Nigeria has been facing a constitutional crisis since its independence in 1960. The 1999 Constitution is also the reason for the call for secession, disintegration, restructuring and true federalism by some ethnic and interest groups. Evidently the over 350 ethnic nationalities in Nigeria are not happy with the progress made so far. This necessitates the production of a new constitution that will reflect the character of Nigeria and its spirit and thought. Although Nigeria is a federation in name what presently obtains is a unitary system of government where the federal government is too powerful and the federating states have…
Author: Aregbeshola Mobolaji
Nigeria has been facing a constitutional crisis since its independence in 1960. The 1999 Constitution is also the reason for the call for secession, disintegration, restructuring and true federalism by some ethnic and interest groups. Evidently the over 350 ethnic nationalities in Nigeria are not happy with the progress made so far. This necessitates the production of a new constitution that will reflect the character of Nigeria and its spirit and thought. Although Nigeria is a federation in name what presently obtains is a unitary system of government where the federal government is too powerful and the federating states have…
In the past few days, xenophobic and anti-immigrant attacks in South Africa reached a tipping point. Innocent Nigerians, whose leaders were instrumental to ending the apartheid regime in South Africa, were killed with some citizens of South Africa saying that there is nothing the Nigerian government would do. This comment was made due to the failure of government to assert itself in the face of these wanton killings over the last four years. The Buhari administration has also proven this comment to be true with its response to the recent killings of Nigerians in South Africa. The xenophobic and anti-immigrant…
Globally, ministers are appointed by presidents and prime ministers to assist in policy formulation and the discharge of executive function but the caliber of newly appointed cabinet members by PMB suggest that these individuals were selected as a reward for helping PMB win his re-election bid rather than for the purpose of moving Nigeria forward. There will be no difference in the performance of these men and women at the end of four years compared with cabinet members of the last four years. This is due to the silence of Nigerians in the face of bad governance and leadership. The…
Introduction Ten years since the launch of violent attacks against innocent citizens, it is pertinent to find out exactly what Boko Haram want. It is not enough to continue to wage a war against Boko Haram who have killed over 30,000 innocent citizens and displaced over 2 million people from July 2009 to July 2019 but it is important to analyse the activities of this Islamic sect. We have been launching counter-terrorism attacks against Boko Haram with no end in sight and huge resources expended. Therefore, there is a need for more introspection. The meaning of Boko Haram already says…
