Category: Opinion
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Buhari’s biggest mistake – Iwuanyanwu
Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, an elder statesman, astute politician and business mogul is angry. He says Fulani herdsmen want to dare the Igbos in their move to set up a vigilante group in each of the five states of the South East region. In an exclusive interview with Saturday Vanguard in Owerri, Imo state, Chief Iwuanyanwu…
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Who Is Banji Okunomo?
By Akinrinlola Olumide For the benefit of those who probably have not seen Hon. Banji Okunomo that got Ondo State talking today with reference to his current political aspiration of becoming the governor of the state in 2020, Okunomo hails from Ode-Etikan community in Ilaje local government area of Ondo state. He had his primary…
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Why I’m Supporting Banji Okunomo For Governor Of Ondo State
By Ayodeji Allen This write-up is on three phenomenon – Idea/Experience, Sentiment and Interest *Interest* I’m interested in Hon. Banji Okunomo ambition becoming the next Governor of Ondo State because he’s a vibrant, articulate, amiable, accessible, humble, credible, vibrant, detribalised, and well exposed personality. Okunomo is a young man in his 40s yet very articulate,…
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Abiola Oladapo foundation in the eyes of the gathering storm
By Ologun Ayodeji Chaos syndrome is a chronic decline in the political system’s capacity for self-organization. It begins with the weakening of the institutions and brokers—political parties, career politicians, and interest groups—that have historically held politicians accountable to one another and prevented everyone in the system from pursuing naked self-interest all the time. As these…
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Ondo 2020: Why Zoning Arrangement Cannot Be Ruled Out
By Akinrinlola Olumide Dear PDP members, Zoning arrangement cannot be ruled out as part of the factors that determine how elections are won in Ondo State. Ondo State is different from any other states in Nigeria. Hence, all political parties must operate within the peculiarities cum tradition of the state. The sunshine state is a…
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Will This Happen In Nigeria Very Soon?
By Simon Kolawole Eleven years ago — to be specific, on July 7, 2008 — the title of my column was: “One Day, the People Will Rebel”. I warned that the extravagant lifestyles of our elite in the face of crippling poverty in the country would come back to bite all of us one day.…
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The Jostle For Ondo Speakership Race: Who The Cap Fits
By Folarin Adesola With the pendulum of the Nigerian intricate power calculus swinging in favour of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo state, following its landslide victory in the March 9, 2019, House of Assembly polls, the question as to who would emerge as presiding officers and leaders of the Ondo State House…
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Ondo 2020: Banji Okunomo Will Take Ondo State To Promise Land
By comrade Joshua Akinte It is not a rumour neither a grapevine that Banji Okunomo is contesting for the governorship race of Ondo state in 2020. With God and collective efforts of the people of Ondo State, this project is a reality. Okunomo is equipped with lot of experiences that can take the sunshine state…
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Ondo 2020: Know Your Next Governor, Banji Ben Okunomo
By Akinrinlola Olumide It is a settled axiom that if you don’t move close to a tree, it will be difficult to know the type of leaves the tree has. The little I can say of the man, Hon. Banji Okunomo as fondly addressed, he’s a young digital compliant, tested and trusted technocrat, commercially enterprising,…
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By The Time These Elections Are Over
By Jumoke Akindele By the time these elections are over on Saturday, Nigeria will be more divided and more in need of restructuring than ever. Yet I know the ones who placed themselves in power will say no. All these sabre rattling “Lagos is Yoruba land” “roforofo” threats we’ve been having in Lagos since after the…