Buhari was the most popular individual candidate in all his failed attempts at becoming the President. He possibly would have won any of those elections had he competed with his competitors as independent candidate. Not until Buhari merged his structure with Tinubu’s to create the political party named APC was he able to ferry his ambition to his desired destination; the presidency. That election was won by the Structure, not the party. The success of any election is determined in Nigeria by an invincible movement of rigging enablers called political structure. Unfortunately, our hope to build a counter structure of…
Author: Dr Bolaji Akinyemi
Of tithes and giving in the name of the Lord. Carnality more that anything else has taken over the space in absence of discernment of leaders made worse by the gullibility of followers. This season is a great challenge to the church which is further complicated by Believers exposure to the unofficial place of fellowship that the social media has become. Like it, or hate it, the Social Media has not come to become part of our lives it is indeed the future, the habitation of the generation next. Likely to become the address of work and residence for all,…
Please, I plead with you to read till the end. Nigeria can work if we agree to walk and work together. We are gripped by the fever of iWalk; a million iWalkers from all the 774 Local Government Areas is a tall dream for a group that is not on Government’s patronage but we are determined to make the statement and if possible, convince Nigerians that Nigeria can work. In the midst of brainstorming by iWalkers, analysing Nigeria on a state by state basis and reviewing the need for a peculiar approach to use in each Local Government Area came…
In the news recently is the embarrassing seizure of 3 of our Presidential Jets in France. Typical of us, assumptions have taken over the tales in public places, bar parlours are agog with different versions. Many believe it is a propaganda plot on the part of the presidency to advance its desire to buy a new Presidential Jet against the cry of the public, leading on this is Mr Omoyele Sowore, Presidential Candidate in the last election and Publisher of Sahara Reporters. Credence may be given to his position if the report of Sahara Reporters on the Arrival of a…
#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria Protests address by President Tinubu is generating a lot of reactions as expected. The twist to the whole episode is coming from a quarter from which such is not expected. Professor Wole Soyinka is a staunch supporter of Bola Ahmed Tinubu and he is sympathetic to what has become the fate of Tinubu’s 14 month plus old administration. It was President John F. Kennedy who said; “the war against hunger is truly mankind’s war of liberation”. Professor Wole Soyinka is in alignment with the philosophy of the late US President, where hunger exists there is a war for which…
This is paradoxical! A wonder hardly to be imagined. The man who as Governor began the emasculation of the 3rd tier of government, who turned Local Government Administrators to his puppets. The first to appoint Caretaker Committees with figureheads and Executive Secretaries. Who held LG Elections as he so pleases. The Mentor of what he prays the Supreme Court to put an end to. Talk about undoing what you once did. Here it is! A leopard never changes its spot, goes the saying. Life is lived in pros and cons, expertise is proven by the ability to know what exactly…
Pride they say goes before destruction. Pride is a difficult trait to recognise particularly by those who are proud! Many who are proud are living at the mercy of time for an inevitable destruction that must happen; this of course includes me! May mercy preserve me and you till the day our eyes would be opened to see the seeds of destruction in us, no matter how small and where they are harboured! To rid oneself of pride is to accept the humble pie of humility. It is never an easy route but grace can make it easier for a…
Rising and falling is an expression of nature as seen in the lowlands and highlands, mountains and the valleys, the terrain deliberately designed by divinity to pattern our journey through life. From the lowlands of followers, men and women made for height will take their journey to the highland of leadership. We have equally seen highlanders tumble back to the lowlands from where they were lifted! Permit me to say, “to fall is human and to rise is divine”. Nobody has risen to enviable height in life solely on personal efforts, but men may fall as a result of personal…
It is no longer news that the magnanimity of BAT doled out 90 billion naira to support Hajj Operations this year 2024. May I on behalf of the homeless and hungry Muslims who will not benefit from the fund say rankadede to Mr President, and on behalf of those who will benefit by association and strategic positioning say may your days be long on the throne for many more joyful Hajj to the holylands, insha Allah! Sir, your determination to fight corruption is commendable,even though we are yet to see any meaningful results. Also is the examplary leadership of the…
Ending my response to Reno Omokri’s assessment of BAT’s one year in office and his adulation of Appointees and Ministers who simply deserve commendations, beginning with the NSA Alhaji Nuhu Ribadu yesterday been 5 days officially to the 365 days of our Chicago State University Graduate whose turn and throne we are experiencing. Today, It’s the turn of the Minister of Information. Unlike Reno Omokri; I won’t limit my assessment to just the person of the Minister and his office; the institution of his ministry will feature under our review. Omokri stated; “The Information Minister has increased Nigerians’ trust and…
I sounded like a lone voice over the past three weeks of consistently asking for the whereabouts of my President. The gullibility of my society is second to none. Mine is the only country in the world where sentiment drives society and sensibility is subsumed often by thrilling stupidity. Tribe is enough a thrill for many, and it doesn’t matter what the product is, good or bad, your tribe is your tribe and with her you must stand. The consequences of this ideology is the reason a multi-tribal country of close to 500 ethnic nationalities MAY NEVER BE GREAT. My…
The throne of the Oba of Benin is highly revered by the Bini people over whom the Oba exerts rulership & influence. This regard for the Oba extends to other parts of Nigeria and internationally as well. Connection with history and tradition has helped the Binis to preserve the relevance of the throne in their daily affairs not minding the vacuum of constitutional support for the throne in modern administration of the Benin society. The authority of the throne and its relevance rest squarely on traditional myth and superstition. But whoever will dare myth and superstition must be ready to…
It was meant to be a brief out of the country trip for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, but nine days have gone bye after the trip the President was officially scheduled for at a Forum in Saudi Arabia. Our president is missing in our national space and his whereabouts remain unknown. The question all Nigerians should be asking is where is President Tinubu? Today 9th of May made it exactly nine days after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu attended the World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and he is…
Leadership is often said to be by example, consequently, Leaders of tomorrow are mentees of Leaders on the stage of Today. In 2011, Yahaya Bello was just a 36 year old young politician watching the big political game from the side of the field. 4 years later, fortune smiled at Yahaya Adoza Bello, the cruelty of death’s blow on Abubakar Audu gave room for the perversion of Party’s constitution, country’s constitution, the conscience of the judiciary and even common sense. Everything logical was traded to make APC new “sign-on” a first team shirt holder in the game of corruption. I…
Equity and justice are the greatest need of our society. All are presumed to be equal before the law, but it is what it is, a presumption! The reality of our administration of justice has dug a gulf between the rich & the poor, the haves and the have nots, those who belong & those who don’t. It is important and germane that our law enforcement agencies are better not blind to this reality! Magu and Olukoyede are testimonies of the need not just to belong to the party in power, but also to be seen as being loyal to…
It was the gathering of our political gladiators at the table of our Chief Chef, Baker and Divider of the Nigeria cake, 27 of them were seating Governors out of 36, along with leadership of the Nation’s Assembly led by the Senate President, His Execllency, Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abass. Some former Governors weren’t missing in action, it was a visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Lagos. This damage control started in December during the Christmas visit to the President while the Plateau was on fire in Bokkos, Mangu and…
Action they say speaks louder than words. If this be true then Governors and all Nigerians should discountenace the words of Mr President. Bola Ahmed Tinubu when he said; “It’s time for governance; set political differences aside during Iftar at the Presidential Villa. President Bola Tinubu had called on state governors to set aside political differences and collaborate with the federal government to build the nation. Speaking during the breaking of Ramadan fast with governors at the State House in Abuja, on Thursday, President Tinubu emphasized the importance of transitioning from politics to governance, noting the need for unity and…
Sunday, 10th of March 2024, I stood on the Altar of Great Commission Bible Church on the invitation of Rev Olukayode Johnson Oyekunbi and Pastor Mrs Ololade Johnson Oyekunbi, teaching on the covenant of marriage from what seems to be a one sided message in favour of wifes. Men in the audience were so green with envy. My chief host of course got back on the altar to repeatedly demand of me the need to be back to preach the side that will “favour men”. I got out of that service to see the post of the separation of the…
The overbearing influence of Seyi Tinubu over state affairs was first noticed prior to the Lekki Toll gate massacre of Nigerian youths who were out on a peaceful protest against police brutality. Seyi’s company is alleged to hold the monopoly of right to the lighting and the camera system at the facility. Though, his role, or of the company was hidden from the prying eyes of the public but its effect set the stage for what will become the worse state onslaught against peaceful and unarmed civilians in human history. They set the stage for what was to follow by…
…good intention,wrong delivery! by Dr. Bolaji O. Akinyemi. The decision to move some departments of CBN and FAAN to Lagos from Abuja should not be viewed as a move against any geo-political bloc of the Nigeria. It is not different from the unplanned removal of fuel subsidy and floating the exchange rate of naira which all the geo-political blocs of Nigeria views as a decision against the ordinary people who voted the President to power. No one can contend with the need to remove subsidy and float the naira as being in the best interest of the nation, but it…
It would be heartless of me to wish a mortal like myself evil. Far be it that this is an attempt to take advantage of the Senate President’s moment of mortal weakness which could be the lot of anyone; particularly the Senate President and the entire National Assembly who are all stressed beyond limit on the Appropriation assignment due to the President Tinubu’s Budget of Renewed Hope and the need to deliver same before the end year 2023. Creating time in the midst of such schedule is overtaking for most of our aged leaders. Life recently has chosen to speak…
My routine for everyday life is fixed. Usually I must be up before 6:00AM when Word for Today; a special morning devotion with Joy and Bolaji Akinyemi is scheduled for. This of course will last the next 30 mins, after when the day finally starts with activities recorded against them. Fridays however are slightly different. It’s not out of place to hear me say Thank God it’s Friday. An expression of joy in appreciation of another opportunity to hear from a brother thrown several thousand kilometres away from his kits and Kins. “Ise aje so omo nu bi oko”. Survival…
…We didn’t accept Tinubu — The Patriots A Rejoinder By Bolaji O. Akinyemi “No! This is a wrong caption: We didn’t accept Tinubu but accepted the reality of his government, which derives from the finality of Supreme Court Judgement”! The foregoing was the response from the Head of the Secretariat of the Patriots; Olawale Okunniyi conveying the dissatisfaction of the group on my choice of caption. I am not unaware of the demand for detail and clarity that such a group of Eminent Personalities will place on public communication emanating from them. The group which prides itself with some of…
Emeka Anyaoku’s name was first heard in my primary school class in 1975 when he became the Assistant Secretary General of the Commonwealth. Though the magnitude of the office and his role were lost to my 9 year old mind. Nevertheless it was worth celebrating that a Nigerian has risen to that height in the service of the Commonwealth. The seeds of bigotry and tribalism had been planted way back 1966, by successive military coup in those years. The spirit of our National Anthem in the lines; “though tribe and tongue may differ, in brotherhood we stand”, refused the growth…
Rufai Oseni of ARISE NEWS TV , no doubt has some mien of sorts! This often translates to anger, which is a bit difficult to manage like that of every other sincere Nigerian who is at the receiving end of APC shege! I did advise a session on anger management for the Nigerian police when “trigger happy” was the phenomenon that journalism found to describe for frustrated, depressed armed officers who pull the trigger at the slightest provocation. They were desperately in need of mental health evaluation but our brand of journalism bails issues. Ajakaiye Adewole and Adewole Ajayi Ajakaiye…
Tinubu, as President is an Institution! No amount of negative prayers or curses will affect him- Oyedepo Tinubu, no doubt is a man that God has blessed, crooked as his past might have been. The greatest blessing of any man is not in his bank balance, nor the inordinate desire to own the world and how much of it he has acquired. The blessings of men are men! People, come rain or sunshine who have made up their minds to stick to you no matter what, are your spiritual blessings and your social assets! In politics, it is called loyalty.…
The beauty of law is in its practice, the strength of law is it learning. Little wonder lawyers refer to each other as learned colleague. Professor Yemi Osibajo stands not just out, but shoulder high among many both in the teaching of, and practice of law. Personal interests however, is a factor when opinions are sought on legal matters. The RCCG factor will not allow me to lean on the erudite law teacher and immediate past Vice President of the federal Republic of Nigeria on this. I had promised my readers a peep into the EFCC files to see how…
Violence is bad enough in itself, but worse for humanity when it is corrupted by minds that are demonically inspired. Gen.6.13 And God said to Noah, “The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with VIOLENCE through them; and behold, I will destroy them with the earth. (NKJV) The word Violence in the context of this verse is translated from the Hebrew word “Hamas”. Let the world make no mistake, the vision of Hamas is very well stated and should be clear; to eliminate the state of Israel, in which case all Israelis are…
In Ilesa, Osun State South West, Nigeria on October 15th 2021, the wild bull of constitutional, ideological roaming cows in Nigeria that was claiming lives, wrecking havoc and displacing communities was tamed prophetically. By a simple step of obedience; the tearing of our article of bondage. A very ridiculous thing to do, but it has to be and I am glad that God found a man to do it, before the gathering of available Kingdom remnants who believed in the prophecy of Pa Sydney Granville Elton. Pa Elton was a British Born Citizen who, “japaed” from London to Nigeria in…
A democratic society should rely purely on the rule of law and its processes at achieving peaceful co-existence among its component parties! Nigeria is of course a country in practice of Constitutional Democracy on paper! Our reality speaks to the contrary! Recently, in order to redeem the integrity of the police force, the new IGP Mr Kayode Egbetokun took the decision to withdraw all mobile police-men attached to VIPs! The police before now, had been so abused that some have become mere bag carriers for our oga madams as we call them! Others are family errands men, in some cases…
