Tinubu’s Baffling Northern Exclusion Strategy?

When you read a single article from an author, you get a perspective. However, when you read the article in the context of other written by the same author, you may see things in a different light. This is a response to "Tinubu's Baffling Northern Exclusion Strategy" by Faroog Kperogi. Kperogi's column is, as ever,… Continue reading Tinubu’s Baffling Northern Exclusion Strategy?

Nigeria, a Country That Turns on the Axis of Ethnic and Religious Identity

I just read Farooq Kperogi’s latest column on the appointment of Professor Joash Amupitan as INEC Chairman. As always, it’s an engaging read – witty, historically rich and provocative. But I think it also suffers from the very thing it warns against: over-interpretation through the lens of ethnicity. Kperogi argues that Tinubu’s choice of Amupitan,… Continue reading Nigeria, a Country That Turns on the Axis of Ethnic and Religious Identity