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Anthony A. Kila
Director of Studies, ESL
European Centre for Advanced and Professional Studies
Cambridge England
United Kingdom
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  • The Italian Festa.
     by Anthony A. Kila
    June 07, 2011
    Our notes will be incomplete if we do not pause to invite some reflections upon some of the events that took place beyond our shores last week. For whilst we were following the state organized inauguration ceremonies of newly elected officials across Nigeria, with some wondering if the spectacles were worth the tabs, and others speculating on who will be nominated by the elected, Italians were partying across their cities and giving the world some useful lessons on what democracy is all about: the primacy of people.  NigerianNews Special
 

  • There is still one more inauguration to do.
     by Anthony A. Kila
    May 31, 2011
    Unavoidable, a lot of attention of has been drawn to the inauguration ceremonies that recently took place across most parts of Nigeria for newly elected leaders and those returning and I am sure they will still generate more conversations and analysis.  NigerianNews Special
     

  • Short changing the Ndigbo: Victims and Perpetrators.
     by Anthony A. Kila
    May 24, 2011
    The ongoing clamor for the post of speaker of the house of representative by leaders of many Ndigbo sociopolitical and partisan groups has brought back the themes of political marginalization, exclusion and even shortchanging of the Ndigbo back to the forefront of the national discourse in Nigeria. Some important questions need to be clearly and analytically answered about these themes.  NigerianNews Special
     

  • Two Governors and Many Missing Opportunities.
     by Anthony A. Kila
    May 17, 2011
    In democracy, government is not just about nominating people into power, providing services and representing people; it is also about building and defending institutions, setting standards, being accountable and transparent. In dealing with their universities, which is part of my own most immediate constituency, the Governors of Edo and Ekiti states, Mr Adams Oshiomole and Dr Kayode Fayemi, have missed many opportunities to act as true patriotic democrats should operate whilst dealing with matter of the state.  NigerianNews Special
     

  • CBN Governor should work for real people
     by Anthony A. Kila
    May 10, 2011
    Even when joyful, it is always advisable to keep one’s eyes open. The recent inclusion of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Lamido Sanusi, on the celebrated list of the 100 most influential people in world has filled many of us with pride and joy but a closer look at the achievements of his administration has also shown us that there is a missing trophy in the collection of the CBN Governor.    NigerianNews Special
     

  • It is time to form a Yoruba Nation.
     by Anthony A. Kila
    May 03, 2011
     Unless we want to deceive ourselves or we genuinely fail to see reality then we must accept that the voters that went to the polls last week to decide who should be governors did not only elect their governors. They also used their thumbprint and ballot papers to draw a map that clearly states that the time has come to form a Yoruba nation.   NigerianNews Special
     

  • Wild Wild North: A festival of Incompetence and Mischief
     by Anthony A. Kila
    April 26, 2011
    Lest we all become guilty of what we accuse others of doing, two things need to be said very clearly about the ongoing crisis in the Northern part of Nigeria: one is that  the Northern crisis is a very good example of a predictable and therefore avoidable tragedy; the other is that such tragedy was made possible by those elites in charge of the country’s affairs who at a crucial time in the life of their country proved to be in most cases incompetent, in some cases ingenuous and even mischievous in some other cases.  NigerianNews Special
     

  • We are not all guilty
     by Anthony A. Kila
    April 14, 2011
    When talking about issues and prospects of the country, it is a common place in Nigeria to lump together its people and wrap them up as one into a shroud of helplessness inside which people are jolted and crushed every so often by the shock of some obvious and clearly avoidable mishaps; the recently concluded parliamentary elections is a clear proof, for those that need one, that we the people are not all the same and that we are not all guilty of the woes of Nigeria.  NigerianNews Special
     

  • Towards a normal country
     by Anthony A. Kila
    April 06, 2011
    Before and beyond the obvious irritating and expensive ridicule that Nigerians at home and abroad were exposed to last week, thanks to the postponement of the parliamentary elections (or NASS as they say in the Nigerian parlance), it should now be clear to all those that care and bother to think that what this country desperately needs right now is to consciously move towards normalcy rather than continue to seek greatness. NigerianNews Special
     

  • Goodbye “No Probs”: Tribute to Otunba Jobi Fele
     by Anthony A. Kila
    March 31, 2011
    As attentive readers of my notes will have noticed it is not our habit to write about people. We even do our best to refrain from naming protagonists when admonishing or approving, as we firmly believe that given where we are today only a few very deserve our mentioning. If you scan newspapers and magazines and you think about the most mentioned individuals, you will quickly realise that only a few people are today famous for their invention, productivity, integrity, labor or altruism. NigerianNews Special
     

  • Notes on 2011 Presidential Debate
     by Anthony A. Kila
    March 24, 2011
    The recently concluded presidential debate has taken discussions about the forth-coming general elections in Nigeria to a different and interesting dimension. Overall, the event was well organised, well attended and more importantly very followed and now widely discussed. Thanks to the internet, and other form of technologies such as the satellite, Nigerians within and beyond the country continue to watch and  talk about the debate face to face, via telephone conversations, through text messages and as predictable, the internet abounds with comments and judgments about the debate and the candidates. NigerianNews Special
     

  • Agonies of a Global Villager
     by Anthony A. Kila
    March 21, 2011
    It is now virtually impossible for most people to finish a day without using or coming across the concept of global village. Some cite it directly whilst most refer to it. As one can imagine, these allusions come in different spices and each one of us will use it or come across it in our own way and in our own world. NigerianNews Special
     

  • Political Profile of Irrational Voters
     by Anthony A. Kila
    March 07, 2011
    There are roughly two categories of people involved in any electoral process. In the first category we have the very few that actively seek office and each one works to get as much vote as he or she can get; these are the candidates. By the way, the word candidate comes from candidātus (in Latin dressed in white) because in ancient Rome, those seeking office were dressed in white togas. The second category is made of the very many who have to vote for the very few in the first category, they are the voters and each voter has only one vote to manage. NigerianNews Special
     

  • Electoral Scorecard for Rational Citizens
     by Anthony A. Kila
    February 28, 2011
    We now know the names of all the candidates that will be contesting in the forthcoming elections, we also know who their running mates will be. A point needs to be made immediately about these candidates: unlike what we have seen for too long in Nigeria, those running for elections this time around are doing so because they explicitly want to do so. NigerianNews Special
     

  • Internal Democracy: Exit, Voice and Loyalty
     by Anthony A. Kila
    February 14, 2011
    The list that came last week with the names of candidates for the forthcoming political elections should be the final lists of flag bearers that will contest on behalf of the political parties registered by INEC. It should be so not because we like or dislike any of the candidates on the list but simply because electoral regulations (according to section 31 (3) of the Electoral Act, 2010) clearly states that the list needs to be published within seven days of the receipt of the now famous form CF001. For the few engaged participants and the very many affected citizens, the list should finally tell us who is still fighting as a candidate and who is out for now. NigerianNews Special

  • Burden of an Unpassing Past
    by Anthony A Kila
    August 15, 2007
    There is a consensus in the corporate world that Africa as a whole and Nigeria in particular, is the market of the future. Most researchers and investors agree that Nigerians, for example, just need to be informed about the existence and quality of certain goods and services and demands will come from individuals and private organisations. NigerianNews Special