by Chiemezie Madu | Mar 3, 2022 | Politics & Policy
It was heartwarming and very reassuring to hear a foremost Nigerian political stakeholder speak the truth brazenly on TV yesterday (March 2 2022). At least there are still men of conscience left in the country, where selfish interests often supersede national...
by Chiemezie Madu | Mar 1, 2022 | Politics & Policy
There is no legal or statutory requirement for political aspirants in Nigeria to submit a clean bill of health prior to contesting elections in the country. Even the recently signed electoral amendment act did not mandate this. Therefore, strictly speaking, the law...
by Chiemezie Madu | Feb 25, 2022 | Politics & Policy
Undoubtedly the most politically disadvantaged group in Nigeria is the south-east geopolitical zone, home to the Igbos. The question is what does it mean to be politically disadvantaged and why is the south-east the most politically disadvantaged group? Being...
by Chiemezie Madu | Feb 18, 2022 | Politics & Policy
As 2023 approaches, the clamor for an Igbo president grows louder, albeit not as loud as some of us expected. Different terms have been used to describe this quest for an Igbo presidency, the most common being ‘Igbo president’ or ‘president of Igbo...
by Chiemezie Madu | Feb 16, 2022 | Politics & Policy
A viral video made the rounds recently, of the APC presidential aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu who appeared to have a wet stain on his kaftan/babaringa while on a consultative visit to some Obas in Ijebu Ode, South West Nigeria. While some people claimed he had...
by Chiemezie Madu | Jan 27, 2022 | Politics & Policy
‘Soon, every big man will want an airport at the doorstep of his bedroom’. These are the words of Allen Onyema, Air Peace CEO, sometime in 2020 or thereabout, expressing his concern over new airport licences being granted to states and how it is bad for...
