Essays / The Pontifical Papers

ON NIGERIAN MILITARISM AND THE CHILCOT REPORT | by Ayo Sogunro

Last week, the Chilcot Inquiry—the British public inquiry into the nature and causes of UK’s involvement in the Iraqi war—published its report. Generally, the report concluded that there was no satisfactory legal basis for the invasion of Iraq. Military action commenced before peaceful options were exhausted; military action at the time was not a last resort … Continue reading

Essays / The Pontifical Papers

THE NIGERIAN SHAREHOLDING ARRANGEMENT | by Ayo Sogunro

This is the concluding part of the article series, “The Hierarchy of Nigerian Policy”. Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4. The Nigerians I compare to corporate Directors in our continuing discussion on the Hierarchy of Nigerian Policy are the elected members of government. These are federal legislators, governors and deputies, the vice-president and, of course, the … Continue reading

Essays / The Pontifical Papers

ON NIGERIA’S INFLUENCERS AND MANAGERS| by Ayo Sogunro

This is the fourth part of the article series, “The Hierarchy of Nigerian Policy”. Read Part 1 here, Part 2 here, and Part 3 here. In a democracy, every citizen participates in policymaking through decentralised systems, periodic elections, feedback processes, referendums, legislative fiscal oversight and, importantly, uncomplicated impeachment and recall processes. But, as our continuing discussion on the … Continue reading