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Director General, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Prof. Eghosa E. Osaghae, examines arguments for true federalism as solution to myriads of problems confronting Nigeria and counsels its proponents to conceptualise federalism that will recognise peculiarities of the Nigerian State. This intriguing subject reminds me of the complexities and imponderables of federalism discourses and debates […]

The ongoing fuss in the polity vis-à-vis zoning of high political offices – both within the two leading political parties and elective offices against

The gloves have been worn and the fight for who controls the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State promises to be bloody, literally.

In this interview with WALE AKINSELURE, Emeritus Professor of Political Science, University of Ibadan, John Ayoade renders his views on Value Added Tax

• Osoba calls for an emergency caucus meeting • Fayemi, Oyegun, Adebayo defend the exercise • Akande spoke our mind, says Lagos party chief, others disagree • Kwara youths allege exclusion, manipulation of the process • Rivers members divided along factional lines When the pioneer national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande, dismissed the party’s ongoing membership registration and revalidation exercise as an unnecessary waste of resources, many had t...

· Recommends civil education for operators of constitution An Emeritus Professor of Political Science, University of Ibadan, Prof. John Ayoade has said the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as currently being referred to, is neither federal nor republic. Ayoade, a member of the 2005 National Political Reform Conference (NPRC) and Director of Studies of the defunct Centre for Democratic Studies (CDS), justified his position on the ground that the governing document of the federation lacked foundatio...

Punch Newspapers Sections OLUFEMI OLANIYI An emeritus Professor of Political Science, University of Ibadan, Prof  John Ayoade,  has rejected the ongoing effort by the National Assembly to amend the 1999 Constitution. Ayoade, who is also a former Director of the defunct Centre for Democratic Studies, said the 1999 Constitution should not be amended due to what he described as its inherent weakness to guarantee the unity of the federation. He canvassed these  positions in the  lecture he deli...

ON THE GO Many Nigerians ‘unaware’ they can demand accountability from their reps Yemi Adamolekun, executive director of Enough is Enough (EiE) Nigeria, says many Nigerians haven’t realised that they can contact their representatives in the national assembly, let alone demand accountability. Advertisement Adamolekun... Lawan: Drug abuse has become a hazard we can’t ignore Senate President Ahmad Lawan says there is a need to improve on the fight against drug abuse in N...