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Associate Professor and former Head of Department of History, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, Adetunji Ogunyemi, speaks to DARE ADEKANMBI on the inherent weaknesses of the presidential system of government in Nigeria and the debilities which have made President Muhammadu Buhari a nepotistic leader, among other issues.
Democracy came under a severe test early in the month in the United States last month when a riotous mob loyal to the then outgoing now [former] President Donald Trump. What lessons do you think the political class in Nigeria should draw from the US incident?
There are three main lessons for the political class in Nigeria to draw from the event that happened on January 6 in the United States. The first is that acceptance of defeat or if you like, accepting the verdict at polls is part of democratic norms. It is not a sign of weakness. But accepting the decision of the electorate at the polls is a fundamental democratic norm. It may not be w
RINGTRUE BY YEMI ADEBOWALE
Some of President Muhammadu Buhari’s men have been going about mocking Transparency International’s 2020 Corruption Perception Index (CPI). It is shocking to see these presidential aides attacking TI and blaming hapless Nigerians for our country’s poor rating. The President has also maintained a treacherous silence on this report which placed Nigeria as the second most corrupt country in West Africa, with Guinea Bissau in the first position. According to TI, CPI worsened under the Buhari government. The 2020 Index gave Nigeria 25 from 100 obtainable points, thus ranking this country 149 out of the 180 assessed.
Transparency drew its conclusion from 13 data sources that captured the assessment of experts and business executives on a number of corrupt behaviours in Nigeria’s public sector including bribery, diversion of public funds, use of public office for private gain and nepotism in the civil service.
Court dismisses fraud charges against UK-based doctor, wife
Friday Olokor, Abuja
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja has dismissed fraud charges filed against a United Kingdom-based Nigerian medical doctor, Reuben Obaro and his wife, Ayodele Obaro, a UK-based nurse.
Justice A. O. Ebong, who dismissed the eight charges against the medical doctor, held that the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other-Related Offences Commission acted in bad faith in filing the charge.
Delivering ruling in a no-case submission argued by J. N. Egwuonwu (SAN), on behalf of the couple, Justice Ebong held that the eight charges were unfounded and could not be established against the defendants as required by law.
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A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja has dismissed fraud charges against a UK based Nigerian medical doctor, Reuben Olu Obaro and his wife Mrs Ayodele Obaro, a UK based nurse.
Justice A. O. Ebong, who dismissed the eight-count charge against the renowned medical doctor held that the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) acted in bad faith in filing the charge.
Delivering ruling in a no-case submission argued by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, J. N. Egwuonwu on behalf of the couple, Justice Ebong held that the eight-count charges were unfounded and could not be established against the defendants as required by law.