Politics is fundamentally a contest of interests, ambitions, ideas and competing visions of power. Yet the maturity of a political organisation is not measured by the absence of disagreement but by its capacity to manage disagreement without allowing it to become self-destructive. As the 2027 election approaches, this is one of the most important questions…
During the chieftaincy installation of his wife in Eruwa, Governor Seyi Makinde declared that his administration would not hesitate to take decisive measures against any traditional ruler who engages in partisan politics. Although the statement was framed in general terms, the political context in which it was made led many observers to read it as…
Public life has a habit of asking the wrong first question. When a man is named running mate for the first time, the easiest remark is that he has not sat in the chair before. The more careless remark is that he is on the ticket only to complete a picture. Both miss the point…
