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Tinubu, APC And The Futile Chase For Legitimacy

Tinubu, APC And The Futile Chase For Legitimacy

March 13, 2023 4:21 am

It is one thing to brazenly steal a mandate to lead people, and it is another to acquire legitimacy to complete the heist. Just as clearly stipulated in social contract philosophies, the agreement has to exist between the ruled and their rulers for governance to happen. It is now weeks since the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu committed one of the most organised electoral heists in Africa which saw him snatching an underwhelming victory in Nigeria’s Presidential elections.

Tinubu’s triumph at the crooked elections did not come as a startling surprise to keen observers who …

2023 Election A Flawed System Can Never Guarantee Fairness

2023 Election: A Flawed System Can Never Guarantee Fairness

February 28, 2023 4:12 am

Time and time again, attempting to solve a problem with the same level of thinking that created it has always proven to be delusional and a pure waste of time. Against sound logic and reasoning, many Nigerians over the weekend validated the same system that they are desirous of changing thereby limiting themselves in the process and one can only question the rationale behind their logic.

Over the past two decades, many critically-minded people have continuously posited that the major issue confronting the Nigerian state is the fraudulent 1999 constitution. This constitution which came with an electoral philosophy dedicated to …

APC Governors And Their New Found Love For Nigerians

APC Governors And Their New Found Love For Nigerians

February 20, 2023 3:35 am

Wobbly from the day it was conceived, and haphazard in its implementation, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s Naira redesign policy over the past few days is snowballing into a national crisis with harsh implications for the economy, social cohesion, and national security. Despite the assurances from the President, the situation has continued to worsen as they look to be no end to the mess in sight. Shockingly, Nigerians appear to be on the receiving side of solidarity from Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the first time and it doesn’t take much to blow the cover of …

Wike And The G-5: All Braggadocio, Zero Balls!

Wike And The G-5: All Braggadocio, Zero Balls!

February 16, 2023 3:15 am

Nigerian politicians, ever so creative in political gimmickry, appear to be the only species among global politicians who have mastered the art of using lies and deception to fool the same group of people over and over again without consequences. By unleashing a myriad of disingenuous, ingenuous, and obviously idiotic spins, they hoodwink their ways to relevance without substance, which is something Nigerians must end if they intend to stand the slimmest chance at redemption. 

A bunch of aggrieved Governors in Nigeria’s main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, who have not metamorphosed into the G-5 or ‘Integrity Governors’ …

Lack Of Respect For Zoning Fuelling Crisis In Imo - Chukwu

Lack Of Respect For Zoning Fuelling Crisis In Imo – Chukwu

February 13, 2023 6:44 am

Ahead of the November gubernatorial elections in Imo State, gladiators are already positioning to either wrestle power from the incumbent Governor, Hope Uzodinma, or support him to retain his position in Douglas House. One of the notable politicians who will play a major role in making that decision is Hon. Athan Chukwu.

Hon Chukwu was a councilor during the military regime of IBB and has been in active politics for over three decades. He is a political leader in Emekuku ward 2 and a renowned stakeholder in Owerri North.

In this interview with Africa Digital News, New York, he shares …

Lawan's Coup And The Recklessness Of The Nigerian Judiciary

Lawan’s Coup And The Recklessness Of The Nigerian Judiciary

February 9, 2023 4:02 am

The concept of Justice is not a natural phenomenon to humans who are naturally prone to unjust and selfish actions, but the struggle for justice remains one of the noblest acts in society. The pursuit of justice in Nigeria has come under very intense attack lately, and even more worrisome is the fact that it is the institution which is being looked up to protect the rule of law that is now raping it gruesomely. 

The judiciary in Nigeria is confronted with a challenge of credibility that is as old as the return of democracy in 1999. Bearing in mind …

2023 Obasanjo, Lacks The Morality To Endorse Any Candidate

2023: Obasanjo, Lacks The Morality To Endorse Any Candidate

January 16, 2023 3:00 am

On New Year’s day, former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo returned to the front burner of the Nigerian political space when he delivered his famous letter to Nigerians. As expected, the contents of the letter were lucid, engaging, and controversial, and ever since then, virtually every political actor in the country has had one or two things to say about the letter which removed the lid on Obasanjo’s political preference as far as the 2023 elections were concerned.

Many of the gladiators on the losing side of Obasanjo’s loud endorsement of the candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi as expected …

Top Roguish Nigerian Politicians Masquerading As Saints 3

Top Roguish Nigerian Politicians Masquerading As Saints 3

December 26, 2022 2:27 am

Today, we will continue to look at a list of roguish Nigerian politicians masquerading as saints. One thing no one can take away from them is the fact that they are smart enough to immerse themselves once in a while or hire someone else to do it for them. They pay PR firms heavily to keep and maintain a good image about them, and for them, that’s all that matters. 

For many Nigerian politicians, it has become almost an occupational hazard to attempt to hoodwink people no matter the situation.

It is no longer news that the problems of Nigeria’s …

2023: Nigerian Gang Of Looters Recycling Themselves

2023: Nigerian Gang Of Looters Recycling Themselves

November 30, 2022 2:58 am

Over the years, politics in Nigeria has become an old-school game – a game that allows politicians to recycle and align themselves at every turn in election cycles. These alignments have, sadly, remained based on self and group interests and not National interests, while Nigerians and Nigeria have remained the biggest losers in all of these shenanigans.

It is well-known that politics in Nigeria has been one bereft of ideology, system, and mindset. Nigerian politicians who have mastered the art of deceit and fraud have continuously played on the intelligence of gullible Nigerians without consequences. To them, it is just …

2023 Can Obi Become A Magician

2023: Can Obi Become A Magician?

November 7, 2022 1:24 am

When the former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi pulled a surprise in May and opted to quit Nigeria’s main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), it left political pundits flabbergasted as to what must have informed such a decision. To some people, leaving a party that almost made one a Vice President the last time there was an election reeked of desperation and poor judgement, while to others, it was a political masterstroke. The truth is that both schools of thought could be right or wrong and only the February election can provide a definite answer. One …

2023 Why Bola Tinubu Is A Potential Dictator – Dele Momodu

2023: Why Bola Tinubu Is A Potential Dictator – Dele Momodu

October 26, 2022 7:19 am

A key member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s presidential campaign council, Dele Momodu, on Tuesday described Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a potential dictator.

Mr. Momodu made this assertion while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York.

‘I will never support a dictatorship,’ he said. ‘I suffered under dictatorship. I was in detention, I was in exile for three years. Dictatorship has no way in my books.’

Read Also: Dele Momodu Carrying Out ‘Hatchet Job’ For Atiku – Keyamo

“So once you begin to demonstrate dictatorship, I will move back. He …

Rivers APC To Face 2019 Fate As Court Nullifies Primaries

Rivers: APC To Face 2019 Fate As Court Nullifies Primaries

October 26, 2022 4:01 am

The Rivers State chapter of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) was on Tuesday hit by a major blow after a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt nullified all the primaries conducted by the party in the state over the unlawful exclusion of some members of the party as delegates to the primaries.

This ruling came after a suit, which was brought before the court by some aggrieved members of the APC in the state who had, during the primaries of the party, lamented exclusion.

During the APC primaries, some members of the party had alleged exclusion and took …

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