Politics - Page 359

LAST FRIDAY, the curtain dropped as former Governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Samuel Imoke gracefully bowed out of office ending a journey of eight years; thus paving way for the

WALTER Rodney, the Guyanese activist and one Africa’s campaigners for the continent’s emancipation during the colonial era, wrote in one of his books, “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa”, that “every generation shall out

APPARENTLY emboldened by the travails of Prince Buruji Kashamu, the Senator-elect, Ogun East Senatorial District who is facing extradition battle, his main rival, Prince Dapo Abiodun has intensified effort to get his

LET us design a holistic reward system for adherence to and respect for propriety. Let us take the campaign to our schools, churches, mosques and community meetings. Let us conceptualise a curriculum

CHIEF Anthony Akhakon Anenih, the octogenarian Uromi, Edo State-born founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is known within and outside the party as “Mr. Fix-it”, a sobriquet he acquired by

POLITICAL leaders from Benue State under the aegis of Benue Rebirth Initiative have appealed to the Senate President, David Mark, to support the candidature of Senator George Akume, for the Senate Presidency.

As various aspirants continue jostling for leadership positions in the incoming 8th session of the National Assembly, the leadership of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has said that the party would not

One cannot but mention the fatherly roles played by the out-going President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and other statesmen like Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, General Abdusalami Abubakar, Chief Emeka Anyaoku and former governor of

SHORTLY after the Presidential election, the organisers of this event, whom I am persuaded are patriotic, idealistic, focused and well-meaning young Nigerians, approached me and politely asked whether I could spare some