Ritchie Ejiofor

It is well over 50 years since the rein of government passed fully to Nigerians and I am still amazed that some people in different quarters still believe that we need to discuss or convene a conference to solve or discuss the national question. Ultimately, the question has already started...

When critical national issues threatening our fragile federation unity is discussed, emotions and partisan outburst overpower and configure the response and outcome to the issue...

Ordinarily, who becomes the chairperson of a non-statutory organization like the Nigerian Governors' Forum should not evoke any public commentaries because it does not confer on who becomes the Chairperson any usufructuary benefits...

In the area of corruption, this administration has become the most corrupt and inept leadership since the military era. Many professional political praise singers are quick to argue that the president alone cannot tackle corruption...

Why have Nigerian leaders even with the highest level of educational exposure and experience fallen short of the practice of modern democracy? I have espoused in other commentaries that it seems that the basic structure of our federation is faulty...

The police are the entry point into the criminal justice system and the effectiveness of the system resides in the effectiveness of the police system as well as its other tag team in the criminal justice...

What defines the democratic society is the ability of the citizen to exercise freely their vote by electing or deciding who will or should rule over them...

A situation where you see police officers used as private escort for wealthy individuals including expatriates is befuddling. The hustling mentality, the lack of self-esteem by officers and rank, including poor pay structure will forever produce a corrupt and mediocre police system...