Perspectives
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Notes from the citizen engagement in Akure, by Fredrick Nwabufo
Early this week, I joined members of the Presidential Communication Team to Akure, Ondo State, on an important assignment – the Citizen-Government Engagement in the South-west. The event, which was held at the International Conference Centre, Akure, was a confluence of ideas, treatises, thoughts, and prescriptions on the development effort of the South-west zone and, in a broader context, of…
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Re-awakening the giant to the reality of the transition from adversity to prosperity, by Ayo Ladigbolu
I express sincere appreciation to the organisers for giving me the honour and privilege of presenting the SPECIAL ADDRESS at this significant Southwest Stakeholders Summit. I congratulate the Convener and Father Superior of AFENIFERE, Pa Reuben Fasoranti (CFR). Papa is not only my Leader, he is also my Teacher. He was principal of Olivet Baptist High School, Oyo from 1973–1975.…
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Dr Kolade Mosuro: A tribute to Dr Christopher Kolade
Every so often, I am mistaken for Christopher Kolade. I am Kolade Mosuro. Well, we both attended Government College, Ibadan (GCI), but then Christopher was in a bit of a hurry; he got there before I was born. He got in in 1946. I told him there was a transpositional error in the year I got in, which was 1964.…
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On the rocks, hills, and mountains of Nigeria, by ‘Dayo Adedayo
Growing up in Ijebu-Ife, in the heart of Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State, my world was one of flat farmlands, low plains, and thick vegetation. I never encountered a single hill or mountain, not in childhood curiosity nor in adolescent wanderings. Even when I moved to Lagos, where the land meets the Atlantic, I remained surrounded by…
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OBUDU: The hollywood-ready paradise we nearly buried, by Olabode Opeseitan
A writer is a prophet. Sometimes, their words are poetic. Other times, they are pragmatic. But often, they are a lone voice in the wilderness, calling a nation back from the brink. Throughout the tenure of Professor Ben Ayade as Governor of Cross River State, I wrote—not only viscerally but also logically and pragmatically—about how his policies strangled the vision…
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Tinubu, opposition and clemency! By Olawale Olaleye
The one person who seems to have a grasp of the fitting opposition narrative is the ADC spokesperson, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi. You just must give him his flowers. You don’t necessarily have to like him or his current political leaning. He understands his brief very well and is doing just fine. However, with the current state of play, the time…
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Clarion call to national assembly on joint committee on review of constitution; additional eight states is fair enough, by Kola Amzat
Like recurring decimal, states creation has staged a defining comeback to the nation polity. It would always be there. It’s indeed important for it to always form part of the national discourse. Reason: it’s the only instrument that could propel Nigeria to development in all facets; economic, infrastructures, political and even, socio-cultural. It’s also the platform that could seamlessly launch…
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Seeds of reform, fruits of renewal, by Olu Verheijen
Our royal fathers, political leaders, our mothers—seen and unseen, excellencies, distinguished ladies and gentlemen—permit me to stand on existing protocols. I thank our co-host, my Governor, His Excellency Lucky Ayedatiwa.I also thank our Chief Host, the legend and the institution himself, Pa Ruben Fashoranti. Thank you for everything, Papa. Opening My people of the Southwest, every farmer knows that harvest…
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Spiritualisation of wealth and Nigeria’s prebendal democracy, by Oluwadare Ayeni
When I was about to re-sit for my West African Examination Council (WAEC) papers in the early 1990s, I lived in a small apartment very close to my school in Ekiti State. The building was old but convenient for a student, and it offered the quietness I needed to study. Yet, beneath that quietness was an unspoken dread. I was…
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Time to renew commitment to Pan-Yoruba solidarity, by Reuben Fasoranti
I greet you in the spirit of our progenitor Oduduwa, in the wisdom of our Sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, and in the hope of generations yet unborn. Today, at 99 years of age, I stand before you not in body, but in spirit – carried by the voice of my beloved brother, Senator Dr Femi Okurounmu. My physical frame may…
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