Tag: federalism
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Governors, federalism, and constitutional tension – By Dakuku Peterside
Tensions between Nigeria’s central and state governments have long been the fault lines of its federal system; it is like a simmering struggle between authority and autonomy. The 1999 Constitution, though intended as a
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The renewed assault on federalism – By Pius Mordi
The general euphoria of endorsements of the Supreme Court’s judgment that granted ‘autonomy’ to local government areas is a disturbing illustration of the fact that Nigerians, especially this federal government have no idea what the country is up against.
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JAMB’s lonely road to federalism – By Owei Lakemfa
A country wracked with corruption and impunity, cannot but be confronted by examination malpractices and admission rackets even by institutions. This was the conclusion I reached at the end of the January 8, 2023 Stakeholders Meeting between the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, and media executives.
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Quest for Federalism and Its Many Ironies – Azu Ishiekwene
One month from now, Nigeria’s last batch of states created in 1996 to bring the total to 36, would turn 25 years old.
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Are you the Anointed One? – Hope O’Rukevbe Eghagha
Let me from the start alert my readers that today, my chosen topic which carries a question mark ‘Are you the Anointed One’? – has nothing to do with notions and practices of religious zealots, true and/or false prophets, how they milk people, how the people love to have it so and how they sell…
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Nigeria and the Hoax of True Federalism, By John Kokome
As a people, in our quest to build a nation that will be envied, and respected among the comity of nations, the time has come for us to take our destiny in our hands. Indeed, our founding fathers meant well when they bequeathed regional autonomy as the basis for our co-existence, which truly is the…
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Obasanjo: A belated love affair – Azu Ishiekwene
Azu Ishiekwene If words could make the dead turn in their grave, the founder of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), Dr. Frederick Faseun, would have rolled over last week, caught between amusement and surprise at a remarkable statement during the first anniversary lecture of his passing. On that occasion, former President Olusegun Obasanjo warned that…
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Debate on Amotekun’s legality: Compendium of lawyers views
In the past week, Amotekun, the security initiative by Ekiti, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Osun and Lagos, states that originated from the defunct Western Region, generated lots of controversies that propped up several topical issues that dominated the national discourse space in Nigeria. The Amotekun debate was immediately triggered when the attorney general of the federation,…
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Yoruba elders task Buhari on national unity, true federalism, others
The Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure true federalism and national unity. Its Secretary-General, Dr. Kunle Olajide, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the President needed to return the nation to the era of revenue generation and not sharing of allocation. Olajide, who is also a retired…
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APC presents report on true federalism – Oyegun
The All Progressive Congress (APC), on Wednesday, in Abuja, made a public presentation of the report of its committee on true federalism. The true federalism committee was chaired by Governor Malam Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State, who was, incidentally, absent at the public presentation of the report. It was, however, gathered that the report was…