Friday Column

Friday Column

Transforming the abusive relationship between citizens and elected leaders

As the Fourth Republic rolled on, Nigerians have become increasingly concerned with the abusive relationship they have had with their elected leaders.

Issue-based politics and the 2023 election

This week, the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies organised a high-level forum on political communication and issue-based polit

Oil theft and collapse of the Nigerian rentier state

On Tuesday, Thisday newspaper carried a disturbing headline. Nigeria’s petrol subsidy bill is skyrocketing this year and by the end of December, the t

ASUU and the limits of permanently winning the argument

On Monday, ASUU declared to extend the strike it commenced on 14th February 2022 because: “The demands of the Union had not been satisfactorily addres

Key issues in Africa’s democratic journey

Wishing General IBB a happy 81st birthday I was the keynote speaker at General Ibrahim Babangida’s Legacy Dialogue yesterday speaking on the theme of