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

Wole Soyinka’s “The Avoidable Trap of Cultural Relativism”* – A Comment

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Cultural relativism, if we are not careful, is leaning more towards accepting the inequality of the races as a natural phenomenon, and therefore promotes racism...
Nigeria Matters

A Democracy of Profligacy and Outright Treasury-Looting

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The Nigerian Minister earns more than his American, British or German counterpart, and of course enjoys perks of office those ones cannot even dare dream of - for doing next to NOTHING!!! This is a wasteful, reckless, licentious and decadent system of governance...
Nigeria Matters

Why Nigeria Does Not Need Babangida

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Like most of our uncaring, rapacious, selfish, heartless, thoughtless, insensitive, inconsiderate, callous, conscienceless politicians, IBB is under the delusion that he is still the Messiah. He still wants to make himself relevant...
Nigeria Matters

Hijacking Democracy: Charlatans At Play

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Serious nations learn from their mistakes and cultivate their democracy, always looking for ways to improve. In Nigeria, we have continuously refused to learn. The issue is the country's leadership creation process. What kind of people should occupy leadership positions?
Nigeria Matters

The Illusions and Delusions of Nigeria’s Political Dynasties

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Sadly, the set of Nigerian politician children who think of themselves as political dynasties and indispensable to the Nigerian political scene...
Nigeria Matters

The Jonathan Presidency: A Call for Caution

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The evil, corrupt, barely educated political elite, especially those in the ruling party, PDP, have played a sleight of hand to subvert the rule of law and do away with the provisions of the Nigerian constitution...
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The Hypocrisy of Raising Money for the Haiti Disaster

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It is, unfortunately, that time in the world again. A disaster happened and the rich people of the UK and America are trying to outdo each other in being proclaimed heroes and philanthropists. Only it is all self-serving hypocrisy and vain...
Nigeria Matters

The Save Nigeria Protest March In London, Friday 15th January 2010

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Despite the harsh inclement and freezing weather conditions, the Nigerians, from several organisations marched through Central London in an impressive turnout that began as early as 10.30 am, in front of the Houses of Parliament...
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