Tag: Chido Nwakanma
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The relevance of the OUK formula in Abia succession politics – By Chido Nwakanma
Both sides of the dispute over the tilt of the governorship of Abia State circa 2023-2027 may find in former Governor Orji Uzor Kalu an unlikely resource for its resolution. Kalu implemented a formula that changed the state’s power structure into a quadrant. He did so unwittingly in 2007 when he ensured that Chief (now…
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The call of Nigerian Content from Bayelsa, By Chido Nwakanma
Slowly but steadily, Nigerian or Local Content is becoming familiar and accepted terminology in the oil and gas sector that drives the Nigerian economy. As the Nigerian Content Development & Monitoring Board (NCDMB) pursues its mandate, it creates opportunities for many more Nigerians to participate in the sector that drives the economic fortunes of the…
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THE PUBLIC SPHERE: Mobilising Ndigbo for voter registration – Chido Nwakanma
THE PUBLIC SPHERE with Chido Nwakanma INEC has sounded the bell for the next voter registration exercise. It will commence in February 2021, and that exercise will play a critical role in what happens in 2023. It is time to organise for it. More than any other region, the South-East needs to ensure that its…
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The imperative of local vigilance and protection, By Chido Nwakanma
The fallouts of the END SARS protests and its disastrous aftermath will stay with Southern Nigeria for a long while. What happens and how quickly each city and state rebuild will depend on the strategic capability and responsiveness of their governments. It is a race that will speak to organisation, responsiveness and capacity to execute.…
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PTF builds health infrastructure with additional 39 labs across 25 states, By Chido Nwakanma
By Chido Nwakanma Students of Policy in Nigeria and Africa must pay attention to institutions such as the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19, the Nigerian framework for the management of the pandemic that struck at the beginning of 2020. One area of interest would be to compare its performance with what its peers are…
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Incoherence on Covid19 drug between NAFDAC and PaxHerbal – Chido Nwakanma
By Chido Nwakanma Ineffective communication between two significant players in the health sector muddied the waters Saturday 11 July concerning the otherwise positive news of the development of a licensed Nigerian medication against aspects of Covid19. It showed what can go wrong in communication of sensitive matters such as those requiring the approval and consent…