Ritchie Ejiofor

Ritchie Ejiofor is a commentator on current affairs and national issues. Several of his articles have been published on popular websites like Gamji, Nigeriaworld and Nigerdeltacongress where he is a Guest Writer. A graduate of the University of Uyo, Ejiofor currently lives in the US.

IGBO Presidency and Igbo Question within the Nigerian Framework: Matters arising

          The Nigeria political landscape is undergoing the farming season since the last electoral victory of President Muhammadu Buhari over Atiku, now we are once...

2019 Imo State Governorship Election: Hope for Owerri Senatorial Zone

Since the one term tenure of Late Senator Evans Enwerem from Ikeduru in Owerri senatorial zone as the governor of Imo-State, the zone has...

Beyond the Nnamdi Kanu Rhetoric and the Igbo Question

This issue of Biafra agitation and the Igbo question in Nigeria federation has been dangling in the air for quite some time now, but...

Nigeria: Blueprint for Good Governance

There is a tacit reassurance and a bubbling confidence that the era of military interruption of democratically elected government in Nigeria is widely unpopular...

2015 Nigerian Presidential Election: Diversionary Antics by Unpreparedness

I have followed the countdown to the 2015 presidential election and the final emergence of the two dominant candidates for the election. Several months...

Made in Nigeria Vehicles: Regulatory Compliance and Safety Concerns

When the entire picture is comprehended viz-a-vis Nigerian preparedness, I guess someone out there will understand clearly my apprehension and anxieties with the news of intended launch of the First ever made in Nigeria vehicle...

Police brutality and democracy! Whither Nigeria

I am deeply troubled by the current pattern that our civilian democracy is trending in Nigeria.  It is frightening and if not curtailed, will metamorphose into a cancerous worm that will envelope the entire fabric of the society...

Aluu 4: One Year After, Nothing Changed

It is amazing how time flies and how quickly human memories forget or ignore things that are important. About this time last year, the entire country, including the social media, was abuzz with calls for justice over the veracious death of 4 undergraduate college students of the university of Port-Harcourt...

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