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Oyebamiji, NIWA and Blue Economy

Oyebamiji, NIWA and Blue Economy

Byabiodun KOMOLAFE From the track records of Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, his appointment into the hitherto moribund National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) as its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO) is well deserved. Given his pedigree, experience and previous positions, expectations are high that Oyebamiji’s good leadership style will ultimately impact inland waterways in a way as to make Marine and Blue Economy relevant and fulfill its mandate. In the past, not much has been heard about NIWA as it has just been job-for-the-boys kind of establishment. But now that a technocrat, famously called Bola Oyebamiji, has been put in the saddle,…
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Exchange Rate Scam Version II: Unmasking The New Wave Of Corruption

Exchange Rate Scam Version II: Unmasking The New Wave Of Corruption

By; AMBASSADOR ALIYU BIN ABBAS In a sinister twist reminiscent of past financial malfeasance, the Nigerian government finds itself embroiled in another exchange rate manipulation scandal, dubbed "Exchange Rate Scam Version II." This latest scheme exposes a sophisticated network within the corridors of power, exploiting the black market to engineer illicit gains while plunging ordinary Nigerians into deeper economic despair. A Devious Plot Unveiled The Exchange Rate Scam Version II operates through a cunning strategy: key figures in the Nigerian government, leveraging their influence and insider knowledge, hoard vast amounts of U.S. dollars. These officials then manipulate the black market…
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Ajaero And Osifo Trojans Of Now. Thanks To NLC and TUC For Raising The Progressive Bar.

Ajaero And Osifo Trojans Of Now. Thanks To NLC and TUC For Raising The Progressive Bar.

Let no one call them names, they have raised the Progressive Bar remarkably high, perhaps the highest since the 2012 Ojota Fuel Hike protestation. Yours sincerely was heavily involved in that siege against Jonathan's Administration (in fact I addressed the rally in Ojota several times through the near two weeks of that popular action), a siege that was supported in cash and kind by the present watchman President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Against formidable attrition and debauchery, against the threat of jail and imprisonment, against a government that is squandamania oriented, and against a government sold to propaganda and gaslighting, they…
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One Year Of Doing Things Differently: The Peter Mbah Story

One Year Of Doing Things Differently: The Peter Mbah Story

He arguably comes across as the Governor with the best scorecard in 365 days. Ndi Enugu can attest to this truism. The Enugu space today tells lucid testimonies of the place of commitment, dedication, capacity and competency in transformational leadership. And such is the remarkable Story of Peter Mbah. I had a near 30 minutes private dialogue with His EXCELLENCY Peter Ndubuisi Mbah three days after he was sworn in as the Executive Governor of Enugu State in 2023. Interestingly I have elected to pen this Tribute in Profound Leadership in his honour exactly one year after that incisive dialogue.…
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Democracy, governance and credible elections (2)

Democracy, governance and credible elections (2)

By abiodun KOMOLAFE Let’s come to the issues of recruitment and selection. All over the world, leadership is what changes history. Think of the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, led by leftist revolutionary Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, aka, Vladimir Lenin, and come to terms with the fact that followership are just extras in a movie! Or, was it ‘the people’ or a determined leadership comprising few people like Awolowo, who made the deserved changes during the Action Group days? Was it ‘the people’ who built Ghana’s Volta Dam as a testimony of tenacity and human courage for which Kwame Nkrumah was ultimately…
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