Alhaji Atiku Abubakar Archives

Benue State Deputy-Governor Botches Resignation Plan, Recants

Posted By: adminon: January 04, 2024In: De-EscalationTags: Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah, Chief Solomon Lar, Deputy-Governor of Benue State, General T. Y. Danjuma, Governor Hyacinth Alia, Gowon, Institutionalism, Middle – Belt, NATO, NCDC, Plateau killings, Senator George Akume, Tiv- Idoma relationsNo CommentsViews:

There is an anti-climax to the planned resignation of the Deputy-Governor of Benue State, Dr. Sam Ode. Instead of resigning as planned during the week, Dr Ode turned up at what was called a... Read more

Probing the Season of Slippages in the Electioneering Campaign in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: February 10, 2023In: SpectacleTags: Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, DSS, Fantasmatic analysis, SlippageNo CommentsViews:

One feature that has been common to all the leading candidates since the current electioneering campaign started about five months ago is slippage. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progr... Read more

The London Parley and Nigeria’s Stakeholders

Posted By: adminon: September 13, 2022In: SpectacleTags: Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Daura, ethnicity, London, Otuoke, Owu, ReligionNo CommentsViews:

By Mike Kebonkwu Esq Nigeria is about the unusual and bizarre, the country where reptiles, rodents and insects “chop” money in government till and we are never short of screaming headlines o... Read more

Prof Attahiru Jega in a Slow Motion to Presidential Candidacy?

Posted By: adminon: December 11, 2021In: SpectacleTags: Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, APC, DSS, Governmentality, Marxist essentialism, PDPNo CommentsViews:

Although the Toyin Falola Interview series preceded this moment, Prof Attahiru Jega’s impending appearance in that series December 12th, 2021 is bound to trigger or reinforce, as the case ma... Read more

Occupy the NASS If SP Won’t Explain Borrowing Epidemic – PRP

Posted By: adminon: December 20, 2019In: De-EscalationTags: Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Egypt, IGR, Kaduna State Government, Occupy Movement, Senate President Ahmed Lawan, SOUTH AFRICANo CommentsViews:

Occupy politics may have arrived big time in Nigeria at last. The People’s Redemption Party, (PRP) is urging Nigerians to occupy the National Assembly should the Senate President and the Sen... Read more

In the Aftermath of Gov. Ortom’s Victory @ the Appeal Court

Posted By: adminon: November 28, 2019In: SpectacleTags: 'Defender of the Benue Valley', Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, herdsmen crisis, Joseph Tarka, Mandela, Middle – Belt, Nigerian establishment, Solomon LarNo CommentsViews:

“Great, Dark Day in Benue Politics As Ortom Wins @ Appeal Court” may not be such a terrible headline in writing the story of Governor Samuel Ortom’s victory earlier today at the Appeal Court... Read more

Peacemakers Move to Stitch Post-Election Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: March 02, 2019In: SpectacleTags: Adams Oshiomhole, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Bishop Mathew Kukah, Col. Abubakar Dangiwa Umar, Ikoyi, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, Mass-Elite Divide, President Muhammadu Buhari, Uche SecondusNo CommentsViews:

Flashes of anger appear to be combining with flashes of inspiration to break the mindsets behind disagreements over the results of the February 23rd, 2019 presidential poll from spilling int... Read more