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Akintokunbo A Adejumo

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.

  • Concerning Opportunity To Serve and Opportunism for Disservice

    by Akintokunbo A Adejumo February 20, 2012
    by Akintokunbo A Adejumo

    I believe there is no greater purpose in living than to serve others and, if you are religious, our God. It only becomes a feared routine or burden when we …

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  • So What Next…After The Mother Of All Protests?

    by Akintokunbo A Adejumo January 26, 2012
    by Akintokunbo A Adejumo

    Nobody has a monopoly of knowledge or opinions. We all have to learn from each other, and believe me; I have learnt a lot from my countrymen and women in …

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  • Fuel Subsidy Removal: Fraud, Deception, Corruption or Good-intentioned?

    by Akintokunbo A Adejumo January 4, 2012
    by Akintokunbo A Adejumo

    The removal of “Oil Subsidy” is actually a way of punishing Nigerians for the failure of an inept government to effectively fight corruption, not only in the oil industry, but …

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  • That EFCC vs Joe Musa and others Court Saga: Questions Need Asking

    by Akintokunbo A Adejumo December 26, 2011
    by Akintokunbo A Adejumo

    Our civic hygiene will not be cleansed and respect for the rule of law will not be sustained until our judicial system are forced to respect others’ time and abide …

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  • The Problems and Challenges of Insecurity in Nigeria

    by Akintokunbo A Adejumo December 16, 2011
    by Akintokunbo A Adejumo

    What every Nigerian should be doing is asking and demanding answers on what has been done so far since October 1st, 2010 Independence Day Twin Bombing in Abuja FCT. Not …

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  • The Death Of A Nigerian Icon – The Ikemba Chukwuemeka Odimegwu-Ojukwu

    by Akintokunbo A Adejumo November 27, 2011
    by Akintokunbo A Adejumo

    When we look back and forward to the present day Nigeria and how it is being run to the ground by the corrupt, hypocritical, religious and tribal fanatics, then perhaps …

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  • Thoughts On Nigeria’s Population Explosion and Infrastructure Investment

    by Akintokunbo A Adejumo November 21, 2011
    by Akintokunbo A Adejumo

    One thing that is certain as day and night is that our leaders are not concerned about the future; never concerned about the future of their country and people. They …

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  • Corruption Is Good Business

    by Akintokunbo A Adejumo November 7, 2011
    by Akintokunbo A Adejumo

    Corruption is good business to the participants and those who profit from it. I am not talking about official government corruption, but also private and public sector, and even the …

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  • Nigeria at 51: An Elegy to A Frustrating Country

    by Akintokunbo A Adejumo October 1, 2011
    by Akintokunbo A Adejumo

    I normally don’t join in celebrating Nigeria’s Independence Day anywhere I am in the world; at least not since the late 70s. I also do not write the usual piece …

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  • Blame! Blame! Blame! Blame Someone Else! – A Nigerian Political Pastime

    by Akintokunbo A Adejumo September 20, 2011
    by Akintokunbo A Adejumo

    Politicians, especially the Nigerian species, are an intriguing and confounding breed. I like to hope and think of them as a breed that will soon become extinct, like the dinosaurs…

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  • A Falling Out of Thieves or Old Men Behaving Badly?

    by Akintokunbo A Adejumo August 20, 2011
    by Akintokunbo A Adejumo

    Obasanjo and Babangida are birds of the same bloody feathers. They are both rogues in power, or as the late Fela Anikulapo-Kuti sang, Vagabonds In Power, and I am not …

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  • Defining Achievement, Performance and Humility of Nigeria’s Political Class

    by Akintokunbo A Adejumo June 20, 2011
    by Akintokunbo A Adejumo

    I am personally of the belief that contemporary challenges of development in Nigeria demand a critical and deliberate re-invention of the philosophy of governance and political leadership which must reflect …

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  • The Unimaginative and Purposeless Political Recycling

    by Akintokunbo A Adejumo May 30, 2011
    by Akintokunbo A Adejumo

    President Jonathan must be resolute and pick the best people for his cabinet and not pander to the party bigwigs who have no interest in the progress of Nigeria, but …

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  • A Quiet Revolution In The Nigerian Federal Civil Service

    by Akintokunbo A Adejumo March 21, 2011
    by Akintokunbo A Adejumo

    Not too long ago, a survey of some of the developing economies revealed Nigerian bureaucracy to be not just one of the least efficient and one of the most corrupt, …

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  • A Farcical And Anarchic Look At Nigerian Car Plates

    by Akintokunbo A Adejumo March 1, 2011
    by Akintokunbo A Adejumo

    Kwara proclaims itself a “State of Harmony”, well, one thing for sure, the Sarakis have harmonised all the resources and even the people of the state so much that I …

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  • Party Politics And The 2011 Elections

    by Akintokunbo A Adejumo February 10, 2011
    by Akintokunbo A Adejumo

    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 …

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