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Been a while, today’s post is inspired by talk in my home state, Rivers State. It is common to hear “Amaechi don carry Rivers State Oil Money go give APC people” in political discourse. For clarity, he officially left the PDP to the APC in November 2013. The flaw of this argument can be found […]
The 2015 general elections are around the corner. As is now common, the media would be filled with accusations, counter-accusations, critiques, and endorsements of potential candidates or political parties by supposed “statesmen”. This is what I refer to as the herald of the statesmen. Who is a Statesman? Chamber’s 20th Century Dictionary defines a statesman […]
Last week I stumbled upon this article about Aisha Eniola, a 19 year old Nigerian (by birth), who is currently a Town Councillor (equivalent of ward councillor) for Brent Council in England. I am an advocate for youth participation in government, especially as we are the ones who feel the brunt of ineffective governance the […]
Political parties in Nigeria do not have ideologies. Intellectuals complain that ideologies are what define parties, citing the Conservative Republicans and Liberal Democrats in the US as examples. Would 2015 be any different? I don’t think so. Here’s why. Ideology is the sum of ideas and manner of thinking of a group, social class, or […]
“Bros! I dey loyal o. Anything for your boy?” The above can be heard on almost every street of Nigeria countless times daily. Though this “loyalty” is without value. We learn from our homes to be loyal to the family – the first societal unit we know – and so we stick together. Blood is […]
“I no be gentleman at all o” The words to a classic Nigerian song. Actually, the only words I remember from it. The past year has been full of activity in our political institutions. From the State Houses of Assembly, to the Governors Forum, and the National Assembly. Words spoken in anger, threats made on […]