Tag: Michael Orodare

@MichaelOrodare: Our lawmakers are actors in a theatre of absurdity

by Michael Orodare I must commend our honourable lawmakers at the House of Representatives led by the rebel Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal for taking their grounds last week to ‘defend’ our…

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@Michaelorodare: Goodbye to @APCNigeria in #Lagos (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare Sitting in the corner of my office with a peep into 2015 with my political binocular firmly in my hands, I look into the Centre of Excellence, "blepo"…

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@MichaelOrodare: A peep into 2015 (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare The coast is becoming clearer, the mission has been fully set on motion, all the Nigerian political radar could read and detect is February 2015, as if…

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@Michaelorodare: Dear @GovFayose, this is how to fight this battle (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare Sir, as a close observer from Akure in Ondo state, which is just an hour drive from Ado-Ekiti the capital city of Ekiti state, I know these…

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@MichaelOrodare: Is Nigeria’s opposition on the way to the cemetery? (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare A friend asked me recently, “are you sure there is going to be an election in 2015?” Surprised, I asked him why the question and he replied…

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Michael Orodare: How the Ekiti election has changed South-West politics (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare Political differences aside, I have always been a fan of Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state, whose style of  governance has been a benchmark in the country…

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Michael Orodare: Wanted! Ribadu, Tambuwal as models for the younger generation… (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare I like Mallam Nuhu Ribadu and my love for the young Mallam could be traced back to when he held sway as the Chairman of EFCC. My…

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Michael Orodare: Is this generation ready for leadership? (Y! Politico)

bu Michael Orodare With we the likes of Ariyoh in power, I have come to the conclusion that it seems this generation is not ready. I think we prefer office…

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Michael Orodare: Buhari should be behind bars now (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare If Nigeria were to truly be a sane nation, the likes of the General should be behind bars and not making cheap comments he never allowed such…

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Michael Orodare: The crumbling empire of Emperor Jagaban (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare The great Emperor Jagaban and the tiny god of Southwest Nigeria, who rose to become a commanding force in Nigerian politics through public acceptance and sympathy,intoxicated by…

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Michael Orodare: It is wrong to blame Jonathan for Boko Haram massacres (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare The Northern leaders have failed their people and the unborn generation will find it hard to forgive them for this generational flaw. Their sin; under their watch…

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Michael Orodare: INEC and its dangerous ‘inconclusive’ theory (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare In 2015, just as INEC has started reciting it that election might not hold in some Northern states due to INSECURITY by the Boko Haram insurgency, the…

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Michael Orodare: Dear NSA Dasuki, wake up and read my lips (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare What attracted me most in that report was this phrase where you said: “I HAVE GOT THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND CONTACTS OF KEY BOKO HARAM MEMBERS AND…

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Michael Orodare: APC and the burden of a mega-party (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare Pardon my digression, the APC crises is no longer looming, it's now a big threat to the less than a-year-old marriage of strange bed fellows, which might…

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Michael Orodare: Is 2014 the make or mar year for Nigeria? ( Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare All eyes will be on Nigeria in 2014, the year will decide whether the 2015 general elections will hold, or Nigeria will break up as it has…

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Michael Orodare: APC leaders suffer from severe desperation, political mediocrity & moral instability (Y! Politico)

by Oge Okonkwo This further puts to question, the moral integrity (if at all it exists) of the APC leaders from Southwest - Bisi Akande and particularly Bola Tinubu who…

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Michael Orodare: Between Gov. Fayemi and MOB – Stop the killings (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare I'm still finding it difficult to see any difference between the number of political violence and politically motivated murder in Ekiti under 'progressive' Governor Fayemi and the…

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Michael Orodare: Boko Haram – Still killing in the name of God? (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare Many have been massacred by Boko Haram members while worshipping inside Churches and Mosques, yet Boko Haram still claims it is fighting and killing for God. When…

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Michael Orodare: Obasanjo and his integrity theory (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare A good number of these younger generation of leaders are good specimen to test the validity of the OBJ's 'theory of integrity,' which says; when you give a…

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Michael Orodare: Enough of the politics of every man for himself (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare The truth is that we have been infected with the age-long 'virus' - lack of trust, which our leaders battled with after gaining independence. Every time we gather at…

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Michael Orodare: Amaechi’s doctored video footage cannot stand against the truth (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare President Goodluck Jonathan assumed office, although, not loved by many but he is determined to rid Nigeria of impostors, dictators and emperors and ensure that votes do…

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Michael Orodare: 2015 Elections – Threading the path of war (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare Threading the path of war is definitely not the right way to the 2015 elections; it is a route which should never be taken if we sincerely…

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Michael Orodare: Ondo Tribunal – A social revolution (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare Just as I'm looking forward to a day INEC will conduct an election that will never be contested by any party at the tribunal, so also I'm…

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Michael Orodare: The resurgence of the neglected generation (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare They thought they were doing it right, not knowing they sat on a keg of gun-powder and their attitudes to the coming generation re-filled the keg daily.…

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Michael Orodare: #TFASymposium – Time for change is now (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare To prove that we are not cowards like Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers state has described us, more of our strengths should be vested into inculcating and…

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Michael Orodare: Between Alamieyeseigha and NANS president (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare It’s so unfortunate that NANS today has degenerated to a state where its annual convention can pass for nothing else but a political party convention, with unimaginable…

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Michael Orodare: APC governors visit to Maiduguri; of what significance? (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare I have come to understand that in Nigeria, we tend to vest a lot of effort into celebrating process rather than the result, if not we won’t…

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Michael Orodare: Why Gov. Mimiko’s second coming will be better than the first (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare ...just as his first term has been awarded with a distinction, he will surely surpass the first term achievements and score another Grade A performance in his…

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Michael Orodare: The opposition merger is for itself, not for the people (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare There is no doubt in the fact that we need a strong and viable opposition party to keep the ruling party on its toes, but this present…

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Michael Orodare: Why Fayemi will surely lose an Ekiti re-election (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare Fayemi has failed the teachers, the entire state workforce, the students and even the artisans, so who else is left in the state to give him the…

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