Tag: Chidi Amuta
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Trump’s long good night – Chidi Amuta
By Chidi Amuta In a matter of days, America’s democracy will self -correct and present a bulky casualty. Mr. Donald Trump’s presidency is unlikely to be revalidated for a second term. As the various polls indicate once again, the American electorate seems poised to deal the disruptive Mr. Trump a merited ‘F’ grade. The imminent…
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Bishop Kukah’s rejoinder to Chidi Amuta’s Column: Of Igbos, 2023 and ‘Politics of Moral Consequence’
Empowered citizens voted for politicians they knew would make them poorer, for liars to clean up politics -Tom Fletcher, The Naked Diplomat. Dr Chidi Amuta takes the cake for both elegant turn of phrase and sheer depth of thoughtful analysis. I read his recent piece in THISDAY, (also in TheNewsGuru.com), ‘2023: Igbos and the Politics…
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Bad postcard from Bamako – Chidi Amuta
Chidi Amuta On the 21st of March, 2012, mutinous soldiers of the Malian army invaded the Presidential Mansion in the capital city of Bamako. The mostly other rank soldiers were thrilled to burst into the luxury and opulence of the mansion. Their instant punishment for any unfortunate occupants they found in the place was merciless…
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2023: Igbos and the Politics of Moral Consequence – Chidi Amuta
By Chidi Amuta National history has a moral arc. It bends perennially in the direction of justice no matter how long it takes. This truism is my response to the three dominant positions on the desirable geopolitical location of the Nigerian presidency in 2023. The first is the repeated general political advisory by my friend…
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Season of Firefights – Chidi Amuta
Chidi Amuta In the clear absence of a grand vision, big issues or any inspirational undertakings, President Buhari may be condemned to spending the remaining part of his tenure supervising sporadic firefights among his cast. Family members, regime pontiffs, political devotees and highly privileged officials of state are all likely to get embroiled in imminent…
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Pandemonium at the Altar – Chidi Amuta
By Chidi Amuta Nigeria’s tradition of unruly political behaviour has begun rehearsing for a major roadshow well ahead of the 2023 open display. Suddenly, the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has erupted in a crisis long foretold. The daggers are out. The targets are marked. And the lines of the imminent engagement are…
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Power and Sovereignty in the Virtual Republic, By Chidi Amuta
Chidi Amuta Nations tend to change course at the prompting of crises and major disruptions. As things stand, a viral eruption from a small seafood market in provincial China may have defined the kick off point for a new direction for significant nations of the world. We may now have to re-calibrate 21st century world…
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Democracy, Politics and Virus, By Chidi Amuta
By Chidi Amuta Faceless as it is, the Coronavirus may ultimately turn out a rather political virus. It has thrown up new challenges about the management of life (rate of infection) and death (reducing fatalities). Of all emergencies in recent human history, perhaps this virus has engaged the attention of politicians and world leaders more…
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A Virus With Dividends – Chidi Amuta
Chidi Amuta In his play, Madmen and Specialists, Wole Soyinka acknowledges evil as a potent force of history. At the climactic moment, the deranged professor protagonist admits the role of his own evil essence with a caveat: ‘Poison has its uses. You can either use it to kill or to cure’. This could be a…