Malagi: An Apostle of Open Government By Ibraheem Musa

Cool, calm and collected, Alhaji Mohammed Idris Malagi’s delivery and demeanour approximate President Barrack Obama’s at the ongoing ministerial screening. Indeed, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on the 28th of July, unveiled his first batch of ministerial nominees and Malagi made the list of 28. Last Wednesday, he was at the red chambers of the National Assembly, where he fielded questions from senators. Malagi, in that screening, displayed dexterity as to how a potential national security threat, of which fake news has become, can be addressed squarely. In fact, his familiarity…