“It will be a disaster if the proposition of further devaluation of Naira is accepted by Buhari led government. To avoid further devaluation, the government is advised to embark on nine deliberate economic and political measures stated herein” As I stated last week, the devaluation of the Naira over the years and in recent times continue to have adverse effects on Nigeria. This is why I consider the statement of...Read More
ILLEGAL UNIVERSITIES AND SCHOOLS “Amend the NUC law and give the commission sufficient powers of immediate and outright closure of illegal universities with further powers of severe sanctions including forfeiture of the school properties to government while the promoters, founders, councils and teachers of such illegality should face life imprisonment”. Long ago during the years of military rule, a prominent figure in one of the military governments remarked...Read More
“Nigeria stands to learn a lot from countries like Colombia which have contended with insurgency over the years. While some have advocated a more high handed approach including further militarisation of the region, others have advised that the insurgents be engaged in dialogue” On Monday 12th October 2015, former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo paid a well-publicised visit to the President Muhammadu Buhari. According to reports, the former President was accompanied...Read More
“It takes a man of courage, patriotism, and altruism to go all out to preach the gospel truth on how to end insurgency with our own local or native intelligence to the government”. Over the past couple of weeks I have examined the current efforts of government to combat the book haram insurgency particularly in the light of the visit to the President by former President Olusegun Obasanjo in...Read More
MATTERS ARISING “What the senate resorted to was to ask such nominees to react to allegations or petitions pending before other statutory bodies. Naturally the concerned nominees denied the allegation but in law, mere denial does not amount to full proof that the allegation is not true”. Upon the assumption of President Muhammadu Buhari into office, an issue which attracted so much debate was when the President would appoint...Read More
