Mr. Oseloka H. Obaze is a diplomat, writer, public policy and governance expert and politician. He is the MD/CEO of Selonnes Consult, a policy, governance and management consulting firm. He was the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Anambra…
National Economic Council’s recent directive to establish of State-based Judicial Panels of Inquiry nationwide to investigate complaints of Police brutality or related extra-judicial killings is propitious, but a tad belated. It is a default policy option. For years human right…
The mixed reactions with which Nigeria’s 60th anniversary was celebrated by Nigerians, revealed the depth of resignation and cynicism pervading the nation at a time, when debate on restructuring has taken the political centre stage. The debate which persists against…
That COVID-19 is “the great equalizer” is a myth. There is no equality of suffering or equality of sacrifice during a pandemic that is disproportionately hurting the poorest and most vulnerable. And while the health emergency has disproportionately harmed the…
The herders-farmers conflict Nigeria remains a thorny issue. The death, destruction and displacement arising from the conflict have been incremental, and have extended beyond the Middle-Belt region into various Nigerian communities. Besides, killings by herdsmen have assumed a sectarian nature,…
Senator Ekwunife Draft bill titled, “A bill for an Act to Alter the Provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) to alter Nigeria's constitution, seeks 40% gender inclusiveness for male and female” is most…
“The whimsical dethronement of HRH Muhammadu Sanusi II, the 14th Emir of Kano, explains why most Nigerian traditional rulers knows how to govern and are unable to speak truth to power. In a democracy, a governor who loathes impeachment ought…
By Oseloka H. Obaze Nigeria faces an existential threat. Slowing but surely, Nigeria is dying. Its demise will not be by implosion and a bang as some had forecasted; but by agonizing segmental dissipation, and a whimper. The National Assembly…
These three phrases sum up the sentiments that run through the minds of most critical thinkers of Nigerian origin who are unable to decipher or offer any logical explanation for why Nigeria is rated as a resource rich nation but…
Legal, political and social dissents are part of the grounding principles of functional democracies. Hence, the dearth of dissent anywhere marks the birthing of subliminal and irreverent revolution. And so it is with Nigeria. By definition “dissent refers to having…