Perspectives
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Sanwo-Olu: Waiting on the spirit of Lagos, By Olawale Olaleye
Former US President, Barack Obama, isn’t just endowed with hypnotic gift of the gab or oratory skills, there is always a take-home from his knowledge and wealth of experience each time he speaks, albeit not for the feeble-minded. Whenever he communicates, only the deep can understand the context, and of course, its intrinsic message. One of the all-time outstanding speeches…
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Another election, another trouble, By Simon Kolawole
Wow! The inevitable disputes aside, what an amazing presidential election we just had! Surely one of the most extraordinary in our history. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), losing at home to Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP). Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) defeating APC in President Muhammadu Buhari’s…
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We must rise against ‘Tribesmen’ and ‘Idiots’, By Omoniyi Ibietan
I had earlier submitted the statement below as a comment to a post made much earlier by Joel Nwokeoma Thank you, dear friend and brother. I am happy to occupy same geographical space with you as a citizen and compatriot and I look forward to God, whose prerogative it is to decide who we are, to strengthen the bond of…
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Sanwo-Olu wins my heart….again! By Segun Odegbami
This has nothing to do with the politics of the day. It has everything to do with the man, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. If revealing the deepest feelings in my heart for a man who is presently engrossed in politics is considered political, then I gladly plead ‘guilty’. The story of Henry Nwosu’s health situation is well documented in the Nigerian media.…
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When new leaders are elected, By Mike Awoyinfa
Almost 30 years ago, when the late Bashorun M.K.O. Abiola of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and Alhaji Bashir Othman Tofa of National Republican Convention (NRC) were just emerging as presidential candidates, as the editor of the Weekend Concord, Nigeria’s first Saturday newspaper, I asked Sam Omatseye, our in-house Lance Morrow, the TIME magazine essayist, to give us an essay…
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What really matters to Obasanjo, By Azu Ishiekwene
The last thing he wants to hear is that he desires anything other than what is good for Nigeria. Hero of Nigeria’s civil war; former military president who supervised the first-post war transition to civilian rule; two-term civilian president; and a much sought-after African leader, Olusegun Obasanjo considers it beneath his status to suggest he can sometimes be wrong about…
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Too predictable to be true, By Odi Ikpeazu
Predictably, most of the losers in the last Presidential election are petulantly questioning its credibility. I would have been alarmed if it were otherwise. Unsurprisingly, most of them do not have sufficient moral capital to make the down payment for a roasted corn. Being a football person, I know that as far as fans are concerned, no football team ever…
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Issues in the presidential election, By Segun Ayobolu
It was easily one of the most keenly and bitterly contested elections in this dispensation since 1999. The intense competitiveness of last Saturday’s presidential election was reflected in the number of states won by the leading political parties with Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and Mr. Peter…
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Sanwo-Olu: Gentleman Ọmọlúàbí governor, By Folabi Ogunleye
I have watched the man from afar: Earnest, dedicated, eager to deliver, agile, lean, eloquent, quick thinking, nimble, respectful, engaging, cerebral, friendly, cooperative, driven, humble, dignified – and loyal to his community and its leaders across the board. Those are just a few words that capture my impression of the man who is the current chief executive of the most…
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Time to move on, By Bolaji Adebiyi
There have been mixed feelings since Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, announced the outcome of the 2023 presidential election, which produced Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress as the winner. While Tinubu’s supporters expressed joy about his victory, the followers of Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party; Peter Obi…
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