On 13 February 1975, General Murtala Ramat Muhammed was killed in Lagos. Fifty years later, the date still matters because his leadership belonged to a moment when Nigeria was moving in step with the wider world. The country was not operating on a private timetable. Decisions taken in Lagos were made at the same time…
Much has made of the recent debut media chat of President Tinubu, with scant attention paid to his disastrous free market prescription. The media chat, which appeared to have been scripted, depicted him as a president out of his depth on many issues, including his assertion on price controls: “Sorry, I don’t believe in price…
Concerned about the state of the nation, I returned over the weekend to Professor Adam Przeworski’s seminal work, Crises of Democracy, to make sense of the present, the prospects of democracy and the portents of the democratic order, and to answer the questions citizens ask across the length and breadth of our country- what democracy…
The news of the demise of Hon. Ghali Umar Na’Abba, early on Wednesday, was devastating. He, his family members and close friends had hoped and prayed hard for healing. No matter how death comes, I have always thought, however expected, no matter the circumstances, it leaves behind pains. Na’Abba was born on September 27, 1958,…
At the beginning of this dispensation, Igbo politicians made a spectacle of themselves in the Nigerian senate. Within the span of 4 years, the senate had four senate presidents including Evans Enwerem, Chuba Okadigbo, Pius Anyim. You could argue that whoever wanted to oust any Igbo Senate President had more than willing hands among the…
I consider it great honour and privilege to be invited as the Guest Speaker at this all-important August summit of eminent religious leaders and top-notch politicians from across all the States of the Federation. Permit me to start by profusely thanking all those involved in putting together this summit and all the delegates who have…
