The Paternal Gap

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

Of Nigerians and Truth

Most of my work has been in criticism of my President, yet, a democrat that he is, he doesn’t blink. When he said corruption was not the number-one problem of Nigeria, we all disagreed. Well, i don’t; not anymore. Recent happenings have proven otherwise: our problem as a people goes way beyond corruption. Corruption, as pervasive as it has become, is merely begotten of, and… Read more

Change at ALL cost

At the beginning of such a piece as this, one must of necessity say that in consonance with Coulomb’s Law, I do love certain people in the APC: I love Amosun, contrary to popular trends; I love Fashola, the man deserves to be in Aso Rock; and I like Buhari, despite his diametric past. Yes, even the sage, the Bestower of the Order of Nebu,… Read more

The Hypocrites I know

I have always maintained that the problems of Nigeria go way beyond the Presidency, but Buharists no let us hear word. So, today, i shall throw caution to the wind and share with you a typical class scenario by these same people that want change. I will be hunted for this, but I just cannot care less as I hope you will see classic similarities… Read more