Friday Column

Friday Column

APC primaries and emergence of a lame duck president

My overriding impression of the APC special convention is that the presidential aspirants spent too much of their time singing praises to their belove

Imposition of successor: President Buhari’s faux pas

In his address to the 11th meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on April 20, 2022, President Buhar

Party primaries and limits of transactional politics

This week, as the primaries heat up, the constraints placed by the newly passed Electoral Act are beginning to have a major impact on the nomination p

Corruption and the Buhari legacy

As the Buhari administration winds up, the question of his legacy is on the table. Unfortunately, for the president who has always seen himself and bu

The strange behaviour of the CBN governor

As the Buhari administration approaches the finish line, all the governance deficiencies of the regime are being amplified. Some years ago, I wrote a