Opinion

Mr. Buhari said his government would not “allow irresponsible elements.”

“Lasting solutions should be devised to contain all the fears and agitations of the different groups in the country.”

“Do the leaders of the Buhari administration really believe in the vision set out in the document?”

“President Buhari’s government and economic team, as presently constituted, are not optimally equipped for the fundamental tasks ahead.”

George Foreman: “He meant so much to so many people that he will never die really.”

There is no clear roadmap and convincing strategy document to demonstrate that Mr. Buhari knows how to handle the economy.

“We should not wait till the deed is done, as in Burundi, before sending out fire fighters.”

Nigeria must not allow herself to be turned into a battleground for religious proxy wars.

The 2016 appropriation bill raises enough questions to make us worry about the likelihood of its successful implementation.

Nigeria should be moving to decriminalize defamation, not creating new similar crimes.

“With the present ‘dream team’ of President Buhari it seems about time for Nigeria to return to a national strategic vision.”

“Chief E.K. Clark says Jonathan was a weak President. At what point did he come to that realization?”

The disturbing signals from a radio station in southeast Nigeria called Radio Biafra evoke memories of the tragedy that took place in Rwanda twenty one years ago.

A key player will be out for some weeks.

The two leading presidential candidates, Buhari and Jonathan, must reign in their attack dogs. They should publicly rebuke and dissociate themselves from any supporter who uses vile language.

Without meaning to justify low marks…, it is equally a fact … that the chap in Yobe, where the western system of education is still being resisted by illiterate parents …. will find it hard to be on an even keel with the candidate in Osun where this system had existed for at least 50 years..

“The irony of this austerity regime is that while the poor man is often requested to tighten his belt, the rich are not wearing any at all, as their waists have doubled and even tripled in size over the years”

“The PVC by its cumbersome rollout seemed designed to preventing more people from participating in democracy”.

Today, Nigeria is confronted with the reality that within its borders, Boko Haram has carved out its warped version of an ‘Islamic Caliphate’, controlling almost thirty towns and counting.

I am inviting all those who have followed this column and believe that Nigeria can be what I have strenuously advocated every week to join me in my mission to replace President Jonathan

The Nigerian government has bungled the fight against Boko Haram, and its attempt to make political capital out of the insurgency has backfired.

Schools will remain shut till October 13