Five years ago, in October 2016, the Department of State Services under Lawal Daura, had in a fashion reminiscent of armed robbery attack invaded the homes of some Nigerian Judges at night in Abuja. Nigerian woke up the next morning to hear and read shocking stories of the midnight invasion of two Supreme Court Justices, Sylvanus Ngwuta and Inyang Okoro and four Federal High Court Judges namely, Muazu Pindiga, Ademola Adeniyi, Abdullahi Liman and Nnamdi Dimgba private residences. It was obviously a strange phenomenon as such had never been witnessed…
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Buhari’s Twitter Ban and Many Negative Consequences On Nigeria
The recent ban on Twitter in Nigeria by President Muhammadu Buhari, PMB has again raised concerns about the present administration’s democratic credentials. The government seems to be at variance and averse to a governance model which, ordinarily, it is supposed to be championing, deepening and strengthening. Buhari’s administration rather than do the needful appears to be much more at home and comfortable with the martial language of authoritarianism as demonstrated by its seeming rash and illogical action against social media network, Twitter, which it banned its operations in the country,…
Read MoreImo Government Should Prioritize Agriculture Now
Nigerians and Imo people are currently groaning under the burden of daily soaring prices of food items in the market. Prices of almost all food staples which were affordable by the poorest of the poor few years back, have gone through the roof and out of their reach. A few years ago, garri was a cheap and affordable food stuff and because of that, virtually everyone could afford it. But, today it is no longer the case, as it has spiralled beyond the reach of the poor. A paint measurement …
Read MoreTime For Mbaike To Align With Uzodinma, Njoku
In recent times concerned patriots of MBAIKE bloc have been wondering and asking questions regarding its position in the current Imo political equation. Based on the political configuration of Imo State at the moment which has Gov Hope Uzodinma as captain and Prof Placid Njoku, their own son as his deputy, Mbaike ordinarily is supposed to be visible partner in progress in the Shared Prosperity Adminstration. There are several plausible reasons why this should be so, chief of which is Gov Uzodinma demonstration of uncommon love and respect made manifest…
Read MoreSouthern Governors’ Meeting: Right Step in Right Direction.
For the very first time in the history of independent Nigeria, governors of the Southern Region of the country met in Asaba, Delta State ,last week. Before the governors came together, it had appeared that such gathering was unthinkable because of much touted age long mistrust and unhealthy rivalry between South West and South East flanks of the region. But, seemingly acting out the wise counsel of the third President of the United States of America, Thomas Jefferson who said :” I admire the dreams of the future more than…
Read MoreClampdown on Imo Publishers, Vendors Lawlessness Taken Very Far
It was late President Thomas Jefferson of United States of America, who, once famously said:” Were it left for me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without government, I should not hesitate a moment to chose the latter.” Jefferson, the third President of US, author of the US Declaration of independence and one of the founding fathers of the country, uttered that statement centuries ago, yet more than two hundreds years after, it is still resonating as if it was only made yesterday. In…
Read MoreN10 Billion Loan: Imo can Do with improved IGR Instead
Last week, Hon Declan Mbadiwe Emelumba, Imo State Commissioner for Information / Strategy announced that the government is seeking to borrow fresh N10bn Loan. The commissioner who, spoke to newsmen at the end of the weekly State Executive Council, SEC, meeting at the Imo State Government House, Owerri, further clarified that the said Loan would be used in the construction of ongoing road projects in the state. We have had cause on several occasions in the past to say that, borrowing by government or, organizations or, even individuals, is never…
Read MoreImo Assembly complex: Another Mbakwe Legacy On Brink of Collapsing
Nigeria democracy, like democracies all over the world was conceived on a tripod – Executive, Legislative and Judiciary. They were supposed to be equals carrying out inter related and inter dependent functions for the growth and development of society. At the same time they are supposed to act as check on one another to forstall excesses. However, in the Nigeria context this is not what obtains as the executive seems to hold all the aces due to its control of the treasury from the federal to the state level. This…
Read MoreSouth East Governors’ Ebubeagu Security Outfit: Another Empty Rhetoric?
Last Sunday, April 11,South East Governors, working under the aegis of South East Governors Forum, publicly announced the formation of Ebubeagu Joint Security Outfit. The announcement came with so much fanfare and ceremony, and that initially seemed to have made people excited by the news. However, the early morning celebration seemed to have evaporated after the Governors Forum official communique from the meeting/ security summit hit the public space. Majority of those who reacted after reading first hand the document were of the opinion that the whole exercise was merely…
Read MoreOwerri Easter Sunday Attack: One Too Many.
Last Easter Sunday attack on Owerri, the Imo State Capital was one attack too many, because since the state was created in 1976, it has never witnessed anything like it. The entire state is still shell shocked and speechless, while national gaze is on a state hitherto regarded as relatively peaceful amid galloping insecurity across the country. What that unprecedented attack has forcefully succeeded in achieving is that it has unequivocally demonstrated that nowhere and no one is safe again in Nigeria. In other words, it seems to have lent…
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