New IGP: Why Progressive Northerners Should be Embarrassed
By Farooq Kperogi In August 2015, when I first publicly voiced out my disapproval of what I called the embarrassingly undisguised Arewacentricity of Buhari’s appointments, a few people, mostly southerners, asked why I was bothered since I’m a northern Muslim who is “favored” by such appointments—“favored,” that is, on the emotional and symbolic plane. I […]
Kaduna Stands Still For PDP …As Isa Ashiru Flags Off Campaign
…Ex-VP Sambo, Lamido, Kwankwaso Makarfi throw weight behind Isa Ashiru. By Omololu Ali Political watchers and residents of Kaduna were pleasantly shocked by the display of support for the governorship candidate of the PDP in Kaduna. Former Vice-President Namadi Sambo, former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, former Jigawa governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, chairman of the […]