Tag: budget padding

Democratic discontent and lessons from afar

 By Oseloka H. Obaze ~~ Discontent is a hardcore of Nigeria’s partisan politics mosaic.  Today, major Nigerian political parties       – APC, PDP, APGA and LP – are all beset by crises …

Oseloka H. Obaze on Nigeria at 56 — It could be better, but Nigeria is not the worst place on earth….

Policy and Governance expert Oseloka H. Obaze speaking to Blaze 91.5 FM radio on the eve of Nigeria’s independence anniversary said, that while country is not the worst place on …

An Insight Into Hidden Costs of Governance

Remarks By Mr. Oseloka H. Obaze, MD/CEO Selonnes Consult Ltd. On “The State of Nigeria’s Economy and The Imperatives of Cost Benefit Development Analysis of the Presidential System of Government …

Challenges and Strictures of 2016 Budget.

An out-and-out constancy in Nigeria’s politics and governance is elite shifts and policy changes; a fact well- documented in Joe Garba’s 1995 seminal book, Fractured History.  Another outright constancy is …