Ayokunle Adeleye

For the love of country

March 27, 2015February 14, 2017 Ayokunle Adeleye Leave a comment

Democracy is a game of numbers, and politics; politics has become a game of populism, and hypocrisy; populism is the opium of Nigerians: he who wants to catch a monkey must act like one; and hypocrisy has become the norm! Otherwise, Fashola would not say Agbaje is too old to be Governor and go on to support an even older Buhari for President. Otherwise, Agbaje… Read more

The Beauty of Democracy

March 25, 2015 Ayokunle Adeleye Leave a comment

The past eight weeks have seen me defend my President against all odds. I try to see the best in people, that is my flaw; and i have learnt to ignore flaws, since I see them so easily. I have campaigned for Jonathan, not because he is the best, not because he is excellent, and definitely not because I have been paid to do so.… Read more

Of Desperation and Dissapointments

March 23, 2015 Ayokunle Adeleye Leave a comment

Twenty-eleven was a desperate year in the State, it was time for a new Governor. The civil servants demanded a new face, but for the average ò•kadà man, it was time to balance the scales. He was tired of servitude to the Association. There must be others. And he was right. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria guarantees the Right to Freedom of… Read more

Clues or Less

March 20, 2015March 20, 2015 Ayokunle Adeleye Leave a comment

I sat down there behest, tense, sweaty, unsure. This was the final straw. They asked how my Long Case went, it was great but I feigned sadness. I needed them to believe I had been subdued, to think I needed help, which I did. They felt my sadness and synchronised with me. Lucky me. Then I picked my question from the pool: Discuss the differential… Read more

Me and now

March 16, 2015 Ayokunle Adeleye Leave a comment

Few years ago I conducted a study wherein I asked my FB friends to translate a simple sentence starting with “You and I” into as many languages as they are able to. (Not) Surprisingly, while non-African languages typically place “You” before “I”, African languages typically place the Speaker, “I”, before the Other, “You”! Where is our chivalry? You and I are a selfish lot! Sometime… Read more

Of Artists and Scientists

March 9, 2015 Ayokunle Adeleye Leave a comment

Medicine is both a science and an art: the study of Medicine starts predominantly as science, the Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Biochemistry; continues as a blend of science and art, the Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology and Pharmacology; and ends predominantly in art, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medicine and Surgery. In the one you are expected to think outside the box, imagine, and explore; in the other,… Read more

The Paternal Gap

February 27, 2015 Ayokunle Adeleye Leave a comment

Fathers are wonderful people: caring, providing, and responsible. We need more of them in governance. Yet we need more than them. As good as fathers are, responsible and all, they rarely make good political officers. Fathers, by their nature, are good providers, and rulers, but are rarely good leaders as they are seldom good talkers: Fathers direct and guide, but do not see reason to… Read more

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