Uche Ohia

Uche Ohia is a lawyer, public  policy analyst and syndicated columnist. His column, Silver Lining, is published in the POLITY section of ThisDay on Saturday.

Between Truth And Justice: The Dilemma Before the Rivers State TRC

Port Harcourt the capital of Rivers State was once dubbed the "Garden City” and the state prided itself as the “Treasure Base of the Nation”. That was until ethnic and communal strife coupled with uncontrolled youth militancy spiraled into full-blown banditry...

Between Truth And Justice: The Dilemma Before the Rivers State TRC

Port Harcourt the capital of Rivers State was once dubbed the "Garden City” and the state prided itself as the “Treasure Base of the Nation”. That was until ethnic and communal strife coupled with uncontrolled youth militancy spiraled into full-blown banditry...

What I Learnt From Dalhatu Bayero

Bayero’s successor as NNPC GMD, Gaius-Obaseki, became entangled in a controversy over a N500m hotel bill which he allegedly incurred at Abuja Hilton. In asserting how prudent he had been to incur such a “low bill”, Obaseki reportedly claimed to be the cheapest GMD NNPC ever had! I laughed...

Sanitizing the Electoral Process in Nigeria (2)

One conclusion that can be drawn from the large turnouts and enthusiastic presentations at the public sittings of the Electoral Review Committee held across the federation over the last few weeks is that Nigerians are totally fed up with elections that are manipulated...

Sanitizing the Electoral Process in Nigeria (1)

By it’s impractical provisions, the Electoral Act 2006 creates a lacuna, a window for electoral offenders to evade justice...

Saminu Turaki’s Weird Kites

Senator Turaki has hoisted another kite to add to his rising profile as a master of slapstick: he has made a highly bizarre call for tenure extension to enable the administration of President Yar’Adua complete its development programmes...

An Epitaph for Pa Adesanya

In an era when the virtues of honesty and consistency have been sacrificed on the altar of political expediency, in a polity where mediocrity and sycophancy have become the best qualifications for leadership, Adesanya was a beacon of hope...

Who Wants Lagos Drivers’ Licence?

What is it that causes the FRSC to spend weeks on end to process issuance and renewal of drivers’ licences?

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