People&Politics

BY ABRAHAM OGBODO It is not wise to discuss something else until further notice. There is a national emergency. Somebody has said that Nigeria is a country of a particular concern. It is Donald Trump, the President of the United States of America that said so. The man tried to explain ‘a particular concern’ to mean the unabating killing of Christian Nigerians. I thank Donald Trump for showing particular concern to issues that particularly concern Nigerians. He sounded as if Nigeria does not have enough people to show concern about issues that concern the country. I have not come here…

Nigeria under Tinubu’s watch remains a country with a large swathe of ungoverned territory. Under his watch, Nigerians are gruesomely murdered daily and buried in mass graves. That is a disgrace. It does not matter whether the victims are Moslems or Christians. Nigerians deserve better. The right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness is fundamental and inalienable. It is the responsibility of government to guarantee that. Wanton killings diminish Tinubu’s presidency and validate Trump’s claim that Nigeria is a disgraced country. A self-conscious leader would resign just as he advised President Jonathan 11 years ago. For Tinubu, karma…

By AZU ISHIEKWENE Apart from tariffs, another word that the Trump presidency is fond of is genocide. First, it was South Africa. During South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit to the White House last May, President Donald Trump played a video suggesting that white South Africans were under genocidal attack. It was a fake video, of course, but Ramaphosa couldn’t convince Trump. Instead of looking at Gaza, where the world has serious concerns about genocide, Trump’s fellow Republicans have now turned their attention to Nigeria, requesting Congress to call out the Nigerian government on charges of genocide against Christians. It’s…

Otti has proved by his actions in office that he appreciates what political scientists call the four “Ps of Governance” – Purpose, People, Process, and Performance. He has proved beyond doubt that he has both moral clarity and effective, honest execution in leadership, thus underscoring Narendra Modi, India Prime Minister’s quip that, “Good governance with good intentions is the hallmark of our government. Implementation with integrity is our core passion.” He does not only have good intentions for Abians as clearly manifested in the projects he is executing, but in implementing his policies and programmes, he has done so with…