Author: ThankGod Ukachukwu

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ThankGod UkachukwuFebruary 22, 2019

Why I think majority of Nigerians will vote Atiku Abubakar as President

On Saturday February 23, 2019, #NigeriaDecides2019 will be held and Nigerians from all walks of life, in the cities, towns, ...

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ThankGod UkachukwuFebruary 5, 2019

#NgTheCandidates: Engendering issue-based campaign, implications for Atiku, Buhari

It is not gainsaying to opine that debates are expedient for our electoral process much more in a developing country’s ...

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ThankGod UkachukwuJanuary 21, 2019

#2019Debate Post-Mortem: A golden opportunity missed for Atiku Abubakar

The presidential debate has come and gone but its ripples are yet to settle. The two top contenders failed to ...

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ThankGod UkachukwuDecember 7, 2018

Opinion: Buhari’s #NextLevel, #TheAtikuPlan and the 2019 election

According to renowned professor of economics, Pat Utomi, “Nigeria is the most miserable place to live on earth”. As reported ...

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ThankGod UkachukwuNovember 7, 2018

Visionary Leadership Or Change: The choice before Abians in 2019 gubernatorial elections

Abia State voters must be careful not to acquiesce to the same predicament London-based The Economist magazine (which endorsed President ...

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ThankGod UkachukwuOctober 17, 2018

Choosing Saraki as the DG of Atiku’s presidential Campaign Council is a pragmatic choice

Nowadays, rumours in Nigerian politics most likely turn out to be true. As this article was written to appraise Dr ...

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ThankGod UkachukwuOctober 14, 2018

PDP Presidential Primaries: a post convention review

In project management, a post-Implementation review (PIR) follows the completion of a project to evaluate if project objectives were achieved, effectiveness and ...

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ThankGod UkachukwuOctober 14, 2018

Why I tipped Mr Peter Obi as running mate to Alhaji Atiku Abukakar

Editor’s Note: Long time YNaija contributor ThankGod Ukachukwu has become an important voice in the Nigerian political scene and we ...

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ThankGod UkachukwuOctober 6, 2018

Opinion: Open letter to PDP presidential aspirants

Dear PDP Presidential Aspirants, His Excellencies, here is an open but terse letter. All the 13 People’s Democratic Party (PDP) ...

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ThankGod UkachukwuSeptember 30, 2018

Opinion: Why I think the Osun re-run election should not be taken seriously

The Osun supplementary election in which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress ...

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ThankGod UkachukwuSeptember 20, 2018

Nigeria in decline: Dashed hopes, HSBC and presidential melee

A review of news in leading international media depicts that all is not well with Nigeria, a country in decline ...

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ThankGod UkachukwuSeptember 13, 2018

Opinion: Let us not dismiss the PACT, they are the future

Social media amplifies social and political issues nowadays, making it easier for virality. Such was for PACT — Presidential Aspirants Coming Together, ...

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ThankGod UkachukwuAugust 31, 2018

PIGB: President Buhari’s withdrawal of assent is heartbreaking

At the peak of deliberations and subsequent passing of the controversial Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) by Nigeria’s Senate in ...

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ThankGod UkachukwuAugust 17, 2018

Impeach Saraki mob & anti-democratic antics of Adams Oshiomhole: Nigeria’s Democracy in danger

The desperation of the chairman of All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr Adams Oshiomhole and raucous vituperation all over the media ...

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ThankGod UkachukwuJuly 23, 2018

An Open letter to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki

My Dear Senate President Saraki, Greetings his Excellency; all protocols observed and I implore you to permit me go straight ...

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ThankGod UkachukwuJune 21, 2018

Opinion: President Buhari’s 2018 budget illustrates Nigeria’s problem with planning to fail

President Buhari has signed the 2018 Appropriation Bill (9.12 trillion naira expenditures higher from 2017 by 22.6%), that is our ...

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ThankGod UkachukwuApril 17, 2018

Opinion: Open letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby

Your Grace, in respect of your meeting with President Buhari, who is your bosom friend, who you have met severally ...

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ThankGod UkachukwuMarch 24, 2018

#DapchiGirls: Much ado about a defeated Boko Haram

Nigeria is a conundrum. A complicated entity with competing interests. A country in which its constituent parts have differing agendas ...

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ThankGod UkachukwuFebruary 1, 2018

Paddy Adenuga’s ‘inspirational’ story is simply a lesson in privilege

Many privileged kids don’t really understand that the greatest weapon one needs to move ahead in life is goodwill or ...

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