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As the Ondo governorship election hots up (9)
TODAY is the concluding part of the series on the Ondo governorship election which we started a few weeks ago. Last week we ended on the note of the allegations of nepotism against Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu. The allegations in that regard are…
As Ondo governorship election hots up (8)
For good reasons, South-westerners are nostalgic about the tenure of Chief Obafemi Awolowo as the first premier of the Western Region – what with the ‘first this’ and ‘first that’ and the free education policy, especially! While that age…
As the Ondo governorship election hots up…7
The first conclusion to be drawn from these series is that in a presidential system of government such as the one that we have copied from the United States of America, a sitting president or governor should, as of right, be given the right…
As the Ondo governorship election hots up…6
One of the unwritten rules of the presidential system that this country has operated since 1999 is that an incumbent (executive) is usually given the right of first refusal; if he seeks re-election, then, his party concedes and allows him…
As Ondo Governorship election hots up… (5)
THE billion dollar question on the lips of many as the Ondo governorship election draws nearer is whether or not the incumbent, Governor or Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu aka Aketi, should be returned as governor. Akeredolu has…
As Ondo governorship election hots up…4
Nigeria’s elections – and politics - stopped being one of ideas and ideals a long time ago; gone were the days when manifestoes and programmes of political parties swayed voters one way or another. Our elections and politics these days are…
As Ondo governorship election hots up
If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants” –Isaac Newton (1675).“We stand on the shoulders of those who came before us” –Simon Donovan.Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said no one becomes…
As Ondo governorship race hots up… (1)
“Home is where the hatred is/Home is filled with pain/And it might not be such a bad idea if I nev...” – Gil Scott-Heron.SOME Sundays ago, I announced that as the Ondo governorship election draws nearer, I will be taking a…
UNPO: First step towards Yoruba sovereignty?
Last week, news broke that the Yoruba nation has been admitted into the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation (UNPO) as its 45th member. President of the Yoruba World Congress (YWC), emeritus professor of History and African…
Questions Kyari should have answered…
In addition to coronavirus, the demise of Mallam Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, is the rave of the moment. Controversies over Kyari’s death and roles in government have raged – where he died, when he died, how he died…