs and squeezed out of them iron rods for sale. Well-paved roads suffered their anger because the beauty of the asphalt offended them. In a library, they stole dustbins and spared books. Trash is valuable, book is worthless. They attacked public and private buildings; they looted doors, wrenched windows off their hinges and…

There is this anecdote in Igboland of M̀gbekē and her cutlass. By the way, M̀gbekē is a synonym for an unrefined and unsophisticated girl. Each time M̀gbekē’s farmer colleagues visited her in the farm, they saw haphazardly tilled land and a female farmer lazily fondling her farm implement. Whenever Mgbeke was asked the reason for her snailish work, she complained of an old and ineffectual cutlass. Knowing M̀gbekē as the female version of Nnoka, Okonkwo’s lazy father in Things Fall Apart, it was difficult to believe the implement was the…

This was published on 10/05/2024, precisely five months ago. Was I clairvoyant? No, the signs were there for all to see. Did anybody give a hoot? Hmmmmn! Well, here is a repeat. I do not want to believe that in a country of nearly 250 million people, I am the only one who thinks there is a gathering of ominous dark clouds over our dear country beginning in the North. I cannot afford that foolish and lazy thought even if I wanted to dream so, because it is that type…

The recent protest in northern Nigeria, which took a violent turn, should ultimately serve as a stark wake-up call not only for the government but also for the northern elites. The escalating crisis highlights the perilous task ahead, as a significant portion of the population has become directionless due to the collapse of our traditional value system.   The erosion of trust in leadership is alarming, as people no longer regard traditional and religious leaders as credible sources of guidance. Instead, the rampaging population has become self-proclaimed leaders, providing dangerous…