Author: Joe Onwukeme

The Two Categories Of Politicians

Monday, June 8, 2015
According to Bum Philips, the late American football coach: quot;There are two categories of coaches, those that are fired and those that will be fired. The same quote is also applicable to our politicians. Aftermath of the general elections two categories of politicians have emerged in our poli ...

Ndigbo Architects Of Our Own Problems

Tuesday, May 5, 2015
As Ndigbo, we shouldn 39;t pretend that all is well with us. Our house has fallen and the earlier we tell ourselves the bitter truth that we are the architects of our own problems the better for us all. We have reduced ourselves to object of ridicule by other regions because we have again shot o ...

PDP-Victim Of Own Impunity

Wednesday, April 1, 2015
This piece, PDP Victim Of Own Impunity , was first published November last year and the need to re-publish it became necessary following the defeat of the ruling party, People's Democratic Party (PDP) by the main opposition party, All Progressive Congress (APC) in the March 28th presidential electi ...

Season Of Inter-Party Endorsements

Monday, March 23, 2015
As the race to the rescheduled general elections get intense, many political parties have stepped up in their politicking, while front line political parties are putting finishing touches on their winning strategies, political parties who are in the race with an ulterior motives are already makin ...

When Change Becomes Inevitable

Monday, March 2, 2015
If you have been following recent happenings in our polity objectively as it concerns the general elections in the past three months, you will understand it is now clear to the discerning, obvious to the dissenting and acceptable to the pragmatic that change has become inevitable in our polity. T ...

Poll Shift-Man Proposes, Another Man Disposes

Monday, February 9, 2015
After weeks of intensive campaigns across the federation by political parties for the presidential election, the contenders have finally been separated from the pretenders. So far, the two front runners before us are: president Goodluck Jonathan of the incumbent party, PDP and General Muhammadu B ...

When To Christianize And When Not To Islamise Nigeria

Tuesday, February 3, 2015
There's no doubt to the fact that religion and politics are like siamese twins in Nigeria as far as politics is concerned even though our constitution both past and present proclaims the secularity of the Nigerian state. We are again in the season of election, this is the time our politi ...

When People Are Not Entitled To Their Own Opinions

Friday, January 16, 2015
When people air their opinions on vital issues or rebuke and admonish groups, individuals or politicians, affected persons some times ignore or reply with a popular phrase, people are entitled to their own opinions . There are people whose opinions can't be ignored or referred to the abo ...

Party Delegates: Another Venal Enterprise

Tuesday, January 6, 2015
As part of the electoral requirements before elections, political parties through their party delegates conducts primary elections in all the states to elect candidates that will represent their parties in all the electoral posts in the forth coming general elections. The party primaries w ...

Nigeria's Constitution Both Past And Present Proclaims The Secularity Of The Nig

Monday, December 15, 2014
According to Wikipedia, a Secular state is a concept of secularism, whereby a state or country purports to be officially neutral in matters of religion, supporting neither religion nor irreligion . A secular state also claims to treat all its citizens equally, regardless of ones religion. ...

Nigeria: Arms Procurement And Its Diplomatic Implications

Thursday, December 11, 2014
In recent weeks, its been a kind of Jaw Jaw diplomacy between Nigeria and The United States government over alleged refusal of The United States to sell lethal weapons to Nigeria's armed forces. The United States government has come out to deny the accusation, insisting they have learnt ...

The “Surugede“ Dance Of The Disillusioned

Monday, December 1, 2014
An Igbo proverb: A child that dances to the sweet melody of surugede does not know surugede is the song of the spirits. This is exactly the kind of dance Gov. Ayodele Fashola has been dancing since 16th October 2014 he was sworn in as Ekiti state governor and nobody wants to remind hi ...

Rape! We Are All Guilty!

Thursday, October 30, 2014
I was moved to tears as I watched raped victims and their families stood in the House of Representatives on Thursday, 23rd October 2014 to narrate their agonizing experience in the hands of rapists. The victims, mostly young girls, pleaded for justice to be done on their plight and also called on ...
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