Where there is injury let me sow pardon, where there is doubt, let me sow doubt, let me sow faith, where there is despair, let me give hope —Thomas Aquinas. In an age where mental indolence, moral decadence and buck-passing is the defining order and enjoying astonishing and distressing decimal, I stumbled on a fascinating figure with sterling accomplishments. Until very recently, he lived beyond my reach; matter of fact,...Read More

NIGERIA POLITICAL CROSS CARPETING: DANGER TO DEMOCRACY (3) “To reduce the rampant spate of cross-carpeting, Section 68(1)(b) of the Constitution should be scrapped completely or be amended by requiring the legislator to obtain a court order recognising the division before dumping his party”. In continuation of my examination of incessant cross-carpeting by Nigerian politicians. I have identified the lack of political ideology and vision in the formulation of most political...Read More

NIGERIA POLITICAL CROSS CARPETING: ANGER TO DEMOCRACY (4) “There is the urgent need to restructure the framework of the Country so as to make the centre and political offices less attractive. This is the surest way to curb the menace of defection by politicians”. A few days ago, in confirmation of the need to tackle once and for all the phenomenon of defection across political parties in Nigeria, hundreds of...Read More

NIGERIA POLITICAL CROSS CARPETING: DANGER TO DEMOCRACY (3) “To reduce the rampant spate of cross-carpeting, Section 68(1)(b) of the Constitution should be scrapped completely or be amended by requiring the legislator to obtain a court order recognising the division before dumping his party”. In continuation of my examination of incessant cross-carpeting by Nigerian politicians. I have identified the lack of political ideology and vision in the formulation of most political parties,...Read More