CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE—POLITICS 101

There's a saying in the land of my fathers which goes thus, “Ochichi ka mma na aka onye o doro anya” Which loosely translates that “leadership is best in the hands of those who know what true leadership entails.” Therefore, the work of the leader is working for the people. And these people are externalized...

CORP MEMBER PROVIDES WATER FOR SUFFERING HUMANITY

As the State coordinator of Kwara State National Youth Service Corp commissions the borehole sunk by Ebina Rademe Sixtus, a serving Corp Member for the provision of the much-needed water for the people of Bacita community, it’s worth celebrating this sterling and extraordinary landmark made by Sixtus. Sixtus who hails from Abi Local Government Area...

NIGERIA’S CULTURE OF POVERTY AND POVERTY OF CULTURE

Sincerely speaking, the time has come when Nigeria and Nigerians must apologize to humanity for constituting an obstruction to the relentless wheel of global development.   Nigeria must say SORRY for drawing the global community backward in creativity, innovation, and invention.   They must plead for CLEMENCY for their wretchedness and backwardness amid plenty of...

TWO REASONS WHY GOOD MEN VOTE AFRICAN ACTION CONGRESS

Election period is a time of choice. And these choices are about the future. Nigeria is at a unique crossroad in history. She has experienced an all time low in human and material development with terrible regularity. When someone says “let’s get Nigeria working again”, one’s tempted to ask, “has Nigeria worked before?” When someone...

AN INFAMOUS ADMINISTRATION AND THE PROSPECTS OF NIGERIAN YOUTHS

As the Buhari administration continues to live in infamy, it is important to recount the retrogressive tendencies of his administration and their downward spiralling to mediocrity in all critical areas of human and capital development. From a fairly manageable economy handed down by the last administration, the Buhari administration refused to act decisively and with...

Introduction The argument by capitalist economists that the key drive to economic growth is competition has been continually trumped by the Pareto Principle—a notion that a few number of things account for the majority of the rewards or as commonly known as 80/20 Percent Rule. Across the world, there’re growing gaps in competition between elites...

AS THE DAYS ROLL BY

Every moment, every day comes in quick succession bringing me ever closer to divergent experiences. Experiences of faith, hope and love:   Faith in my self and my constituency That we’re capable of development That we can change for the better That we can leapfrog mediocrity If only we take the necessary step, not tomorrow,...

WE HAVE ENOUGH TO TAKE IT BACK

Please readers lend me little of your time to take you on a brief voyage into the current life of my constituents. Will you sit down and read on? Yes I’ll. Thank you Just ignore the answers in the bracket and come back to it later. The elderly woman fell into a ditch as she’s...