Akintokunbo A Adejumo

Akintokunbo Adejumo, a social and political commentator on Nigerian issues, lives and works in London, UK. He is a graduate of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria (1979) and University of Manitoba, Canada (1985). He also writes on topical issues for iNigerian.com and other newspapers and internet media including Nigeriaworld, Nigeria Today Online, Washington Nigerian Times, Wise News Today, etc.
Nigeria Matters

Party Politics And The 2011 Elections

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In Nigeria, history has consistently shown that the people who cast the votes decide nothing; it is those who count, that is, rig, the votes that decide everything. This is one of the reasons why the late legal icon Gani Fawehinmi said that in our country, "corruption has many grand children". Corruption is multifaceted...
Business & Economy

Re: Update of Bank Account Information in Nigeria – The Plight of Nigerians Abroad

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Are you now saying that failure of these Nigerians to come to Nigeria to update their bank accounts’ information will result in the suspension of their accounts with considerable sums of Naira in such accounts?
Nigeria Matters

Amos Adamu’s Travails: the Consequences of Greed and Corruption

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Adamu has been riding rough-shod over Nigeria's sport for almost 20 years. He was Director General of the Nigerian National Sports Commission for ten years before being redeployed in November 2008. Prior to that, Adamu was the Director of Sports of the ministry for 10 years...
Nigeria Matters

Revisiting The Remunerations of Nigerian Legislators: Time For Action

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Nigerian politicians have turned themselves into instant millionaires just for being members of the National Assembly, paying themselves huge, obscene and unjustified salaries and allowances not commensurate with their very low productivity...
Nigeria Matters

Of Nigerian Democracy, Governance And Profligacy

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But we are going to pay Gowon, Shagari, Obasanjo, Babangida, Buhari, Abdulsalaam, and even Shonekan and their families, awesome pensions for life. And what about the families of Tafawa-Balewa, Aguiyi-Ironsi, Abacha and Umar Yar 'Adua? Are they going to get their late fathers' pensions too? 
Nigeria Matters

Fayemi: Let The Truth Be Said And Applied Always

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The judiciary is the last refuge of the common man in any social and political community. Over the years, many Nigerians have been betrayed, and continue to be betrayed, by the corrupt legal system in our country...
Nigeria Matters

Nigeria: Where Are The Nation Builders?

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Nation-building that will likely contribute to stable international peace will need to emphasize the democratic participation of people within the nation to demand rights. It will need to build the society, economy...
Nigeria Matters

Nigeria For Sale: The Insult Of Babangida/Odili And Saraki Presidential Ambitions

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This is the time to sensitise the Nigerian electorate to the risks in electing Babangida-Odili to even act as road-diggers or dog-catchers for Nigeria. Open your eyes; use your ears and use your brains!
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