Perspectives
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Anioma state: A political illusion in Nigeria’s fourth republic — by Michael Chibuzo
Agitation for state creation in Nigeria is as old as the country itself. Yet, before delving fully into the Anioma issue, it is important to take a brief historical detour to establish the background necessary for understanding the complexities surrounding contemporary state creation demands in Nigeria. Since the Luggard amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates in 1914, Nigeria has…
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President Ruto’s foot-in-the mouth disease — by Kelechi Deca
President William Ruto embarked on a series of reforms in the education sector which has positively impacted on human capital development in his country. Based on the World Bank’s Human Capital Index (HCI) 2023, Kenya has made a remarkable leap in the ranking. So while addressing Kenyans living in Italy early this week, the only way President Ruto knew to…
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The Edun exit: A dignified transition and a forward step for Nigeria’s fiscal architecture
This is a fiscal-architecture reading of the Coordinating Minister of the Economy’s resignation, based on the evidence, not the Noise. The resignation of Mr Olawale Edun as Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance closes a demanding chapter in Nigeria’s post-subsidy fiscal recalibration. Read on the evidence, and not on the speculative narratives in circulation, the transition is…
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Odeda and the cost of power without progress — by Folorunso Adisa
There are journeys that enlighten, and there are journeys that indict. My recent visit to Odeda Local Government, my very own local government area, during my holiday in Nigeria, did both at once. What should have been a quiet homecoming became an encounter with absence. Roads stretch in weary silence, worn and broken, like questions no one in authority has…
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The Araba argument: Why Femi Sanni fits Kwara’s moment — by Babajide Fadoju
The argument for any governorship candidate must begin not with the candidate but with the state. What does Kwara State actually need from whoever occupies Government House in Ilorin after 2027? What are the honest deficits that a new governor must confront? What kind of leadership profile, not rhetoric, but demonstrated character and capacity, does the scale of that task…
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From first office to lasting impact: Industrialisation, leadership and continuity — by Seyi Makinde
Industrialisation in Africa is often discussed as a policy ambition, but rarely as a lived experience. In the next twenty minutes, I will share what industrialisation means to about 10 million people who live in one of the largest States in Nigeria. My name is Oluseyi Makinde, Governor of Oyo State, Nigeria and over the past seven years, I have…
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Wale Edun’s economic record – a lesson note for Usman Isyaku and co-travellers — by Gimba Kakanda
When Mr. Wale Edun took charge as Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy in 2023, Nigeria’s debt-service-to-revenue ratio was 96.3% and could have worsened further without correction. The World Bank also found that, in 2022, foreign-exchange revenues were being transferred at an official rate 53% below the parallel market, creating large forgone revenues, while the fuel…
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Strategic shift in Nigeria’s economic management: From Edun to Oyedele — by Okoi Obono-Obla
I was invited to appear on TVC Television to discuss the relieving of the appointment of former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, and his replacement with Professor Oyedele. I attributed his removal to several factors, including the possibility that government seeks policy adjustments in the management of the economy. Professor Oyedele, who had earlier…
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Why Amupitan must remain resolute, by Kola Amzat
Since 1979 when Nigeria embraced democratic government up till the turn of 4th Republic in 1999, the assignment of INEC Chairman has always been a difficult and onerous one. Perhaps, the most problematic assignment after that of the president is the job of INEC helmsman. In every election cycle, they’ve always been there-avowed enemies of the democratic order, recruited and…
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Granite, ledger, and lineage: Reading Wale Edun through Egba history — by Segun Showunmi
In a country often captivated by improvisation, it is easy to miss the quieter tradition of governance that does not announce itself with spectacle. Yet, in the figure of Wale Edun, there is a discernible continuity one that runs from the granite outcrops of Abeokuta into the modern architecture of Nigerian fiscal policy. This is not merely biography; it is…
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