“Are politicians giving up on opposition politics which is a critical democratic content in a struggling country?” —Ebuka Onyekwelu Since the All Progressives Congress – APC, took over Governance in Nigeria in 2015, there has been a near-total collapse of opposition to the National Government. The major opposition which is the Peoples’ Democratic Party – PDP, has been so decimated that it is now an image of its former self. With twelve states, the PDP...

“Any society that has some of its best and brightest wanting to govern on its mainstream platforms is safe.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu A critical supposition of the democratic government is that the people themselves will take full ownership of their government by taking full control of their political processes. This is based on the fact that there is no government in a democracy without the political processes. Hence, to take ownership of the government, the people...

“Fubara is a man of immense indiscretion who lacks the political know-how to navigate the troubled waters of Rivers politics.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu If it were to be described in one word, the feud between Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and Nyesom Wike can be correctly referred to as the balance of terror for very obvious reasons. Nyesom Wike has since gained a reputation for hard talk, with a strongman posturing. He has been consistent...

“Good governance, progress, or development, is only incremental and not automatic.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu Nasir El Rufai, former Governor of Kaduna State on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for two terms of 8 years, has finally left his party after weeks of trolling both the party and the president. This must not come as a surprise. Most Nigerian politicians would do same therefore it must also not been construed as some form...

“Whether they are voluntarily or involuntarily resigning or being sacked, there is something fundamentally wrong.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu For at least the fourth time in three years, another Commissioner in Governor Soludo’s cabinet has taken a walk from the services of the Anambra State Government. Appointed at the inception of Soludo’s administration, Mr. Chikodiri Anara, who served as Special Adviser to former Governor, Willie Obiano, resigned or was dismissed from his appointment as Commissioner for Homeland...