By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | May 24, 2023 – After the presidential election, for days, I was distressed, totally flustered. I was distraught because in a clear contest between light and darkness, Nigerians chose the light, but the forces of greed, insensitivity and criminality subverted the will of the people; they are scheming to […]
By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | April 29, 2023 – It has been said that there is no provision for an interim government in the Nigerian constitution. Interestingly, a constitution is never a totally finished product. Thus, it is not static, but dynamic: it continues to evolve. In its dynamism, it adjusts to accommodate constitutional […]
By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | March 17, 2023 | One of the most egregious political blunders in Nigerian history is the election of the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Mohammedu Buhari, as the president of Nigeria. However, Nigerians decided to patiently wait out his presidency. Lamentably, as the expiration of his presidency approached, […]
By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | March 6, 2023 – I am motivated by reason and conviction. Thus, I am a doubting Thomas, “who always insisted on an examination with his own hands”. My “examination with (my) own hands” of the tempestuously emotive issue, Biafra, is revealing. Biafranism is an exercise in futility. However, I […]
C ‘http://newnigerianpolitics.com/category/columnist/tochukwu-ezukanma/ By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | March 3, 2023 – ‘ ‘ Recently, Wole Soyinka rightly stated that, “The problem in Nigeria is corruption and only a man free from corruption can save Nigeria. Nobody is a saint but if you look at the three leading presidential candidates, there is one (Obi) you […]
– By Tochukwu Ezukanma |Lagos, Nigeria | Marco 3, 2023 – ‘ The former Secretary to the Federal Government, Babachir Lawal, recently summed it up, “I have seen the light. Peter Obi is the light. {The candidates of} PDP and APC are darkness”. This statement is an epigram: lucid, witty and lapidary; it is worthy of […]
By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | February 13, 2023 – There is an Igbo saying, “Eze mua amu, ndi odibo ya e tiwa si ba isi”. This loosely translates to, “if the king laughs, his servants will become delirious with laughter.” In other words, servants are out to impress their master, and prove their loyalty […]
By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | January 11, 2023 – A lady that called into a TV program said, “My father told me that during the colonial era, everything that works in Britain, also worked in Nigeria”. This is a fact. Yes, power, water, schools, railways, health care, law enforcement, etc. all worked in […]
By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos | Nigeria | January 11, 2023 – The accomplishments of Nigerians in Britain are evinced by a young Nigerian-born British citizen, Kemi Badenoch, who is a member of parliament and in the prime minister’s cabinet, and was one of the contenders for the office of the British prime minister. Nigerians are […]
By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | October 16, 2022 – The strike by the Academic Staff of University Union (ASUU) is taking a crushing toll on Nigeria. Basically, ASUU has legitimate grievance. It is insisting that the federal government must uphold its earlier agreements with ASUU before ASUU members can return to work. The earlier […]
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