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GET BOOKS ON AWOLOWO AND NIGERIAN POLITICAL LEADERS Chief Obafemi Awolowo: The Political Moses is a story of a man who dedicated the entirety of his life to serve humanity and the development of mankind. The Author makes use of the noun Moses to depict the tiresome journey of an activist who fought rigorously alongside others to gain independence for his people. The fact that his ambition to be president of Nigeria was foiled is in itself a matter of discussion transcending the Nigerian political debate till now. As late Chief Odumegwu Ojukwu once said Awolowo, the Best President Nigeria never had. The book investigates the celebrated treasonable felony of 1962; bringing into focus the case hearings and the political unrest of the period, party system and political parties in Nigeria, Nigeria electoral processes from Pre-colonial era to the fourth republic, review of political prisoners around the world, and making succinct recommendations for Nigeria electoral processes. Chief O...

Captain Idris Wada The Task Before The Kogi State Governor Elect ~ By Clifford Adama THE BATTLE FOR THE NEXT MAN TO MANAGE THE AFFAIRS OF KOGI STATE OF NIGERIA HAS BEEN CONTESTED AND WON. CAPTAIN IDRIS WADA HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY DECLARED WINNER OF THE CONTEST BY INEC. THE NEXT ITEM OF FOCUS NOW IS FOR HIM TO PROVE THAT THIS VICTORY IS TRULY A VICTORY OF THE MASSES… On Monday the 5th of December 2011, Captain Idris Wada, a retired pilot with over 35 years of experience in the cockpit with every international certification in the book as well as a very successful entrepreneur, emerged winner of a keenly contested and generally rated free and fair election to become the next governor of Kogi State of Nigeria. The victory was a landslide; sweeping 19 out of 21 Local Government Areas in the state away from ACN, the only other political party that made an impressive showing in the contest. Of a total of 518, 949 votes cast, Wada took 300, 372, some 57%, leaving Alhaji Abubakar Audu of ACN and ...

22 Nov 2011 05:04 Africa/Lagos Ford Foundation Announces Jubilee Transparency Award Winners LAGOS, November 21, 2011/PRNewswire via African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Grants Honor Good Governance and Citizen Engagement in Nigeria, Mark Ford's 50 Years of Work in West Africa The Ford Foundation today announced the winners of its Jubilee Transparency Awards, a special set of grants that mark Ford's 50th anniversary in West Africa by supporting organizations committed to transparency, good governance and citizen engagement in Nigeria. The two award winners, announced Monday at a ceremony in Abuja, are: - Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria, a human rights advocacy organization that empowers citizens to address environmental justice issues in their communities. - Nigerian Popular Theatre Alliance/Theatre for Development Centre, a network of organizations that uses performing arts as a means to help improve the participatory development process. Each organiza...

Nigeria, SWFs, and the Resource Curse? Two New Papers “Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) is not the magic wand that can turn around the economy and welfare of the majority of Nigerians, but true federalism­. If Nigeria can be run like a true federal democracy, the country would be transforme­d, but the rogues in power want to continue using public funds to play their games of Monopoly and Totopoly in and out of the corridors of power. What we need in Nigeria is not the SWF, but accountabi­lity and transparen­cy in public service and an end to the impunity of the corrupt ruling class. $3 billion was collected as bribes by public officers in a single year in Nigeria! Without accountabi­lity and transparen­cy in governance­, the SWF will be mismanaged and looted by the same kleptomani­acs in power..” Read the story: ...

Millions of people in Nigeria and the est of the world celebrating the downfall of Muammar Gaddafi' should not be fooled by Western Propaganda. The Internet is largely the propelling force of the domino effect of political angst sweeping many countries as the majority of unemployed youths and the lunatic fringe are blaming their elders and leaders for their woes. But let us hope the angst will not turn to anarchy. Angst often brings out more of the worst in humans than the best. The Arab Spring is an ill wind no matter how you see it from the rose tinted glasses of Western Propaganda­. Terrorists are only engaged in their power struggle in the Middle East and when they have finished turning against themselves­, they are going to turn their angst against you. No amount of Western Propaganda can convert the Muslims to love the Christian Imperialis­m of Western Super Powers and their allies. Without the undemocrat­ic interferen­ce of NATO, Gaddafi and his murdered sons and other thous...

Libyans celebrating after the downfall of tyrant Gaddafi. Photographer: Marco Longari. Copyright/Source: AFP/Getty Images 24 Oct 2011 07:09 Africa/Lagos Statement of the Secretary-General / Declaration of Liberation of Libya NEW YORK, October 24, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Today in Benghazi, the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) declared the full liberation of Libya, marking a historical juncture that signifies a people attaining their freedom after decades of dictatorship. Today marks an occasion for Libyans to celebrate, to look forward to a future of liberties and opportunities, from the right to express an opinion freely to the right to elect their own government. From this day onward, the Libyan people will be in full charge of their future - a future that their new leaders have declared will be based on justice and national reconciliation. Their commitment is to building accountable democratic institutions, guided by respect for human rights and the rule o...

Mr. President, You Said It All: AT Age 51 Nigeria Is Still In a State of Institutional Collapse Because of Leadership Disorderliness? Sir, the depth and enduring nature of Nigeria’s institutional woes has proved fertile ground for psychological analysis and guidance. And here is why: Professional psychologists remain vast about the institutional effects of instability in regards to human hardship as in many of life’s grittier issues; among them are hopeless, pain, helplessness and general nostalgia. Sir, these psychological issues are direct consequences of Nigeria’s disordered and ungoverned politics with ongoing massive negative effect on the masses. Ironically and notably, this same institutional disorderliness brings fraudulent gains to many in charge of our institutions. Sir, in your speech to mark Nigeria’s 51st anniversary of independence from British colonial powers in a just, open and despondent manner, you talked about institutional and systemic breakdown in the country...

14 Jun 2011 14:15 Africa/Lagos Remarks by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at African Union, June 13, 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia WASHINGTON, June 14, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Remarks by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at African Union, June 13, 2011, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon. It is a great honor to join you here in Addis Ababa and to address the African Union. I want to thank Chairperson Ping, members of the African Union Commission, ambassadors to the AU, representatives of United Nations agencies, and, most of all, representatives of the nations and people of Africa. Thank you for the opportunity to be here with you. It is good to be back in Africa, and it is a singular honor to address this body. During the past few days, I have traveled to Zambia, Tanzania, and now Ethiopia, meeting with leaders and citizens who are rising to meet challenges of all kinds with creativity, courage, and skill. And I am pleased to c...