Nothing can be more paradoxical than the unfolding drama surrounding the Confirmation.of Mallam Nasir El Rufai as Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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The task before us is substantial yet pivotal. Our fiscal policies could benefit from better crafting grounded in data and evidence, ensuring coherence and consistency. We need enhanced alignment with the modern economy and better coordination with monetary and other policies.
How many times have I restrained my fingers from writing on this topic? It first came to mind when I heard His Excellency, Malam Nasiru El-Rufai, hinting that he will not be part of the Tinubu administration. I watched the clip and laughed. I said does not Malam know that he is now a Plc and no longer an individual enterprise? Can Dangote one day dream of returning to his quiet personal status of 50 years ago?
Recently, the media was awash with various commentaries about DSS’s disobedience of court orders. These accusations, as wrong as they are, have peaked in the Godwin Emefiele saga. It may interest the public and indeed the avowed critics of the service to note the following incidents and timelines to show that it has religiously obeyed court orders in respect of the case and even others.
Niger republic, for the first, and hopefully not the last time, the country witnessed a peaceful democratic transition of power in 63 years. President Mahamadou Issoufou escaped being toppled when he handed over power to Mohamed Bazoum in 2021. The country threaded on the path of democracy in the 21st Century, to the extent that the military deposed President Mamadou Tandja to halt his bid for extension of term in office. However, barely two years after the celebrated transition, the Nigerien Presidential Guards disrupt the country’s democratic thread.
Judgment is around the corner. In the week ahead, Nigerians will hear the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC) on the controversial 2023 presidential election.
Nigeria got men and women who can dire the dreaded and the representation of terror all to live and give a life of sacrifice. Either through blood, or sun and thunderstorms of life.
The recent military coup in Niger Republic has sent shockwaves across West Africa and the world. On July 26, 2023, the Commander of the Presidential Guard in Niger, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, overthrew President Mohamed Bazoum, who had been elected in February 2021 in a historic democratic transition. Tchiani declared himself the new leader of the country and dissolved all the institutions of the state.
As tensions rise in Nigeria’s Southeast region, the two-week sit-at-home order scheduled to commence on Monday, July 31st, has become a subject of controversy.
As the leader of ECOWAS, you immediately invited other West African leaders and an ultimatum was given to Tchiani that Bazoum must be reinstated or else, a strong military force (just like ECOMOG in Liberia and Sierra Leone) will invade Niger Republic and forcefully reinstate him.