Presidential campaign in Nigeria so far has been characterized by generalities and verbal bomb throwing between the handlers and operatives of the presidential candidates of the two major political parties that has a realistic chance of winning the upcoming presidential election scheduled to take place on February 14, 2015. The two major political parties are …
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Boko Haram: Odyssey of The Brutal Organization
Boko Haram is a criminal, evil and a sadistic organization masquerading as a religious sect. I have been following the activities of this organization for many years, and glad that finally, the world is now paying attention to the brutal and sadistic acts of this bloodthirsty organization. It is an organization that has encountered bumps …
Upcoming Anambra State Gubernatorial Election
The beauty of Democracy is that it offers the electorate large pool of people to chose from compared to military or autocratic regimes where few people makes all the decisions for their citizen. Sometimes the electorates makes informed decision by electing able and capable leader but sometimes they misfire by electing hapless incompetent leader. …
Single Term Proposal is a Bad Idea
Now that Nigerians are preoccupied with insecurity and making ends meet, Six-year single term proposal by the president is gradually making it way back to the National Assembly for ratification and eventual inclusion in the ongoing constitutional amendments. This idea was first proposed about two years ago by president Goodluck Jonathan. Nigerians overwhelmingly opposed the …
Jumbo Pay of Nigerian Legislatures
The rumbling and anger across Nigeria on compensation of Nigerian politicians, especially Nigerian National legislatures and State Houses of Assemblies is an issue that should be of great concern to Nigerians at home and abroad and foreign allies who cares about sustainability of Nigerian democracy. These legislatures gulps tax payer’s money with impunity that burgles …