Last week’s decision by the federal government of Nigeria to declare a state of emergency on food security has had many Africans wake up to the realisation that the situation is really bad.
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Our political parties have poor records of appreciating the architects of their electoral fortunes. It is part of the tragedy that has led to the lack of culture and tradition in our political parties as necessary institutional pillars of democracy. Here are some pieces of evidence.
A mirror verse in one of the holy books averred that “Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.” Philosophically, in life endings are better than beginnings, and sticking to a noble course is better than standing out. This is the best description of Barrister Boss Mustapha CFR, the immediate past Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Nigeria who had a good ending to his tenure.
In the last week of May this year, Niger State bid farewell to an exceptional leader and trailblazer, Mary Noel-Berje, who served as the Chief Press Secretary to the Former Governor of Niger State and current Senator, Abubakar Sani Bello. Her tenure was nothing short of remarkable.
New and continuing governments of 2023 are over one month old across Nigeria. At all levels, first term and continuing administrations ought to have begun bracing up for the task of delivering on their mandate to their people. ElectedElected officers, particularly those in their first term, will soon realize, if they have not already, that pre-inauguration impressions of leadership are nothing compared to the realities of governance on the ground.
Nigerians are anxiously waiting to see the formation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s cabinet. Who and who make the final list of ministers nominated from the thirty-six states, including Abuja, the federal capital is what is on the burning plate of his next line of action and the APC family.
Of the 21 military, paramilitary and other allied security agencies in the country, only five have persons from the North Central, Southeast and South-South as their Heads, a research analysis by PRNigeria has shown.
Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Rev. Yakubu Pam as the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) on 4th July, 2020.
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The report of the Commission of Inquiry set up by the Anambra State Government, an independent and unbiased body, as demanded by some Nigerians to look into the Mmesoma saga, has vindicated the Board. This has further reinforced the position of the Board that its system was not and cannot be compromised.