THE NIGERIAN ARGUMENTS: RECONSTRUCTING THE FOUNDATIONS PT2
When The Center Can No Longer Hold The Branches In every democratic capitalist society, systematic delegation of responsibilities to the federating units and the grassroots, improves economic viability and spurs growth. Our current federal structure is too far away from the people it intends to serve and is too occupied to be responsive to the […]
THE NIGERIAN ARGUMENTS: RESTRUCTURING THE FOUNDATIONS PART 1
Restructuring is becoming a fancy word in Nigeria’s political lexicon. It should, however, be remembered that we were not the only ones to think about it. Back in 1986, Mikail Gorbachev found that without (perestroika) (restructuring) and becoming (glasnost)(transparent) about it, the Soviet Union may not survive global competition. Albeit, we are in the same [...]
A Force Of Positivity
The day after Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States between 3.3 and 4.6 million people marched around the world in protest. In the United States, that meant approximately one in one hundred people took to the streets. Six hundred and seventy three sister marches took place internationally. A […]
Nigeria: 2019 North/South Battle-Line Is Drawn As Fayose Eye Presidency
While Donald Trump is maybe taking some bashing and protests in American cities and many other world capitals, for what may be called a far-right radical democracy, Nigerians wish he was here to lead the way. Not too long ago, in an article in the Nigerian Guardian newspaper, in an opinion column, a surprise comment […]
CHANGING TIMES
One thing that appears to be constant in life is ‘Change.’ Everybody seems to desire change for just one reason or another. The level of economic or social attainment, educational, political, and religious or health does not frighten anyone out of the desire for change. Thus the slogan ‘change’ became a willing and successful tool […]