Ojogbon Globalization

It is hardly any surprise to confirm what most Nigerians knew from the beginning of the fuel subsidy wahala--that the Nigerian political system is riddled with corruption and the removal of the fuel subsidy was an unfair attempt to penalize ordinary Nigerians for the excesses and profligacy of the government officials and their crony businessmen and women.  The House of Representatives probe has documented some of the ways in which the crony system operates.  It has identified some of the culprits.  The report should point out to the Goodluck Jonathan administration that business as usual is no longer tenable.  It should be used as the first step in identifying the processes and procedures appropriate for cleaning house in the petroleum sector.  It should also be the first in the lineup of probes that would be used to root out corruption in Nigeria.  Nothing less is acceptable.  For the full report of the probe, see: http://premiumtimesng...

Continued from yesterday, Monday, January 24, 2012 .  The piece below is a draft of a paper published as: “The Dividends of Democracy:  The Nigeria Experience” in Olayiwola Abegunrin and Olusoji Akomolafe, Eds. Nigeria in Global Politics: Twentieth Century and Beyond (Nova Publishers, 2006). I belatedly realized that the references were not included yesterday.  They are to be found at the end of this posting.  To reiterate, much of this is old history.  I think it is still relevant as food for thought.   ... The exchange attracted the attention of Dr. Enodien, a management consultant who is resident in Lagos.  He wrote a commentary in one of Nigeria's leading newspapers that once again brought up the question of the dividends of democracy.  The aforementioned politician was seen as acting absurdly when he pointed to achievements and strides made in the area of opening up the political arena.  The attribution of this much needed ...

Kano was subjected to devastating bombings yesterday, January 22, 2012 http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/news/34020-boko-haram-scores-feared-dead-in-kano-multiple-explosions.html .  Given my decision to wade into and weigh in on Nigerian politics publicly, I got some feedback from people who question my integrity and consider me a publicity seeking charlatan.  For the record, I am not in the least interested in publicity and my integrity matters to me.  I am not for sale and have never been.  I decided to come out of my comfort zone to engage Nigerian politics because I love my country and want it to reach its full potential.   Some people have contacted me to say that I don't care about the Boko Haram inflicted fatalities, the most recent in Kano.  For the record, I am distraught that there is this loss of lives and wanton destruction.  I am appalled.  I am saddened.  I pray that God will take control of Nigeria and...