March 2023

Ahead of the November gubernatorial elections in Imo State, political activities seem to be taking the centre stage once again in the eastern heartland. The election, which is supposed to be a referendum on the administration of Governor Hope Uzodinma, may not turn out to be what pundits expect it to be given recent happenings in the state. 

Over the last three and half years, Uzodinma has bastardised governance in Imo State to the point that Imolites can no longer recognise good governance even if it hits them in the face. Transparency, accountability, integrity and a sense of direction …

Politicians and members of the elite ruling class in Nigeria have often gleefully announced to any listening audience that Nigeria’s unity is final and cannot be negotiated, dismissing any chance of renegotiating the terms of unity binding the highly polarised country together. What they have failed to take cognisance of is the fact that lies have an expiry date and their half-baked attempt at convenient patriotism will only need time to be exposed.

The negotiability of the ‘mere geographical expression’ (in the words of Obafemi Awolowo) called Nigeria has been the chorus, whenever any Nigerian politician is boxed to the …

Just as you don’t need to look too hard to find the elephant in a room, just a glance at Nigeria will draw your focus to ethnic and religious divisions that are breaking the country into unfixable pieces.

Nigeria is a heterogonous country with so many tribes and religions that even citizens within the country might never meet people of all these tribes in their lifetime. From language to accent, appearance, and culture, people are able to distinguish one tribe from the next. And in many cases, a person’s tribe is a determinant of their religion, although not always.

Nigeria …