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Nigeria : Ekiti’s Political Drama; A Reflection In all ramifications, the young and old people of Ekiti State were great. When one considers the barrage of terror and fascist character of ruling party then one will appreciate the resilience and doggedness of our Ekiti compatriots. The heroism of our Ekiti compatriots even propelled the state AC leaders including the governorship candidate to lead serious of protests against the electoral coup of the PDP – the nest of killers. The declaration of the agent of retrogression as the governor of the peasant state after ten years of civilian horrors is a setback for the courageous people of Ekiti. Moreover, the pyrrhic victory of the PDP in the Ekiti electoral coup is a setback to the Nigerian working and toiling people’s genuine wishes to end the miseries in their daily. Therefore, the Ekiti re-run tragedy has clearly laid bare the fact that there cannot be any so-called “peaceful” (mere voting and legal action) resolution of the contradic...

Re-Deregulating Robbery in Nigeria Ile-Ife , Nigeria : “why do you transporters exploit the poor in the name of fuel price hike?” a passenger complained. “Why do you talk about transporters alone? What about foodstuff sellers? Price of Garri has increased by over 50 percent in the past 5 months; why didn’t you condemn those sellers?” the driver replied. “But they are also reacting to your incessant fare hike?” the passenger retorted. “But I’m also a victim. I also buy those goods. See, I paid over N15, 000 for various ridiculous registrations to the state government. I bought a liter of petrol at night at N120 per litre. In fact, it was war. At one place, young men used cutlass to settle fights at filling station while a head was broken in another today,” The driver explained. “But must you ply the road at all cost?” another passenger queried. “You want me to take to robbery at my age?” the driver replied… Current Bosses’ strike and Re-deregulation The current fuel sc...

University Workers’ Strikes and Governments’ Treachery: For a Popular Action If anything is to be deduced from the current face-off between the Yar’Adua government and striking staff unions of tertiary institutions – Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Senior Staff Union (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), it is that the ruling class in Nigeria is incurably politically treacherous and intellectually backward. How else will one define a government that set-up a negotiating committee on ASUU demands, which endorsed the final agreement on behalf and with the knowledge of the federal government, only for the same government to have the effrontery to tell Nigerians that it did not have any agreement with ASUU. What then was the committee led by Deacon Gamaliel Onosode doing with the ASUU since 2007? It is funny the same Umaru Yar’Adua who personally promised in 2007 (when faced with massive credibility problem arising from brazenly rigged elections) to resolve ASUU s...