Lai: The most dangerous minister in Buhari’s cabinet

Nigeria’s ministry of information used to be the preserve of processed, patriotic and disciplined minds. It used to be a place for rational public servants like Chukwuemeka Chikelu, the late Dora Akunyili and Frank Nweke Jr – and not propagandists. I recall vividly the bold undertakings of the ministry under Chikelu, “the debonair and cool-ruling […]

Are We All Karma’s ‘Bitches’?

This time around, I intend to draw readers to my personal assessment of the leadership and followership we have in the entity referred to as Nigeria. We have leaders that are ordinarily supposed to be followers but mistakenly voted or appointed to leadership positions. Some of those leaders are just in power for a specific […]

Buhari’s cabinet: To be or not to be?

“It will take the next two months before ministers can come on board. Bringing them in now may disrupt the clean-up going on. So, Nigerians just have to be patient.” This was Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, speaking to Reuters on July 1, 2015 on the hold-up in appointing ministers. He said the president was taking […]