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THAT OUR COMMUNITY MAY HAVE A VOICE FOR CHANGE AND IMPACT: Being the Statement of Press delivered by Dr. Eniola AJAYI, the APC House of Representatives (Ado/Irepodun/Ifelodun Federal Constituency) Candidate at Inaugural Campaign Press Conference on 26th December 2014. Gentlemen of the Press, I am humbled to be amidst you today, as a feminist-comrade in the course of re-shaping our National polity  and political space. It is no fallacy that the best time to collectively save the Nigeria political system is no other time than now, if we take a cursory look at our fiscal federalism, security and the spate of rising poverty in our land; it is indeed worrisome! For the records, Dr. Eniola AJAYI is my name, an ocular pathologist, optometrist and a servant of the public. I had the opportunity to serve Ekiti State as Commissioner in two different portfolios: Firstly, as Honourable Commissioner for Education Science and Technology, and secondly as Honourable Commissioner for Environment. Most i

With a Political Undertone; Nigeria Politics is one thing I used to know that seems very articulate and interesting when it comes to Discussing. Leadership from unset has been a thing of the Flesh, only resides with the kind of individual if You will bring out the value of your flesh. To start with, #Team Buhari#- Firstly, Buhari without any iota of Doubt is no point of a Good leader but to be Frank he is also a Good Leader.  1. Insurmountable economic problems plagued the Buhari regime as petroleum prices collapsed in the face of expanding foreign debt. Buhari instituted austerity measures that caused severe hardship to the average Nigerian. In addition, political corruption continued unabated, with politicians escaping to Western countries with millions of dollars in government money. In an effort to stop dissension, Buhari instituted restrictions on the press, political freedoms, and tra

A few weeks ago, newspapers around the country reported on an issue that hardly ever makes its way to the forefront of public consciousness: clean cookstoves for the poor. Several popular blogs ran reprints of the newspaper articles, most of them featuring reader comments that were unapologetically and almost uniformly vilifying in their condemnation of what many see as the government’s latest display of ineptitude and wastefulness. The crux of the story is that the Federal Executive Council suddenly announced plans to import clean cookstove components and ‘wonderbags’ for free distribution to ‘poor rural women’ with the colossal sum of N9.2 billion – and this is for the first phase alone. By the time the ‘aggressive’ scheme winds up five years from now, the project is expected to have spent tens of billions more procuring a total of 20 million cookstoves for poor households nationwide. Notwithstanding the public sentiments alleging subterfuge and foul play, it is inde

Urgent Appeal! #GMB15 before it is too late, please tweet to @AsiwajuTinubu let him know anyone advising him to run 4 VP is Nigeria’s enemy, if the former Lagos State Governor should run he would have erased all the goodwill he gained in the last one year as a result of his determination in building a formidable opposition. It is time Tinubu should stop listening to the hawks around him and concentrate on building a viable opposition behind the scene. Nigeria can not afford to miss an opportunity for change and progress.                                          ~Kayode Ogundamisi (@Ogundamisi).

it is disheartening that government care not about these which has affect majorly all sector of the economy. But by far, what happens to be the greatest challenge in this country is the issue of conducting free and fair election that is acceptable locally and internationally.. With all these manifestations, Nigerians often appreciated the essence of good governance, transparency and accountability. Despite all these blessings, corruption has pervaded all spheres of public. And private life with serious implications for service delivery without concrete efforts from government to fight this menace. Political office holders do seldom want to leave office, they manipulate the electoral process and compromise the electoral process and electoral laws. The electoral reform being articulated by well-meaning Nigerians centers on the following issues: Independent candidacy, membership of political party to contest election, restriction on political party formation, campaign fin

IF IT IS IN THE INTEREST OF NIGERIANS: CHOICE OF APC VP CANDIDATE 14th December 2014. The National Chairman, All Progressives’ Congress, Abuja. Through: The APC Deputy National Chairman (South) Your Excellency, IF IT IS ABOUT CHANGING NIGERIA; THE CHOICE OF APC AND GENERAL MUHAMMADU BUHARI’S VP 1. I am humbled to join my voice with many Nigerians and party faithful on the need for our great party to consider some very pivotal points on the selection of who is best to be the running mate of our great leader and mentor, the standard flag bearer and candidate of our great party APC, HE General Muhammadu Buhari (retd). It is a statement of fact that the party will present to Nigerians sooner than later, the anticipated VP candidate having sought the opinions of Nigerians and the country’s Statesmen in the next few hours, I have thus decided to share my very little opinion as a party man; A Party that recognises the wishes of her members, and poised on CHANGING t

My duty today is simple; yet it is one that excites me very deeply because as I welcome you all to Lagos and to the first Presidential Convention of the All Progressives Congress, I am confident that I am welcoming you to change. I welcome you to a change that is for the better. I welcome you to change that will liberate Nigeria from inefficient national management. I welcome you all delegates from across Nigeria, to Lagos, where the first building blocks of the country now known as Nigeria were laid. I welcome you back to the epicenter of nationalism and the home of change, where our pre-eminent nationalists forced a change from colonial government to a Nigerian government. I welcome you all back to where the promise of Nigeria was hatched, as a land of endless opportunities. Unfortunately, the bridge between us and our opportunities have been shattered by a series of broken promises by a party, Government and President for whom promises mean nothing. I have

A Speech at   GLEEHD Foundation’s Election ThinkTank Series Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday, November 12, 2014 Protocols “It is easy to blame religion-or more fairly, what some people do in the name of religion-for all our troubles, but that is too simple. Religion is a powerful force, but its impact depends entirely on what it inspires people to do. The challenge for policy-makers is to harness the unifying potential of faith, while containing its capacity to divide”                                                         ~Madeleine Albright I am delighted to share my thoughts with this distinguished audience on a subject that has gained primacy in public discourse in recent times and which by all means deserves sober interrogation by leaders of thought in our country as the 2015 General Elections approaches. Before I go ahead, I must commend the organizers of this series for the patriotic instincts that has birthed this splendid idea of facilitating discussions on som

Some would argue that employees need fewer ear-tickling compliments or pats on the back. Instead, most of them could use a “reality slap” in the face. That is, they could do with a healthy dose of the unvarnished truth. They would benefit from having a Simon Cowell in their life—someone willing to deliver feedback unfiltered by undue concern for their feelings . Just because some persons have been excessively coddled and improperly pampered does not mean they should therefore receive less encouragement. Everyone needs to be affirmed in their abilities and shown appreciation for what they do. However, encouragement must be authentic to achieve its purpose.  Some leaders employ encouragement as a manipulative device. They say what their people want to hear in order to get them to perform as desired.  Eventually, inauthentic encouragement rings hollow, as people recognize that it’s a management tactic rather than heartfelt affirmation. Over time, people can differentiate feel-goo

From afar, the massive building looks like a ship sailing on the Atlantic with different national flags flying at the top with scores of bulbs arranged at strategic spots. Lacking proper ventilation, electricity supply was the only means to keep the temperature within the room normal.

I write this because of millions of Nigerians who are below 30 and who constitute a significant chunk of our voting population. This is the ICT generation that is largely ignorant about the events of the Buhari era (1984-85) and so can be misinformed and misled by needless propaganda. I have sat with many in the under-30 bracket and those slightly above who only have faint recollections of the Buhari era and the level of ignorance about that era is amazing. Before being MILITARY Head of State, Buhari had been Governor of one of the Northern States (under Obasanjo’s Military government) as well as Minister for Petroleum. He later served as Chairman of PTF under Abacha. Please consider the following unassailable facts: 1. He birthed and supervised the establishment of our existing refineries. 2.There was no religious crisis while he was Head of State. It started under his successor IBB! 3.In his time as Head of State he reduced inflation from 23% to 4%, by fiscal di

The All Progressives Congress is considering the list of three nominees by its presidential candidate for the 2015 elections, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) The party is to select one of the three names as the running mate of the general. A high ranking member of the party, said the presidential candidate has been under pressure by power blocks within the party long before he emerged. He said the candidate and the party were both aware of the enormity of the task ahead and were determined not to leave anything to chance. The source said the candidate had already given notice to the party that he would submit three names of party loyalists he would like to work with. The source said, “In choosing the three names, he will consider three things: Religious balancing, votes or what we call electoral value and he will also consider the personality of the individual. “The governors elected on APC platform are insisting that it must come from among them, but Buhari had told them that h

An initiative of IPSS, AfSol (“African solutions”) meets the need for relevant, focused and rigorous debate on African centered solutions to peace and security challenges on the continent. It is a response to the need to refine the concept of African solutions to be reflective of the contemporary realities on the continent through broad and deep discussion. This call welcomes submissions from students, researchers, policy-makers, practitioners, activists, and artists in the following thematic areas: the intersection between good governance and peace and security; conflict early warning, conflict resolution, post conflict reconstructions, peace building, finances and resources; African Union and RECs; the Africa Peace and Security Architecture and other related issues. Submit If you have a project that fits the brief in the following formats: article (between 500-1000 words), video or photo series submit it to research@ipss-addis.org What’s in it for you?

Effective leaders ensure that people feel strong and capable. in every major survey on practices of effective leaders, trust in the leader is essential if other people are going to follow that person over time. People must experience the leader as believable, credible, and trustworthy. One of the ways trust is developed--whether is the leader or any other person-is through consistency in behaviour. Trust is also established when words and deeds are congruent. People want to work for leaders who fire them up, not who put out their fire. They want leaders who will lift them up and help them fly, not who keep them down. They want mentors who will help them reach their potential and succeed. If they perceive that their leaders is more concerned with maintaining their authority and protecting their position, they will eventually find someone else to work for.  Intelligence is no substitute for information. Enthusiasm is no substitute for capacity. Willingness is no substitute for expe