HAVING closely followed the activities of the Nigerian parliament in the last two decades, the processes and procedures of that institution shouldn’t be
But I must confess, the ways of Nigeria’s 10th Assembly are not only becoming strange, but have become so uncommon that its uncommonness may eventually stifle the neck of legislative sanity.
The president of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, clocked 100 days in office this week. He was elected to the position on June 13 in a keenly contested poll shaped by intrigues, acrimony and high-wired politics which observers described as a heavily monetized election due to the role money played in the race. Akpabio polled 63…
One hundred eventful days down the line, that conclusion about the Akpabio Senate Presidency has not only been thought provoking it has also been controversial.