Weighing Major Contenders in Anambra’s November Governorship Election

“People live in fear of the unknown, and the government has been unable to restore confidence or order.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu It is now about two weeks before political campaigns resume for the 2025 November 8, Anambra State Governorship Election. Going by the INEC guidelines, campaigns would resume on June 11th. By then, it will be about five months away before the election. So far, about 16 political parties are going to be participating in the...

President Bola Tinubu’s Two Years of Resolute Reforms in a Tenuous Republic

“No economic rebound is sustainable without national unity.” —Sir Paul Chukwuma  A close confidant once remarked, during the crescendo of the 2023 general elections, that it would take a “madman” to aspire to lead Nigeria at such a perilous juncture. His words were less hyperbole and more diagnosis: Nigeria, at that time, represented the archetype of a “wicked problem”; a multidimensional crisis with no easy resolution and several painful trade-offs. To him, the presidency was...

Sit-at-Home Battles Southeast’s Comparative Advantage to a Staggering Loss

“People live in fear of the unknown, and the government has been unable to restore confidence or order.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu   A recent report by SBM Intelligence claims that the Southeast had lost over $4.7 billion to sit-at-home since August 2021, causing significant harm to the economy of the Southeast geo-political zone. The report, which also reckoned that the zone lost over N7.6 trillion in the first two years of the sit-at-home order, noted that...

UTME: Backlash from the Southeast beyond JAMB’s Network Glitches

“The current protest against JAMB and the accompanying narration of Igbo marginalization is not unfounded” —Ebuka Onyekwelu The recently rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Exam – UTME, by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board – JAMB, for the Southeast and parts of Lagos State, has again, raised a serious argument on Igbo victimization and marginalization in Nigeria. Days after the rescheduled examination has been taken, the debate has continued to rage. Some have blamed the JAMB...

Knocks on Soludo Over Anambra’ declining Fortunes in Education

“In 2024, Anambra’s total budget for the Education Ministry stood at about N33 billion” —Ebuka Onyekwelu Anambra was missing in a recent report released about three days ago by the National Examination Council (NECO) outlining the top twelve States across Nigeria where students have five credits in their senior certificate examination, for the year 2024. With Anambra State missing on the list, the report has opened conversations and an outrage against Anambra State Governor, Prof....

Need for New Opposition in Anambra as PDP, APC and LP Falter

“Labour Party, regrettably has not grown beyond the spontaneity of its 2023 outing.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu As of today, Anambra State has been unfortunate with credible opposition political parties and this is a longstanding problem that has become inimical to competitive politics in the State. The People’s Democratic Party – PDP, in Anambra State, for instance, has almost gone into extinction; a former ruling political party in the state whose ticket was synonymous with election victory...

Misconceptions About Mainstream Political Parties

“Until recently as 2019, the late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah proved that any political party can be mainstreamed.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu Major political parties that have gained substantial ground through winning elections have assumed a sense of importance that tends to position them as the god of democracy. In Nigeria, this was the case for the former ruling national political party, the People’s Democratic Party – PDP, before the All Progressives Congress ousted it – APC, in...

The Tragedy of the ‘Nigerian Big Man’ Syndrome

“A culture that suppresses their best, experienced, and leading figures can ground the system.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu In a general sense, almost everyone within the Nigerian public service system is patiently waiting for their turn. To wait for one’s turn is beyond merely waiting to assume rulership. It is a worldview that connotes something deeper. A state of ascendancy to the top of the chain, but unaffected and unbothered, with zero responsibility. The more one ascends...

In Search of Opposition —the Rocky Trends of Nigerian Politics

“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...

Lessons on Functional Democracy from Sir Paul Chukwuma

“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...

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