L.Chinedu Arizona-Ogwu

The tragic assassinations of innocent Nigerians in the cause of Kidnapping have once again brought to the surface the continuing deterioration in the law and order situation in the country...

The Federal government has embarked on the task of reforms in the electoral system, politics and the anti-corruption commission, with an aim to rid politics of corruption...

Nigeria’s political system in general is largely driven by one or two or three motives of 5Ps – profit, politics, propaganda, privilege and power. Service to society is only a pretext for gaining a foothold...

A sustainable democracy will not result in our country until our leaders work to establish the rule of law, uphold the fundamental rights of the citizens and allow democratic institutions to grow and flourish...

It would sound like cliché to be told that local governments are the foundation of democracy, but for Imo State, the truth appears to remain eroded through frequent electoral procrastination...

We were probably most democratic in pre-October 1960 under the British Colony when the people were more in participation with the national integration. Soon after that, our journey has been in the valleys of various non-democracies, all of course installed in our name...

The country lacks the resources that make a democratic nation thrive. When 60 per cent of the people live below poverty line, the ruling party's main job is to keep them happy with or without satisfying their need...

Being a Nigerian is something that we need to value more than ever. But we have always placed humankind above homeland. We are internationalists, first and foremost, without ceasing to be patriots...