Recently, an event happened which will definitely serve as a vital lesson to the people of Northern Nigeria as a whole and to the old generation of the region’s leaders in particular. On September 10, 2021, a former Commissioner of Works in the Governor Abdullahi Ganduje administration, Engr. Muaz Magaji, posted on his verified Facebook account that a renowned Islamic cleric and the National Secretary-General of the Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah wa Iqamatus Sunnah, Sheikh Muhammad Kabiru Haruna had in a phone call conversation told Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State that he would decamp from the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) if…
Author: Muhammed Zayyad
One of the best performing governors in Nigeria is Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. So far, he is the best Governor of Kaduna State in recent times. However, Mallam lost his polling unit and ward in the Saturday, September 04, 2023, local government elections conducted by the Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission. Governor El-Rufai voted at Unguwan Sarkin polling unit 001 in Kaduna North LGA of the state. Mohammed Sani, the presiding officer, announced the Final Results: Unguwan Sarki Ward 007 Kaduna North Chairmanship, the People Democratic Party (PDP) scored 1,235 votes while the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) scored 948 votes, while for the councillorship…
Following the sack of his two Ministers- Minister of Agriculture, Sabo Nanono, and his counterpart in the power ministry, Saleh Mamman, President Muhammadu Buhari said “in due course, substantive nominations will be made to fill the consequential vacancies in accordance with the requirements of the constitution” In most democracies, ministers are selected from technocrats with strong professional track records. Cabinet Ministers are not just a team, but a collection of great thinkers- silicon-valley-thinkers; men and women who can move the government with the speed of imagination and their sense of judgment must be centered on the challenges of unlocking the future for…
Governments throughout the world borrow funds to stimulate the economy and to secure the future of its people. When revenues fall short of spending, governments must borrow. Borrowing by a government is not a crime; if there are well-spelled priorities and prudent management of funds including efficient debt management strategies. On the other hand, if borrowed funds are not directed to productive parts of the economy; forget it- it will constitute an impediment to long-term growth of the economy, open the windows of mismanagement and create citizen mistrust of the government. Some experts say, not-well-managed commercial debt service and repayments…
Political and economic leaders were the first casualty of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Disheartening videos and images of Afghan political leaders, billionaires, industrialists, technocrats, etc, fleeing the country filled the internet, while on the other side, common people on the street cheered and welcomed the Taliban. This is an ominous signal to leaders of countries facing similar challenges as Afghanistan’s. At the same time, a kind of inspiration to non-state actors wanting to overrun governments. Nigerian political and economic leaders need to re-think their strategy towards addressing the current insecurity in the country. Nigeria is facing three ‘wars’ at…
In 1999, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) had 21 state governors, the then All Peoples Party (APP) had 9, while the Alliance for Democracy (AD) had 6. As at May 30, 2007 PDP controlled 30 states, ANPP controlled 4, All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) – 1, AD -1. As at June 2021, the PDP is in control of only 13 states, the All Progressive Congress (APC) controls 22, while APGA controls 1. In 2007, PDP became bloated with every politician willing to join, with the party having a large number of governors who became very powerful and controlled every aspect…
