To many a non-resident of Nsukka, one of the most prominent towns in Enugu State, Honourable Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, the Executive Governor of the state, is believed to be doing well in the areaof the provision of massive infrastructural development in the state. But this is far from the truth. As popular as this erroneous belief is, especially among those living outside the state, many residents and indigenes of Nsukka town are inclined to disagree or even wage a war of words with anyone promoting such blatant falsehood. Here, rather, the correct belief among residents and indigenes alike is that Governor…
Author: Onyiorah Paschal Chiduluemije
Recently Mr. Osita Chidoka, the erstwhile Corp Marshal boss of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) and one-time Minister of Aviation under President GoodluckEbele Jonathan’s government, put himself in the news – apparently to kill his momentary bad mood. On his facebook wall, soon after the pronouncement of Prof. Charles ChukwumaSoludo as the winner of the recently concluded gubernatorial election in Anambra State, Mr. Chidioka debuted with an outburst. Mindless of his socio-political status, at least in the context of the Nigerian society of today, Chidioka unapologetically referred to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and all other persons who…
Judging from all indications, it does appear that there is no government institution in Nigeria today that is most currently stinking of corruption than the Nigerian Customs Service. Of course, not a handful of people may be aware that the Nigerian Police Force had in the recent past consistently maintained an unenviable lead as the most corrupt government institution in Nigeria, for years. Yet a dispassionate and cursory look at the current inner workings of the Nigerian Customs Service under its present leadership will certainly reveal that it apparently has overtaken the Nigerian Police Force with respect to the extremely…