by Debo Adejugbe Back in 2010, I was one of the many Buhari “believers” who consistently argued in favour of the former military Head-of-state. My reasons then were clear enough: we needed change at all cost! We had to get rid of Mr Jonathan who was busy trying to make his candidacy acceptable by every... Read More

@deboadejugbe, APC, buharism, campaign, Debo Adejugbe, footsoldiers, General Muhammadu Buhari

October 28, 2014

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@deboadejugbe: More thoughts on stomach infrastructure and 2015 (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe My mother, a woman who has toiled for the better part of 35 years in the civil service, will be retiring for good in few months. She shares this unique situation with a few other people that enlisted in the civil service in the same year she did and as a part... Read More

@deboadejugbe, Debo Adejugbe, Ekiti State, gratuity, Pension, Stomach infrastructure, Y! Politico

October 15, 2014

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@deboAdejugbe: This is how they have tried to frustrate Fayose to date (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe The fallout from the Ekiti elections is fast becoming one that we will have to live with for a long time; it could even turn out to be a defining moment – legal or politics wise – in our polity as the battle to stop the governor-elect, Ayodele Fayose, from claiming the... Read More

Debo Adejugbe, Ekiti, Kayode Fayemi, opinion, Politics, ynaija

September 30, 2014

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@DeboAdejugbe : The harvest of deaths at the Synagogue (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe We live in a hugely euphemistic society. One that deftly explains calamities away; with people accepting avoidable and catastrophic human errors as ‘acts of God’ which is geared towards the common good. This is a scenario that resounds well with each and every one of us irrespective of religious leaning. Recent happenings... Read More

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September 16, 2014

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Debo Adejugbe: A season of own goals at the Presidency (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe There are so many inexplicable anomalies and absurdities that we witness around the world on a daily basis; some are so crazy that they question all the rational thinking we might harbor. I saw a web video recently where a wife decided to leave her husband for treating her too well. He... Read More

Debo Adejugbe, opinion, y! poltitico, ynaija

September 2, 2014

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Debo Adejugbe: The trials of Nuhu Ribadu (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe The major drawback of a bi-monthly column is that so many events you intend on trashing out would have passed by while you write, rewrite – when others have expressed your thoughts – or shelve the whole point of the subject totally if it has lost its juicy value to a column.... Read More

APC, Debo Adejugbe, defection, nuhu ribadu, opinion, PDP, trisls, ynaija

August 19, 2014

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Debo Adejugbe: The need for a clearer 2015 narrative (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe As a people, we have been contented to sit idle for so long while the resources of the state are being mismanaged/squandered by a few and due to this unique idling when other people are working, the resolve to stand and be counted is really at its lowest. It is easy to... Read More

2015, clearer narratives, Debo Adejugbe, Ebola, Ekiti, Ondo, Osun, Y Naija, Y! Politico

August 6, 2014

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Debo Adejugbe: This is a broken generation (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe If the President could put politics aside and commiserate with the ElRufai family on their painful loss, but as an unknown foot-soldier you make fun of someone who just lost a son; you should hang your head in shame. When you consider yourself pretty good at writing nonsenses, like many of us do, there... Read More

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July 24, 2014

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Debo Adejugbe: The legend of the RICE (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe Finally, His Excellency, the Governor of Lagos State should take a good look at his party and apportion the blames for losing Ekiti where it rightly belongs. No need for the grandstanding and the pretentiousness that he understands the needs of Ekiti people more than them By now, we are all familiar... Read More

Debo Adejugbe, Ekiti, governor of lagos, legend, rice, Y! Politico

July 11, 2014

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Debo Adejugbe: Governors’ pension bills – The new faces of progressive looting (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe The Lagos Pension Bill wriggled its way into the official gazette on 18th May, 2007; a mere 11 days before Bola Tinubu handed over the affairs of the state to Babatunde Fashola. A cursory glance at the ‘Pension Bills’ for some ex state Governors and Deputies, notably Zamfara, Gombe, Lagos and Kwara,... Read More

Cross River, Debo Adejugbe, governors pension bills, lagos, opinion, ynaija

January 27, 2014

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Debo Adejugbe: Thoughts on the phantom Made in Nigeria cars (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejuygbe I’m sure many consumers have noticed that the Toyotas, Hondas, Hyundais, Kias etc that are sold brand new in Nigeria are inferior to those bought from the US, for example. If we have this problem on established brands and the government has done nothing to reverse the trend, what should we expect... Read More

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December 20, 2013

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Debo Adejugbe: Nigeria’s politics of oil benchmarks and budget spats (Y! Politico)

by Oge Okonkwo On October 10, 2012, when President Goodluck Jonathan presented the 2013 budget to the National Assembly, everyone was happy that the fiscal year was going to start early enough to take in developmental strides. One of the major problems that we have had to contend with, since the advent of the present... Read More

budget spats, Debo Adejugbe, Nigeria’s politics, oil benchmarks, President Jonathan, Y! Politico

December 6, 2013

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Debo Adejugbe: The curious case of Adeyemi Ikuforiji (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe Some of the revelations that the case has thrown up involves Ikuforiji giving cash payments to Atoyebi for onward remittance to his (Speaker) account, disbursal of several jamboree payments within the legislative chambers and signing of various sums of money under shady circumstances. In the face of muted searchlight shone on Rotimi Amaechi’s... Read More

Debo Adejugbe, Diezani Alison Madueke, Dimeji Bankole, Goddey Orubebe, Ikuforiji’s corruption case, Ikuforiji’s corruption caseDebo Adejugbe, Mohammed Adoke, stella oduah, Sule Lamido, The curious case of Adeyemi Ikuforiji, Y! Politico

November 22, 2013

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Debo Adejugbe: On the phantom elections in Anambra (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe The case of disenfranchisement of voters was brought to the fore by the PDP candidate’s failure to cast his vote because his name was not found in the voters register, along with that of several family members and associates. The political terrain in Nigeria presents a very unique case for political scientists, willing to learn... Read More

Anambra State, Debo Adejugbe, political scientists, President Jonathan, Shagari/Awolowo Supreme Court’s judgment, The phantom of Anambra, Y! Politico, YNaija Politics

November 8, 2013

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Debo Adejugbe: Of pilgrimages, waste of public funds & Jesus’ tomb (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe The Executive Secretary of the NCPC confirmed recently that over 30,000 Christians would embark on holy pilgrimage to Israel and Rome in 2013. While the numbers are swelling further with each budget prepared by the government; one cannot but wonder if Nigeria still qualifies as a secular state. The recent presidential pilgrimage to... Read More

Debo Adejugbe, Jesus’ tomb, nigeria, pilgrimages, waste of public funds, Y! Politico

October 25, 2013

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Debo Adejugbe: Nigeria and the exclusivity to ‘Acts of God’ (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe Planes upon planes are falling from our skies and yet, the question of who to blame arises each time it happens. Does it mean that we can’t get it right? How come, with the shoddy way DanaCrash inquest was handled, Stella Oduah remains firmly in place?…. For acts of God that specifically... Read More

Acts of God, Agagu crash, Aircrashes, Debo Adejugbe, exclusivity, nigeria, Planes, Y! Politico

September 27, 2013

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Debo Adejugbe: Newton’s advice to Jonathan and his corrupt country (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe Let me quickly use Newton’s Laws of motion to explain to Jonathan why it is important for him to not just be seen as campaigning for the white hat, but in this case he must wear the white hat to show people that he is truly ready to fight corruption, not just with empty and... Read More

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September 13, 2013

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Debo Adejugbe: A walkout and its politics of self-preservation (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe Nigerians are actually tired of the highly corrupt ‘biggest party in Africa’ but lack a coherent plan on how to flush them out. They seem to have developed a thick-skin to our abuses, criticism and threat of being voted out. The PDP and her drama has lived with us long enough for everyone... Read More

Abdullahi Kawu Baraje, Abubakar Atiku Bamanga Tukur, Debo Adejugbe, nigerians, Politics, self-preservation, walkout, Y! Politico

August 30, 2013

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Debo Adejugbe: Oby Ezekwesili, National Assembly and the corruption bear hug (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe Even though the report had failed to mention the several mushroom allowances written into their pay packets, they failed to dispute it with facts but gunned for Oby. To be frank, I didn’t know where to start this piece from, after I had written down the title for several days. To spice... Read More

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August 18, 2013

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Debo Adejugbe: Much ado about constitution amendment (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe Rather than wasting our collective time on a process that the next regime will seek to amend, just like the regimes before it, we should embark on the process of evolving a new constitution entirely. As expected, the present constitution amendment process embarked upon by the National Assembly is generating a lot... Read More

#ChildNotBride, Ahmed Sani Yerima, Constitution amendment, Debo Adejugbe, House of Representatives, law, nigeria, olusegun obasanjo, tenure elongation, Umar Musa Yar'Adua, Y! Politico

August 6, 2013

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Debo Adejugbe: Nigeria – A presidency proudly made in China (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe It is actually obvious that the blokes at the Presidency are very slow. In its editorial titled “Jonathan and the Chinese bear hug” on July 25, 2013, The Punch newspaper analyzed the recent loan agreement sealed between the Presidency and the Chinese government. Securing a loan in itself is not a problem,... Read More

A.S Bakare, China, Debo Adejugbe, debt, DMO, Goodluck Jonathan, Joyce Banda, nigeria, Presidency, punch, Y! Politico

July 22, 2013

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Debo Adejugbe: Election petitions – Contradictions worth revisiting (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe To say the conduct of elections in Nigeria is nothing near the ideal case is stating the obvious (including the phantomly rigged 2011 election); but the handling of election petitions makes a redress impossible most times. There is always a burden of expectation attached to history. In our case in Nigeria, we tend to misconstrue... Read More

Contradictions, Debo Adejugbe, Election petitions, Justice Kayode Eso, revisiting, shehu shagari, Y! Politico

July 8, 2013

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Debo Adejugbe: The politics and promises of the National Health Bill (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe The speed and conviction with which they passed the anti-gay law could have fooled anyone into believing that the National Assembly is proactive… but such vigour is channeled into frivolous causes while the politics is reserved for bills that has the actual promise of benefitting Nigerians… There are irrefutable indications that the light at... Read More

africa, bill, childbirth, Debo Adejugbe, Health, malaysia, NHS, nigeria, Politics, WHO, Y! Politico

June 24, 2013

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Debo Adejugbe: Festus Okotie-Eboh and Nigeria’s ‘rumoured’ corruption problem (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe People like Alamieyesegha and Bulama –managed to be convicted- are getting pardons from the presidency while the president announced, in his majesty, that “corruption is not Nigeria’s problem”. In one of my previous articles, I likened the process of making a charge of corruption stick in Nigeria to a mirage. In these words,... Read More

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June 10, 2013

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Debo Adejugbe: Pension reform act and the politics of an amendment (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe I’m just a lowly engineer, but with all that I have read on this issue, it portends grave dangers to the administration of the funds as these funds are already invested. The Jonathanian push is here again, and this time, the Nigerian worker is at the receiving end. This is neither about... Read More

Debo Adejugbe, Jonathanian push, minimum wage, National Pension Commission, pension reform act, Y! Politico

May 27, 2013

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Debo Adejugbe: Why do we need Local Councils in Nigeria? (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe This is the era where there is total dependency on the revenue coming from the FG, where the LGAs are now uber-lazy, lacking in creativity to generate revenue In my last Y!Politico piece, I discussed briefly the issue of revenue allocation in Nigeria, its politics and how it affects (or does not)... Read More

budgetary provision, Debo Adejugbe, Federal Government, Local Councils, public expenditure, revenue allocation in Nigeria, Y! Politico

May 13, 2013

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Debo Adejugbe: Nigeria’s politics of revenue sharing (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe How is the present revenue accrued to the various federating units deployed? Has it, in all honesty, led to a better standard of living for the populace? In recent times, there have been calls for a review of Nigeria’s revenue sharing formula which according to the proponents, lopsidedly allocates more money to... Read More

Allocation, Debo Adejugbe, Goodluck Jonathan, Lucky Igbinedion, nigeria, Nikki Tobi, revenue, Rotimi Amaechi, Sani Abacha, shehu shagari, South-south, Timipre Sylva, Y! Politico

April 29, 2013

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Debo Adejugbe: There will be a country – Achebe’s last prophecy (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe Corruption is now a staple in our homes. Tribalism -acknowledged or not- is now a seam in our national fabric. I finally read Chinua Achebe’s “There Was a Country” and I have to admit it really is a work of art. The master storyteller, as we have come to know Achebe, did... Read More

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April 15, 2013

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Debo Adejugbe: The beginning of power might not augur well for Nigeria (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe One of the poster boys of that era is our present President who has gone on to break records in corrupt endeavors and in the process, templated “how not-to-do-it” in government. In his new book, “The End of Power”, published on March 5th, 2013, Moisés Naím posited that revered global institutions are... Read More

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April 1, 2013

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Debo Adejugbe: Social media votes and the pitfalls of ignorance (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe Personally, I would have loved if “Social Media Votes” translated to actual votes… Sadly, it doesn’t! It means that all our hue and cry will amount to nothing if we don’t dig in and get dirty. I read two short but extremely powerful articles on YNaija two weeks ago. One was written... Read More

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@Deboadejugbe: It is time to test Buharism; whatever that is (Y! Politico)

@deboadejugbe: More thoughts on stomach infrastructure and 2015 (Y! Politico)

@deboAdejugbe: This is how they have tried to frustrate Fayose to date (Y! Politico)

@DeboAdejugbe : The harvest of deaths at the Synagogue (Y! Politico)

Debo Adejugbe: A season of own goals at the Presidency (Y! Politico)

Debo Adejugbe: The trials of Nuhu Ribadu (Y! Politico)

Debo Adejugbe: The need for a clearer 2015 narrative (Y! Politico)

Debo Adejugbe: This is a broken generation (Y! Politico)

Debo Adejugbe: The legend of the RICE (Y! Politico)

Debo Adejugbe: Governors’ pension bills – The new faces of progressive looting (Y! Politico)

Debo Adejugbe: Thoughts on the phantom Made in Nigeria cars (Y! Politico)

Debo Adejugbe: Nigeria’s politics of oil benchmarks and budget spats (Y! Politico)

Debo Adejugbe: The curious case of Adeyemi Ikuforiji (Y! Politico)

Debo Adejugbe: On the phantom elections in Anambra (Y! Politico)

Debo Adejugbe: Of pilgrimages, waste of public funds & Jesus’ tomb (Y! Politico)

Debo Adejugbe: Nigeria and the exclusivity to ‘Acts of God’ (Y! Politico)

Debo Adejugbe: Newton’s advice to Jonathan and his corrupt country (Y! Politico)

Debo Adejugbe: A walkout and its politics of self-preservation (Y! Politico)

Debo Adejugbe: Oby Ezekwesili, National Assembly and the corruption bear hug (Y! Politico)

Debo Adejugbe: Much ado about constitution amendment (Y! Politico)

Debo Adejugbe: Nigeria – A presidency proudly made in China (Y! Politico)

Debo Adejugbe: Election petitions – Contradictions worth revisiting (Y! Politico)

Debo Adejugbe: The politics and promises of the National Health Bill (Y! Politico)

Debo Adejugbe: Festus Okotie-Eboh and Nigeria’s ‘rumoured’ corruption problem (Y! Politico)

Debo Adejugbe: Pension reform act and the politics of an amendment (Y! Politico)

Debo Adejugbe: Why do we need Local Councils in Nigeria? (Y! Politico)

Debo Adejugbe: Nigeria’s politics of revenue sharing (Y! Politico)

Debo Adejugbe: There will be a country – Achebe’s last prophecy (Y! Politico)

Debo Adejugbe: The beginning of power might not augur well for Nigeria (Y! Politico)

Debo Adejugbe: Social media votes and the pitfalls of ignorance (Y! Politico)

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