SANMI ADEKOLA BLOG

Ordinarily, I won't want to dignify  the President's spokesmen with my precious times, phone battery, and intellect on their latest absurdity; but leaving the matter uncommented on may mean buying into their blatant displayed of errant nonsense. I know one of the hardest jobs to do in Nigeria is for you to be a spokesman for any political leader let alone the President, it has to be done with a lot of caution, for everything you say like when you are arrested by the police will be used against you; yet I expect more from the President spokesmen than their latest balderdash on speaking or receiving text messages from the President. How on earth can you speak on behalf of a man whom you have little or no access to for over a month? To me it is the height of lack of ingenuity,  a demonstration of love for the reward of office than for the job itself; and sheer disregard to the Nigerians sensibility and sensitivity. Or is it blind loyalty? This to me can only explain why the li...

That Godwin Emefiele is the Governor of Central Bank since 2014 is a known fact. That his economic policies have been inconsistent is equally not in doubt. That he was appointed by President Jonathan Goodluck  after Mr Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (now Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi) spoke about the missing $20 billion oil money is also not in dispute. The dollar rate to naira as at today is one Dollar to 500 naira and above, all thanks to experimental economic policies by the Central Bank of Nigeria led by Godwin Emefiele. To a large extent, the continuous implementation of differential exchange rates by the apex bank and refusal to lower interest rate in a recessed economy  like ours, may be doing more damage than imagine. How? The pursuit of different exchange rates has made it possible for greedy investors to buy dollars at cheaper prices for purposes other than what they were slated for. In addition, the conflicting dollars rates is equally sending wrong signals to who-would-be for...

In Nigeria, the more things change the more they remain the same. We are nation and group of people who hardly learn from history. Sometimes, analysing and commenting on national and local issues could be as boring and nauseating as living in this country. (Pardon me, I almost wrote God's forsaking country, but deepest within me, I know things would have been worst, had it not been for the hands of grace over this land). Granted, PMB did the right thing by transmitting power to PYO through the National Assembly as demanded by the Constitution. The question however is whether the transfer of power to the Vice Preaident as Acting President is suffice enough to justify the President continuous silence and incommunicado even in this digital age. Am an ardent believer and supporter of this government, but the President continuous silence in the face of vox Populi left much to be desired. There are just two reasons why I think PMB and his handlers continue to keep mute: one, if  the P...

By postponing the protest,Tuface disappointed me and a number of Nigerians. Not that I would have joined the protest, but I would have been happy to see one of Nigeria most publicized protests becomes a reality with its attendant consequences - good and bad. Unfortunately, the singer turned activist dampened my spirit and other Nigerians. Protests and civil society movements in general are necessary part of democratic growth and development. It always serves as a medium for holding the leaders accountable. While through protest, citizens make known their opinions, government and leaders on the other hand get feedback on their activities, performance and policies in office. Nobody needs explain this to President Trump in the USA especially as regarding his unpopular immigration Executive Order and its fallout. That is what is done in a civilized and organized society. Leaders must be call to question from time to time on the good and bad of their actions. For instance, if we have pro...