Max Amuchie

Max Amuchie is a member of the editorial board of BusinessDay and a doctoral candidate in political science at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He is president of Media for Children, an NGO that promotes children's rights. He is also a member and chairman of the publications committee of the Institute of Strategic Management, Nigeria.
Nigeria Matters

Restoring hope at a time of a nation’s despair

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When I read the Facebook posting by Ukeoma Ikechukwu, a corps member serving in Bauchi State, before his gruesome death in the hands of rioters who were protesting the outcome of the April 16 presidential election won by President Goodluck Jonathan, I became misty-eyed...
Nigeria Matters

Buhari: A great Nigerian who will not be president

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As head of state, Buhari brooked no corruption and he lived above board but when he embraced democracy, he did so with commitment and total conviction that it is the best form of government. It is that attribute that has seen him build a formidable party within a relatively short time...
Africa

African dictators and logic of the ballot box

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As I write this on Sunday, the results of Nigeria’s parliamentary election held on Saturday are streaming in. There is excitement in the newsroom the same way it is felt in all nooks and crannies of Nigeria. Change is here...
Nigeria Matters

Does Jega know trust is like virginity?

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Jega has been given everything he needs to give Nigerians a credible election. Never in the history of Nigeria’s democracy has a man who came with so much popular acclaim done so much to burn the goodwill he had going for him...
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The Igbo, Goodluck and the Ides of April 9

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The Igbo have come out to state their support for Jonathan. The apex Igbo organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has officially endorsed Jonathan. They don’t have much option anyway. The other candidates have not endeared themselves to the Igbo...
Nigeria Matters

What does Nigeria need? Strong men, strong institutions or both?

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Nigeria is in dire need of a strong leader who will be courageous enough to confront entrenched interests that have kept the country hostage over the years...
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Obasanjo: From messiah complex to strongman syndrome

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Obasanjo can be likened to Hun Sen of Cambodia, who is seen as a complex personality: a charming diplomat, an eloquent poet, unforgiving to his enemies, ruthless in battle with a thirst for power but simple tastes...
Nigeria Matters

Ogun PDP: An atomistic party at war with itself

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In the last few weeks, the struggle over those who will carry the flag of the People’s Democratic Party in Ogun State for various elective positions in the forthcoming elections has made headlines and the issue appears unresolved three weeks to the beginning of the elections...
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