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.

For PPA, Road End Beckons

The Progressive People’s Party appears to be in its last days. The founding members of the party are serially parting ways with Orji Uzor Kalu, founder of the party and chairman of its board of trustees...

Chris Okotie On His Dream For Nigeria

The occasion was Okotie’s presidential declaration for the 2011 election on the platform of the Fresh Democratic Party. If he goes ahead to run for the 2011 election, it will be his third attempt since the advent of the fourth republic...

Impediments to democracy in Nigeria

With the 2011 election approaching, there is increasing worry that Nigerians are apprehensive about unresolved issues that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s democracy. These are corruption in the judiciary, prohibitive cost of running for election and the manipulation of the voters’ register...

Reading Jonathan’s lips… 2011 Options for the North

The stage for an epic political battle is gradually being set. For a long time now, Nigerians have been apprehensive about the possibility of holding the 2011 election...

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