The Provost of Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo, Nigeria, Dr. Rasak Adetunji Adefabi, has charged Nigerian leaders to be more accountable, show greater respect for the rule of law and promote judicial independence for the country to earn its place of pride in the comity of nations. 
  Dr Adelabi lamented the inability of…

The end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s first term in office and that of 29 state governors on May 28, this year, marked 20 years of unbroken democratic rule in the country. The smooth transition witnessed at the centre and across the states on May 29, despite the acrimony that trails the outcome of some of…

Sir: We are a unique people, celebrated around the world for our exceptionality. We never revel at poor governance publicly but privately, in bedrooms and comfortable zones. This is possible because of a veneer of harmony that is built around the Nigerian. The average Nigerian man is an ethnic and religious bigot. However hard he…

The skewed framework of the federal system, which we practise deceives compatriots and others alike into focusing on the activities of the Federal Government and ignoring the patronage-politics, which characterises governance in the constituent parts of the federation – the states and to a greater degree in the local governments. The chief executives at those…

It was with great trepidation that I accepted the invitation to deliver this keynote address to this august assemblage of ecclesiastical doyens of the Methodist Church, Owerri Diocese. My trepidation was predicated on the fact that as a Methodist, I will be placed in the unlikely position of a student pontificating to his teachers. Nonetheless,…

In most developed and developing economies, governance is a business. This is shown by observed commitments to investments in development projects, the expected effective returns and transparency in the management of public funds, vis-à-vis sayings. For Nigeria, from arguments over the establishment and operations of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) in 2012 to poor…

Chief Wole Olanipekun stated that a review of democracy in Nigeria is important because as the giant of Africa when the country sneezes the Black race catches a cold. Nigeria has been in transition since Lord Lugard formed the state in 1914 and the transition has subsequently been evolving from that colonial phase to its…

A few weeks ago, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former minister of finance in both the Obasanjo and the Jonathan administrations, spoke of the need for federal and state governments to pay some urgent attention to the development of the rural areas. Matters are getting worse there and for the country as a whole, obviously. Did anyone…

In the movie Groundhog Day, the protagonist is trapped in time and finds himself reliving the same day over and over again. After cynically finding it fun, he inevitably grows bored and frustrated at not being able to move forward. He eventually breaks out of the single day loop, but not until he acquires several…

As the nation prepares for another round of elections in 2019, the polity is gradually becoming heated, with politicians trying to outwit one in order to be elected.   Jocko Willink, the retired American United States Naval officer and author must have had a fore knowledge of all this, when he said: “Leading people is…

The Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa Foundation is set to launch a book titled ‘A to Z of Internal Audit Practice.’ The book is part of efforts to develop effective anti-corruption tool, risk management and corporate management. At the pre-launch and ‘Unveiling of Vision 2030’ the convener, Sam Ohuabunwa said, the primary panacea of the level of…

Nigerian monarchs remain the cornerstones of building the country into a great nation. And until traditional rulers are accorded their rightful positions in governance, political instability, with its multiplier effects on socio-economic and cultural wellbeing of Nigerians, would persist. The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, who handed down this admonition in his 80th…