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STATE AFFAIRS 19 SEPTEMBER 2020
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Everywhere you go, Nigerians are sparkling like diamonds in the pack, whether in academia, business, innovation, music, movie, entertainment, fashion and culture... All these properties make us unarguably the most prosperous
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Everywhere you go, Nigerians are sparkling like diamonds in the pack, whether in academia, business, innovation, music, movie, entertainment, fashion and culture... All these properties make us unarguably the most prosperous
black nation in the world and Africa’s largest economy.
— Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday 16 September 2020
Edo Election:
Election would be conducted in the 2,627 polling units in 192 wards in the 18 LGAs of the state. INEC put the number of registered voters at 2,210,534.
— Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday 16 September 2020
Edo Election:
Election would be conducted in the 2,627 polling units in 192 wards in the 18 LGAs of the state. INEC put the number of registered voters at 2,210,534.
483,796 PVCs were not collected.
l1,726,738 voters are eligible to take part in today’s election.
Godwin Obaseki, of Peoples Democratic Party against (PDP) against Osagie Ize-Iyamu of All Progressives Congress (APC).
14 parties are fielding candidates for the poll.
l1,726,738 voters are eligible to take part in today’s election.
Godwin Obaseki, of Peoples Democratic Party against (PDP) against Osagie Ize-Iyamu of All Progressives Congress (APC).
14 parties are fielding candidates for the poll.
STATE AFFAIRS 12 SEPTEMBER 2020
In January 2018, the Federal Government through the Minister of Defense, Mansur Dan-Ali, blamed anti-open grazing laws in some states as the cause of the killings by herdsmen.
Briefing journalists, Dan-Ali argued that the remote causes of
In January 2018, the Federal Government through the Minister of Defense, Mansur Dan-Ali, blamed anti-open grazing laws in some states as the cause of the killings by herdsmen.
Briefing journalists, Dan-Ali argued that the remote causes of
farmers-herders crisis is the take over of cattle routes by communities, thus denying the herders resources and space.
“If those routes are blocked, what happens,” he asked?
In September 2020, Buhari reechoes the view.
What should we do?
What is cattle route?
“If those routes are blocked, what happens,” he asked?
In September 2020, Buhari reechoes the view.
What should we do?
What is cattle route?
Speaking on Tuesday at the two-day ministerial performance review retreat Buhari said Trump stunned him with a piercing question about why he was killing Christians in Nigeria.
How was Buhari sitting as he spoke with Trump?
Did they look themselves in the eye?
How was Buhari sitting as he spoke with Trump?
Did they look themselves in the eye?
HE WAS THE SCOURGE OF THE CONGO
Mobutu Sese Seko (1930-1997) was the Scourge of the Congo. He was a military officer who connived with the West to murder Congo’s first Prime Minister, Patrice Lumumba in 1961. He became a darling of the West following his role in the killing.
Mobutu Sese Seko (1930-1997) was the Scourge of the Congo. He was a military officer who connived with the West to murder Congo’s first Prime Minister, Patrice Lumumba in 1961. He became a darling of the West following his role in the killing.
In a second coup in 1965, he overthrew the government of Congo and ruled the country until he was forced out in 1997. He governed with brutal arbitrariness as he changed the name of Congo to Zaire. He killed those who opposed him without blinking - a cold eye murderer.
When the going was good, the United States and Zaire now the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) led by Mobutu, challenged the Soviet Union’s influenced communism in the horn of Africa. Mobutu had access to American weapons and CIA’s intelligence reports on African states.
STATE AFFAIRS 5 SEPTEMBER 2020
Any person with sound financial knowledge will tell you that the only way to get out of this cycle of poverty is through massive investment in infrastructure. As I have always said, the problem with loans is not in taking them, but in the way,
Any person with sound financial knowledge will tell you that the only way to get out of this cycle of poverty is through massive investment in infrastructure. As I have always said, the problem with loans is not in taking them, but in the way,
loans are utilised. Oyo State cannot get out of its infrastructural deficit without taking loans targeted at developing key infrastructure.
— Seyi Makinde, Governor of Oyo State, 29 July 2020
— Seyi Makinde, Governor of Oyo State, 29 July 2020
Pursuant to the Coroners Law, Section 3(1) of which vests jurisdiction in “any Magistrate” within the jurisdiction where the violent death occurred to hold inquests... we humbly request Your Worship, on behalf of the grieving family of Richard Gbadebo, the deceased,
STATE AFFAIRS 29 AUGUST 2020
It is the search for the final solution.
The governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde is the man to solve the dilemma of the moment.
If he falters, the valley takes more lives.
What has Seyi got to say?
It’s about Aleshinloye Junction - valley of death.
It is the search for the final solution.
The governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde is the man to solve the dilemma of the moment.
If he falters, the valley takes more lives.
What has Seyi got to say?
It’s about Aleshinloye Junction - valley of death.
M.Y Akbar an Indian Muslim scholar states that the West’s next confrontation is definitely going to come from the Muslim world. “It is in the sweep of the Islamic nations from Maghreb to Pakistan that the struggle for a new world order will begin.”
How?
Why?
How?
Why?
How did he find himself operating the machine?
How come his colleagues at work did not notice what happened to him until they saw blood gushing out from another end of the machine?
Was he alone when he was dragged by the machine?
He was 21.
What does his death represent?
How come his colleagues at work did not notice what happened to him until they saw blood gushing out from another end of the machine?
Was he alone when he was dragged by the machine?
He was 21.
What does his death represent?
STATE AFFAIRS 22 AUGUST 2020
Richard Gbadebo, a 300-level student of the Department of European Studies, University of Ibadan (UI) died in July 2020 in Ibadan while working at a factory owned by Henkel Nigeria Limited. He was crushed by the machine he operated.
Richard Gbadebo, a 300-level student of the Department of European Studies, University of Ibadan (UI) died in July 2020 in Ibadan while working at a factory owned by Henkel Nigeria Limited. He was crushed by the machine he operated.
How did he come to operating the machine?
How come his colleagues at work did not notice what happened to him until they saw blood gushing out from another end of the machine?
Was he alone when he was dragged by the machine?
Are there CCTV cameras at the location?
He was 21.
How come his colleagues at work did not notice what happened to him until they saw blood gushing out from another end of the machine?
Was he alone when he was dragged by the machine?
Are there CCTV cameras at the location?
He was 21.
Have you worked in a factory?
What’s your experience?
What’s your experience?
STATE AFFAIRS 15 AUGUST 2020
Assessing the state of security in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari posits:
“Nigerians know that we have done our best. However, what is coming out of the North West and the North Central is very disturbing.”
Assessing the state of security in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari posits:
“Nigerians know that we have done our best. However, what is coming out of the North West and the North Central is very disturbing.”
They told us that one of the northern governors is the commander of Boko Haram in Nigeria. Boko Haram and the bandits are one and the same. They have a sophisticated network. During this lockdown their planes were moving up and down as if there was no lockdown. They were moving
ammunition, moving money, and distributing them across different parts of the country.”
— Dr. Obadia Mailafia, former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria
It is expected that he [Mailafia] should be conversant with official information management protocols. But regrettably
— Dr. Obadia Mailafia, former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria
It is expected that he [Mailafia] should be conversant with official information management protocols. But regrettably
In this discussion, Adesewa Gbadebo questions the circumstances surrounding the untimely death of her brother, Richard Gbadebo.
Guests R-L:
*Moshood Adewale, member, Alliance for Surviving Covid-19 and Beyond (ASCAB)
*Adesewa Gbadebo, student, University of Ibadan
Guests R-L:
*Moshood Adewale, member, Alliance for Surviving Covid-19 and Beyond (ASCAB)
*Adesewa Gbadebo, student, University of Ibadan
*Segun Adesokan, founder, Better Agenda for Nigerian Youths (BANY)
Richard Gbadebo, a 300-level student of the Department of European Studies, University of Ibadan (UI) died in July 2020 in Ibadan while working at a factory owned by Henkel Nigeria Limited.
Richard Gbadebo, a 300-level student of the Department of European Studies, University of Ibadan (UI) died in July 2020 in Ibadan while working at a factory owned by Henkel Nigeria Limited.
He was crushed to death by the machine he was said to be operating.
State Affairs 8 August 2020
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RICHARD GBADEBO: DEATH IN A FACTORY
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Richard Gbadebo, a 300-level student of the Department of European Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Ibadan (UI) died in July 2020 in Ibadan while working at a factory owned by Henkel Nigeria Ltd.
Listen here:
Richard Gbadebo, a 300-level student of the Department of European Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Ibadan (UI) died in July 2020 in Ibadan while working at a factory owned by Henkel Nigeria Ltd.
They are manufacturers of WAW detergent and bar soap. He was crushed to death by the machine he was said to be operating.
Why did he take up a holiday job?
How did he find himself operating the machine?
Why did he take up a holiday job?
How did he find himself operating the machine?
How come his colleagues at work did not notice what happened to him until they saw blood gushing out from another end of the machine?
Was he alone when he was dragged by the machine?
Are there CCTV cameras at the location?
He was 21.
What does his death represent?
Was he alone when he was dragged by the machine?
Are there CCTV cameras at the location?
He was 21.
What does his death represent?
WASTEFUL LEADERSHIP
Africa is replete with wasteful leaders. The late Omar Bongo (1935-2009) of Gabon was one of them. As of 2008, Gabon, a country with an estimated population of 2 million had a debt of 2.4 billion dollars courtesy Bongo. He lived an ostentatious life.
Africa is replete with wasteful leaders. The late Omar Bongo (1935-2009) of Gabon was one of them. As of 2008, Gabon, a country with an estimated population of 2 million had a debt of 2.4 billion dollars courtesy Bongo. He lived an ostentatious life.
In the midst of grueling poverty, he had 66 bank accounts, 183 cars, and 39 luxury properties in France. In 1999 it was discovered that he starched more than 130 million dollars in the private banking unit of New York Citibank.
Bongo in concert with his friends in the West borrowed 4 billion dollars for a failed railway project in Gabon. A large chunk of this amount found its way back to European banks.
Gabon remains one of the poorest countries in the world due to the character of its leadership.
Gabon remains one of the poorest countries in the world due to the character of its leadership.
STATE AFFAIRS 8 AUGUST 2020
The condition of the roads from Oke Bola to Liberty junction on the way to Molete are bad. Day in day out,the roads are getting worse and nothing has been done. Kindly come to our aid and give a lasting solution.
- Adewale Joseph on @myoyoapp
The condition of the roads from Oke Bola to Liberty junction on the way to Molete are bad. Day in day out,the roads are getting worse and nothing has been done. Kindly come to our aid and give a lasting solution.
- Adewale Joseph on @myoyoapp
Parasitic ethnic elite are uninterested in the survival of their people because they benefit through the misery of their people; they ride on their people’s sufferings step into greatness and political positioning.
— Oludayo Tade
— Oludayo Tade
Following the call by an elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakassi, for Igbo presidency in 2023, Okwesilieze Nwodo, has declared that Ndigbo would join Nnamdi Kanu, to seek Biafra secession from Nigeria if South-East does not produce the president of the country in 2023.
— Vanguard
— Vanguard
LENDING TO AFRICA
Is it true that China uses debt as a trap?
Former US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, says China's lending policy to Africa leads to dependency because they are shrouded in corrupt deals.
Is it true that China uses debt as a trap?
Former US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, says China's lending policy to Africa leads to dependency because they are shrouded in corrupt deals.
The head of African Development Bank (ADB), Akinwumi Adesina, tells the BBC that people get nervous about China but he is not. He thinks China is Africa's friend.
Assessing the asymmetry of power in the negotiation of the transactions, Adesina queries the rationale behind African countries decisions to give their mining rights away for highways built by China.
A NEW NORM: LIVING THE LIE
By Prof Francis Egbokhare
We are in an era of social media saints and market place experts. We pounce on people without caution, strip others without conscience.
The failures of others trend, the shortcomings of the weak give us kick.
By Prof Francis Egbokhare
We are in an era of social media saints and market place experts. We pounce on people without caution, strip others without conscience.
The failures of others trend, the shortcomings of the weak give us kick.
We appear addicted to the pain and suffering of other people who we criticise and condemn without pity.
I think we should have an opportunity to make mistakes without being afraid; fail without being condemned.
I think we should have an opportunity to make mistakes without being afraid; fail without being condemned.
We should say sorry and be forgiven, be punished but experience redemption. We should be able to ask foolish questions in the course of learning, fall and be helped up.
STATE AFFAIRS 1 AUGUST 2020
They shot at her friend
And she was kidnapped
It happened in Lalante
She is a farmer
He was a farmer
On their way from the farm, tragedy struck
Who will wipe Modupe’s tears?
They shot at her friend
And she was kidnapped
It happened in Lalante
She is a farmer
He was a farmer
On their way from the farm, tragedy struck
Who will wipe Modupe’s tears?
Chairman of the committee, faults the non-involvement of the National Assembly in loan negotiations. He frowns at the clause in the agreement that insist the borrower waives its sovereignty in the event of its inability to repay the loans.
What is sovereignty?
Nigeria’s debt burden rises as poverty grows.
It is a dictatorship of lenders.
Nigeria’s debt burden rises as poverty grows.
It is a dictatorship of lenders.
STATE AFFAIRS 25 JULY 2020
On Wednesday Boko Haram fighters killed aid workers in Borno State and circulated the tragic video online.
In early July 2020, 37 soldiers of the Nigeria Army Special Forces were killed in an ambush by Boko Haram members along Damboa-Maiduguri road.
On Wednesday Boko Haram fighters killed aid workers in Borno State and circulated the tragic video online.
In early July 2020, 37 soldiers of the Nigeria Army Special Forces were killed in an ambush by Boko Haram members along Damboa-Maiduguri road.
To check the rising tides of violence, the army launches Operation Sahel Sanity, to tackle banditry and other crimes in the northwestern states of Katsina, Kaduna, Zamfara, Sokoto and Niger.
Has the military met your expectation?
How do we inspire the military?
Has the military met your expectation?
How do we inspire the military?
At an investigative hearing on the corruption scandal in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), you hear the acting chairman of the committee, Thomas Ereyitomi, calming the charged atmosphere, hitting the gavel repeatedly, saying “it’s ok”.
Is it okay?
Are you okay?
Is it okay?
Are you okay?
Hello,
Be my guest on State Affairs (Webinar) on Zoom.
Sunday, 19 July 2020
6pm West Africa Time
Theme:
Secession and Separatist Conflicts in Postcolonial Africa
The theme is the title of a new book by Charles Thomas and Toyin Falola.
Be my guest on State Affairs (Webinar) on Zoom.
Sunday, 19 July 2020
6pm West Africa Time
Theme:
Secession and Separatist Conflicts in Postcolonial Africa
The theme is the title of a new book by Charles Thomas and Toyin Falola.
Featuring:
*Toyin Falola, Jacob and Francis Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin.
*Charles Thomas, associate professor of comparative military studies and chair for strategy and security studies at the US Air Force School of Graduate
*Toyin Falola, Jacob and Francis Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin.
*Charles Thomas, associate professor of comparative military studies and chair for strategy and security studies at the US Air Force School of Graduate
Professional Military Education.
*Edem Andah, Lead Consultant at Centurion Law Group
*Dr Olisa Muojama, Dept of History, University of Ibadan
*Chuma Nwokolo, Lawyer, author of Diaries of a Dead African
*Dr Abdul Jalil Tafawa-Balewa, analysts on African Affairs
Host: Edmund Obilo
*Edem Andah, Lead Consultant at Centurion Law Group
*Dr Olisa Muojama, Dept of History, University of Ibadan
*Chuma Nwokolo, Lawyer, author of Diaries of a Dead African
*Dr Abdul Jalil Tafawa-Balewa, analysts on African Affairs
Host: Edmund Obilo
STATE AFFAIRS 18 JULY 2020
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Yesterday, it was Magu
Today, it is NDDC and Akpabio
Tomorrow?
Is Nigeria a betrayed country?
Ahiara Declaration published during the Nigerian Civil War by the Biafran leadership. It provides answers to the Igbo question.
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Yesterday, it was Magu
Today, it is NDDC and Akpabio
Tomorrow?
Is Nigeria a betrayed country?
Ahiara Declaration published during the Nigerian Civil War by the Biafran leadership. It provides answers to the Igbo question.
HSBC in the report Nigeria: Papering Over The Cracks, predicts that Buhari’s second term “raises the risk of limited economic progress and further fiscal deterioration.” This means the extension of the stagnation of his first term.
The Edo State gubernatorial election becomes the test for the caretaker committee of APC. However, winning the election becomes a mountain on the road of the party.
REACTIONS AS MRS AJIMOBI LASHES OUT AT OYO STATE DEPUTY GOVERNOR
On the day Abiola Ajimobi was buried, the Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Rauf Olaniyan was at the home of the Ajimobis on a condolence visit.
On the day Abiola Ajimobi was buried, the Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Rauf Olaniyan was at the home of the Ajimobis on a condolence visit.
It was an opportunity for the wife of the former governor, Florence Ajimobi to bare her mind on her expectation of the Oyo State government on the passing of her husband.
Ajimobi was the governor of Oyo State from 2011-2019.
He died on Thursday 25 June 2020.
He was 70.
Ajimobi was the governor of Oyo State from 2011-2019.
He died on Thursday 25 June 2020.
He was 70.
In this discussion, we examine the issues that may have caused the outburst by the former first lady.
Guests:
*Femi Aborisade, Alliance on Surviving Covid-19 and Beyond (ASCAB)
*Teslim Folarin, senator representing Oyo Central Senatorial District
Guests:
*Femi Aborisade, Alliance on Surviving Covid-19 and Beyond (ASCAB)
*Teslim Folarin, senator representing Oyo Central Senatorial District
NATIONAL SECURITY: WHY POLITICIANS FAIL
According to Harold Lasswell politics is the power to determine who gets what, when and how much, meaning that power is about the allocation and distribution of resources.
According to Harold Lasswell politics is the power to determine who gets what, when and how much, meaning that power is about the allocation and distribution of resources.
The values behind the distribution of resources determine if a country is developed or poor. In Nigeria the commanding values of disunity and deceit overburden the state. These are values that deny the person peace of mind, leading to a rat race as the state belongs to nobody.
The politics of the moment can only exacerbate the chaos of poverty and violence as it is not politics to serve the common good.
Highlights:
*Buhari’s refusal to sack defense chiefs has worsened the security situation of Nigeria
*Politics is about survival and interest
Highlights:
*Buhari’s refusal to sack defense chiefs has worsened the security situation of Nigeria
*Politics is about survival and interest
Hello,
Be my guest on State Affairs (Webinar) on Zoom.
Sunday, 19 July 2020
6pm West Africa Time
Theme:
Secession and Separatist Conflicts in Postcolonial Africa
The theme is the title of a new book by Charles Thomas and Toyin Falola.
Be my guest on State Affairs (Webinar) on Zoom.
Sunday, 19 July 2020
6pm West Africa Time
Theme:
Secession and Separatist Conflicts in Postcolonial Africa
The theme is the title of a new book by Charles Thomas and Toyin Falola.
Featuring:
Charles G. Thomas is associate professor of comparative military studies and chair for strategy and security studies at the US Air Force eSchool of Graduate Professional Military Education.
Charles G. Thomas is associate professor of comparative military studies and chair for strategy and security studies at the US Air Force eSchool of Graduate Professional Military Education.
Featuring:
Toyin Falola is the Jacob and Francis Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin.
Host: Edmund Obilo
The OA version of the book can be accessed by visiting the book page, press.ucalgary.ca/books/97817738…, and clicking on the “Free PDF” tab.
Toyin Falola is the Jacob and Francis Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin.
Host: Edmund Obilo
The OA version of the book can be accessed by visiting the book page, press.ucalgary.ca/books/97817738…, and clicking on the “Free PDF” tab.
In this dialogue, we discussed politics, Abiola Ajimobi and the spate of insecurity in Nigeria.
State Affairs 4 July 2020
State Affairs 4 July 2020
Guests (L - R):
*Teslim Folarin, senator representing Oyo Central Senatorial District
*Prof Soji Adejumo, politician, former Chairman of the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board
*Dr Nathaniel Dangibo, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Ibadan
*Teslim Folarin, senator representing Oyo Central Senatorial District
*Prof Soji Adejumo, politician, former Chairman of the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board
*Dr Nathaniel Dangibo, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Ibadan
*Diran Odeyemi, Deputy National Publicity Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
*Femi Aborisade, Alliance on Surviving Covid-19 and Beyond (ASCAB)
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*Femi Aborisade, Alliance on Surviving Covid-19 and Beyond (ASCAB)
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STATE AFFAIRS 11 JULY 2020
As events around the fight against corruption take complex forms, the ongoing investigation of the suspended acting-chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, offers insights into Nigeria’s arrested development.
As events around the fight against corruption take complex forms, the ongoing investigation of the suspended acting-chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, offers insights into Nigeria’s arrested development.
Ideas rule the world. Advanced and emerging economies having hugely invested in education, generate ideas that shape global politics and economy, thereby deciding world affairs.
Nigeria is yet to partake keenly in this global market of ideas.
It is about stepping up.
Nigeria is yet to partake keenly in this global market of ideas.
It is about stepping up.
Democracy is meant to solve the problems of failing health and education sectors, weak infrastructure, pervasive poverty, crime and frustration. When it compounds the condition of the people, it is not a government for the people.
Are you there?
Are you there?
STATE AFFAIRS 4 JULY 2020
It is to state that the factors behind Akala’s fall also made Ajimobi a casualty of politics.
It’s about Ajimobi’s wars.
As governor, Abiola Ajimobi rode roughshod over some members of his party in Oyo State and got burnt.
It is to state that the factors behind Akala’s fall also made Ajimobi a casualty of politics.
It’s about Ajimobi’s wars.
As governor, Abiola Ajimobi rode roughshod over some members of his party in Oyo State and got burnt.
Ajimobi set up a judicial commission headed by Justice Akintunde Boade to come up with recommendations for the structural redefinition of the Ibadan chieftaincy system.
The recommendations of the commission include the recognition of 32 beaded crown-wearing Obas, with the Olubadan maintaining his status as the paramount ruler of the city.
How did this affect Ajimobi’s politics?
How did this affect Ajimobi’s politics?
THE DANGEROUS SILENCE OF THE OPPRESSED
From 1999 when the fourth Republic took off, opposition politics only became heated with the consolidation of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in the South West, not because the party was different in character from opposition
From 1999 when the fourth Republic took off, opposition politics only became heated with the consolidation of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in the South West, not because the party was different in character from opposition
platforms like the All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP), but due to its coordinated and sustained attacks on the policies of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the national level.
The ACN in its deployment of media messages in opposing the policy direction of the Jonathan
The ACN in its deployment of media messages in opposing the policy direction of the Jonathan
government created a charged political atmosphere likened to a sea wave. This was seen in the intensity of the debates that created Occupy Nigeria protest in 2012. Though not the kind of opposition to serve the common good, yet it laid bare the failure of leadership.
