Perspectives
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The TinuBOOM is coming: The early returns are beginning to show — by Ademola Oshodi
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu promised reform at the start of his administration. Those reforms were necessary, but they have placed real pressure on many Nigerians. Families have had to make harder choices around food, transport, rent, school fees and energy costs, while traders and small businesses have had to rework their margins under the combined pressure of exchange-rate changes, credit…
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I will make democracy deliver good governance — by Peter Obi
Esteemed citizens of Nigeria, It is with deep humility that I accept the role of presidential candidate for our party.I express my profound gratitude to the leaders of our party. His Excellency Seriake Dickson, the National Chairman, National Secretary and the National Working Committee, NWC members and members of our relentless supporters, and the Nigerian populace who have steadfastly kept…
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Tinubu: Tribute to a discerning leader who democratises power and share wealth, by Kola Amzat
Some months back before the APC recently concluded primaries, the political space was completely overwhelmed with speculation that Seyi Tinubu was the candidate to beat in the Lagos APC gubernatorial primary elections. To put it succinctly: rumour was rife that the president had concluded a plan to foist his son on the people of the state of excellence as the…
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The 60 epidemic: A sudden outbreak! — by Emeka Oparah
Since January, not quite surprisingly, a lot of people have been turning 60-almost like onset of an epidemic! I don’t get it, TBH. The surprise really is that some of my otherwise useless friends, classmates and colleagues are getting themselves enmeshed in this desperate quest to attain senior citizenship, as if clocking 60 guarantees sainthood or freedom from hunger! I’m…
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Airports’ physical and structural infrastructure upgrade should go together — by Kelechi Deca
Yesterday at the airport, a DSS officer recognised me and asked me about my claims about noddles because that’s his best food. We laughed over it. I asked him when they’re going to centralise passengers security screening so that it would take just a single officer to run the checks and stamp in or stamp out a passenger. He said…
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We, the people, solemnly agreed to rig — by Bamidele Johnson
We are back to that season when Nigerians rediscover their profound hatred for election rigging and the mortal danger it poses to democracy. We denounce and condemn it as well as splenetic Facebook posts about it. We demand free, fair and credible elections while speaking as though electoral malpractice is a peculiar tropical disease imported from elsewhere. Among those wailing…
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Orire: The graveyard of an innocent teacher — by Kunle Awosiyan
In 2014, in search of tantalite and other precious stones, I committed several Sundays to a long and arduous journey from Lagos to Ipapo, an agrarian community in Oyo State. To the south of Ipapo lie communities such as Komu, Otu and Saki. To the west are Iganna, Ago-Are and Iwere-Ile. Together with towns like Igboho and Igbeti, they form…
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NDC primaries: A better Abuja is inevitable — by Aisha Yesufu
As the dust settles on the NDC Primaries, I want to set the record straight: I did not quit, I did not drop out of the race. I stayed to the end. I also do not intend to litigate a process that was never truly allowed to happen, I share my truth because the people of Abuja deserve the truth.…
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Who cares about structure? — by Demola Olanrewaju
Seeing reactions to the NDC candidacy processes, I have thoughts but I must first confess regrets on Aisha Yesufu failing to clinch the FCT ticket. Politics aside, I saw secondhand her devotion when she served as Deputy Chair of the ADC membership process. Chairman Kashim Imam had only good things to say about her work. I salute her because I…
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Three years on: Nigeria, the reckoning, and the road to a trillion-dollar economy — by Olabode Opeseitan
I recently came across a LinkedIn post featuring a throwback photograph of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signing the nomination form for Professor Yemi Osinbajo ahead of the 2015 election. The photograph was unremarkable in itself. What stopped me cold were the comments beneath it. The contributors were not street-corner agitators. They were educated professionals: engineers, finance managers, operations specialists, MBA…
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