Niyi Olarewaju

Dear Dr. Abati, It was really sad seeing a publication from your office yestersday, where you referenced Wikileaks as your source of information, since you decided to go that way, it may also be interesting to add some of the the things you forgot to tell us. President Jonathan's incompetence had been noted right from when he assumed office as the Governor of Bayelsa State following the impeachment of his erstwhile boss, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha  who was later convicted of stealing state funds running into billions of Naira. A man who President Jonathan granted a Presidential pardon in 2013. Again, kindly permit me to use the same heading for the story you ran on Gen. Buhari yesterday.                                PUBLIC LIBRARY OF US DIPLOMACY Chief of Army Staff Dambazau(2010) on President Jonathan as a sectional leader ¶3. (S) In response to the question as to whom the COAS believes is t...

A response to the perspectives put forward by my good friend and brother, Lanre Asiwaju in his note titled "Economics of Free University Education" which you can read via this link     https://eniiyi.wordpress.com/2014/10/17/economics-of-free-university-education/ First I must clearly emphasize that I agree with you that university education is not for all, it should only be for those who deserve it, those who have demonstrated they have the mental capacity and capability to go through what the university system offers. Today, personal ability and strength have both been forsaken and there is a mad rush for university education, this rush is not borne out of genuine interest in seeking knowledge, but because we live in a country where there is no decent life for you, if you don’t have a degree, so university education to most seeking it in Nigeria today is just a means to an end – and that end is just to put food on the table, because if you don’t have a degree, you...