An Oxymoronic Impossibility Wait, before you dismiss this topic as an oxymoronic impossibility, try—difficult as it is when politicians are involved—to be open-minded. There are great Nigerian politicians—and they don’t necessarily make the news headlines. Of course, I understand the fact that politics and politicians are not exactly the best sort of intellectual discourse, and … Continue reading
Tag Archives: corruption
WHY I AM CORRUPT | In Defense of Nigerians by Ayo Sogunro
Nigerians are corrupt, they say. I am a Nigerian and I know why I am corrupt. I am corrupt because I am hungry. Because I need the food, the whole food and nothing but the food. Because I have to “hustle” if I want to see the food. Because without food I am useless, to … Continue reading
AKWA IBOM AND THIS SENSE OF SHAME | A Quick Look by Ayo Sogunro
One of the more significant political events in Nigeria’s democratic evolution—and one which seems to have escaped general commentary—is the recent news from the Akwa Ibom House of Assembly, a news item which would have been amusing if it wasn’t equally alarming. Essentially, that state’s legislature—in full mental capacity, one assumes—okayed a law that, amongst … Continue reading
Ayo Sogunro 