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�Political class created insecurity in Nigeria� � Buratai

November 5, 2023November 5, 2023 Aminu Imam

Former Chief of Army Staff, (COAS), Lt. General Tukur Buratai, has attributed the creation of insecurity in Nigeria to the challenge of political class, insisting it can be surmounted by a strong political will. Buratai disclosed this at the second stanza of the 2023 National Public Service Lecture and the 65th anniversary of the University of Ibadan Alumni Association, on Friday. While sharing his experience in a lecture, titled: �Public Service and the Imperatives for National Security in Nigeria�, Buratai stated that the call for his sack as COAS during…

Resurgence of coup d’�tats in Africa worrisome – stakeholders

September 26, 2023September 26, 2023 Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Nigerian Military, politicians and members of the academia have described the resurgence of military takeover of power in Africa as worrisome and a negative development. They made the observations on Tuesday at a Roundtable Seminar on �Resurgence of Coup D��tats in Africa: Implications for Regional Security, Political Stability and Good Governance�, organised by the National Defence College (NDC), in Abuja. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Navy, Senator Gbenga Daniel, said that whereas democracy might not be the best type of government, it had been adjudged to be the best…

�Nigerians take too much rubbish from politicians� – Emir Sanusi

August 17, 2023August 17, 2023 Aminu Imam

…Says ‘We can�t be intimidated by anybody� The 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sunusi II says Nigerians take too much rubbish from politicians, while insisting that nobody should be intimidated by political leaders. Sanusi, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), argued that if the politicians are not held to account, coming generations might have no country to call theirs. Speaking in a video that has gone viral, the technocrat said: �We cannot be intimidated by somebody; because you are a president, or you are a governor,…

�Politicians responsible for failure, collapse of democracy� – Oby Ezekwesili

August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 Aminu Imam

Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has said that politicians are responsible for the failure and collapse of Democracy in West Africa, and the world at large. Ezekwesili, who stated this yesterday via her official Twitter handle: @obyezeks, said the politicians know and should stop acting surprised when things like Niger happen. She wrote, �It is a fact that Democracy is sadly in crisis all over the world. However, democracy is not just struggling, but collapsing at an alarming rate in our own West African neighbourhood“. The former minister questioned…

Emir of Zazzau urges elected office-holders to eschew acrimony, show mutual respect

April 23, 2023April 23, 2023 Aminu Imam

Emir of Zazzau, Malam Ahmed Bamalli, has implored elected office holders to eschew acrimony and display mutual respect to strengthen good leadership, peace and development. The royal father made the appeal in Zaria yesterday, when he received Gov. Nasir el-Rufa�i of Kaduna State during the �Hawan-Bariki�, an Eid-el-Fitr procession. The Emir, who commended the peaceful conduct of the 2023 General Elections, said the mutual respect among the politicians would lead to a sustainable peace. He also appealed to politicians to accept what God had done with good heart, stressing that…

Eid: �Accept outcomes of court cases in good faith�, Sultan urges politicians

April 22, 2023April 22, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Sa�ad Abubakar III, has urged politicians seeking redress in courts to accept the outcomes in good faith. Abubakar, who is the President General Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, (NSCIA), made the assertion in his Eid-el-Fitr massage to Nigerians yesterday, in Sokoto State. The Sultan said, �The elections had come and gone; people should go ahead with their routine activities peacefully. �Politicians seeking redress in courts should take the outcomes in good faith and support whoever emerges for the sustenance of peace, unity and…

2023: “Politicians see elections as do-or-die affair” – Jega laments

February 9, 2023February 9, 2023 Aminu Imam

A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has urged Nigerians to be vigilant ahead of the 2023 elections, warning that politicians are likely to deploy all means necessary to emerge victorious. He said Nigerian politicians since 1999 see the electoral contest as a do-or-die affair, noting that the 2023 elections won�t be different. Jega stated this on Tuesday, in Abuja, while delivering a keynote at the public sensitization on peaceful co-existence and the need to have hitch-free 2023 elections, organised by the Abuja National…

“We get so blinded when we get political power” – Jonathan�

January 15, 2023January 15, 2023 Aminu Imam

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has admonished the political class to allow the judiciary to perform its constitutional functions, saying politicians get blinded when they get power. Jonathan gave the admonition during the book presentation/reception which ended week-long activities that marked the retirement of the Bayelsa State Chief Judge, Justice Kate Abiri. At the event in Yenagoa, the State capital, Jonathan acknowledged the critical role Justice Abiri played when she swore-in the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, thus averting a constitutional crisis in the State. He advised politicians not to be…

2023: El-Rufa’i warns against use of ethnicity, religion for campaigns

December 29, 2022December 29, 2022 Aminu Imam

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, has expressed concerns over the use of religion and tribal divisions as tools for campaigns by some politicians. El-Rufa’i described the trend as very dangerous to the growth of democracy, adding that it is a threat to the unity of the country if allowed to continue. Speaking at the commissioning of the headquarters of the Sultan Foundation for Peace and Development in Kaduna, el-Rufa’i insisted that rather than use religion and ethnicity as tools for campaign, political parties and…

“Politicians responsible for our disunity, mutual hatred”�- Kukah

December 28, 2022December 28, 2022 Aminu Imam

Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, of the Catholic Sokoto Diocese, in his recent paper at the conference on Harnessing Nigeria�s Religious Diversity for Sustainable Peace and National Development, in Kano recently, accused politicians of being responsible for the disunity and mutual hatred among Nigerians. The Bishop listed ways of stopping mutual hatred in Nigeria. First, according to him, “If we say that there are problems between Christians and Muslims, what exactly are the problems, and how are we going to resolve them? Will these problems be resolved by Christians converting to…