Tag: Dakuku Peterside
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Take aways from the presidential nominations – By Dakuku Peterside
After a long voyage , all the political parties have concluded their special conventions and primaries, and they now have presidential flag bearers representing the parties at the polls next year. The past two weeks have been an endless season of tension, permutations, and intrigues. The drama that brought the two presidential candidates to victory…
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Peterside mourns passing of two Rivers’ APC officials
Former Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Dr. Dakuku Peterside has expressed sadness over the passing of two party officials in the state. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the two party officials were returning to Port Harcourt after the party’s Special National Convention when they were involved in a tragic accident along…
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Our next Vice President – By Dakuku Peterside
The next most consequential decision would be outside the purview of these “new gods of presidential nomination” called delegates. And it will be made by the nominated presidential candidates in consultation with a handful of party leaders. I am referring to the choice of presidential running mates, one of whom would be our next Vice…
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PDP presidential primary: Peterside congratulates Atiku, laments Wike’s waste of N30bn of Rivers’ money
Prominent political leader in Rivers State, Dr. Dakuku Peterside has congratulated Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on winning the presidential ticket of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 election.
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2023: Prospects for a third force – By Dakuku Peterside
The political evolution of party systems in the world follows a binary trajectory. We see this political evolutionary trend in most democracies where although multiple parties exist, two dominant parties emerge, dominate the political space, and compete as alternate power wielders that form governments as government and opposition at the centre. These two parties appear…
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There is no N6bn judgment against Dakuku Peterside – Legal Team
Against the judgment reported earlier, the Supreme Court of Nigeria did not enter into a N6 billion or any such judgment against former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside. In a terse but legal position of what transpired at the Supreme Court today, Friday, May 27, 2022, the…
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Defamation: Supreme Court affirms N6bn in damages against ex-NIMASA DG, Dakuku Peterside
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a suit by former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside seeking to set aside a six billion naira damages awarded against him for defaming the character of Dr Peter Odili, former governor of Rivers State.
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Spread of mob justice in Nigeria – By Dakuku Peterside
There is an epidemic of mob justice in Nigeria today, and the frequency at which they occur shocks our shared sensibilities. The ubiquitous nature of jungle justice across all parts of Nigeria leaves any discerning mind to wonder how low we are falling as a nation. Every week, we are served on social media with…
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Education sector crisis: A future that is ruined – By Dakuku Peterside
Nigeria is at a tipping point regarding security, human capacity development and economic growth. However, the biggest challenge we face as a country is not about the challenges of today but a bleak future stirring Africa’s biggest economy and the most populous Black nation in the face. Looking beyond the 2023 general elections, one sees…
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2023: Opportunistic aspirants and the gullible public – Dakuku Peterside
The holy grail of democracy is the widespread participation of people in the business of power, legitimised by the representation of elected leaders. Participation is so meaningful that the noun derivative of democracy, democratisation, means “the action of making something accessible to everyone”.