Olu Ojedokun

I now believe that Nigeria made an error of monumental proportions by allowing the man called ‘IBB’ to take over the reins of power.  I believe the beginning of his administration began the irretrievable spiral downwards…

The fact is that it was the reversals by the courts of some gubernatorial electoral ‘victories’ of the PDP in the South West that has provided the opportunity for this respected journalist to shift his focus to the person of the ‘Asiwaju’, ’Bola Tinubu of Lagos.  I accept that he does not go as far as some to canonise him but has used a cleverer tactic of conflating and confusing the ends and means of progressive politics…

We have taken stock of the grave national crises we face and we of The Nigerian Front, after a process of consultation and reflection, have come up with a roadmap to provide some solutions for the nation…

It is our considered view that the government ignores and fails to understand the fundamental problems facing the Nigerian economy. This is manifested by its failure to prioritise its actions, tackling the issue of subsidy without addressing the nature of the bloated machinery of government and the root causes of corruption in the oil and gas sector…

The recent silence from the front has been based on one consideration, the appropriateness of providing space for the President to consider the road map we have previously published…

We of The Nigerian Front are gravely concerned about the state of our nation stemming from the current prognosis of the recently signed budget.  The budget indicates that greed continues to dominate the polity as our resources are being mismanaged…

Some have questioned the legitimacy of the new Jonathan Administration and constantly remind us of the violence which greeted some of the disputed election results..

Since the call from ‘The Nigerian Front’ to the organs of government and to Nigerian electorate, the Presidency has moved to reduce the excessive monetary allowances, which the members of the National Assembly voted for themselves…

Every generation is often presented with opportunities to offer definition, scope and direction to its nation.  This extends to the construction of defining values, the anchoring of the nation’s progress and creating an all-inclusive space for its development…

The current narrative of the many UK based ‘African Majority’ Pentecostal Churches is the clinging to the fantasy that the ‘Men/Women of God’ who serve them are perfect.  That they can do no wrong, have no weaknesses and live and embody perfect lives…

With the reversals by the courts of some gubernatorial electoral ‘victories’ of the PDP in the South West the focus in the media and the internet chatter fora has now shifted to the person of the ‘Asiwaju’, ’Bola Tinubu of Lagos.  To some the man awaits canonisation as a saint and to others he attracts vilification…

Many have suggested, including I, that perhaps our national deliverance will come from those residing in Diaspora, however, my recent experience does not bare this out…

We cannot be content at home and abroad, limiting ourselves to religious activities such as church planting and having mega pseudo-religious conferences without a corresponding transformation of the Diaspora and the Nigerian society.  These activities must demonstrate their relevance by affecting the people around us…

It appears that the recent but unavoidable drama made out of the late President Yar’Adua’s health by the so called ‘cabal’ was motivated by moves to subvert and manipulate the constitution for personal and selfish gain…

A few weeks have now elapsed since Yar’Adua’s arrival in Nigeria in the dead of the night and yet no credible sightings of him are available to anyone.  Nigeria and the world are left in the dark, fed with rumours for crumbs…