Author: Oseloka Obaze, MD & CEO

Selonnes Consult Policy Brief 65/19: Nigeria’s Oil Economy Is Hobbled by Dissonance

Ejeviome Eloho Otobo and Oseloka H. Obaze The oil resource curse has been Nigeria’s bane. This reality is well known. Yet no discernible effort is being made to transcend the …

Selonnes Consult Policy Brief 64/19:  Is Nigeria Still a Regional Hegemon?

Ejeviome Eloho Otobo & Oseloka H. Obaze*  “Nigeria’s status as a regional hegemon risks further regression, absent the restructuring of its governance arrangements, creatively tackling its myriad security challenges, promoting …

Selonnes Consult Policy Brief  63/19: Folly and Falsities of Ruga Settlements

Oseloka H. Obaze*   The Ruga policy is fraught with folly and falsities. It has unquestionable ethnic coloration; and its processes are bereft of full disclosure. Indubitably, Ruga is not …

Selonnes Consult Policy Brief 57/18: Vanquishing Gender Imbalance in Nigerian Politics

https://www.academia.edu/39893657/Vanquishing_Gender_Imbalance_in_Nigerian_Politics 

Nigeria’s revenant security trends

“We are a nation in denial. Rising insecurity in Nigeria did not happen in a vacuum. The “indicators of conduciveness” were discernible.”

Selonnes Consult Research Associate Chima Christian attends a Public Policy Forum in Abuja themed “Galvanizing Popular Consensus against Corruption.”

 Consensus against Corruption.”

Selonnes Consult Policy Brief 62/19:  Receding, Emerging and Resurging Issues and Trends in the Security Sector

Paper Presented by Mr. Oseloka H. Obaze, MD/CEO of Selonnes Consult, Awka, Nigeria  At the CISLAC-FES Multi-Stakeholders Forum on Peace and Security Challenges in Nigeria, At the Consort Luxury Suite …

Selonnes Consult Policy Brief 61/19: Is Nigeria Bedeviled By The “Ungoverned Space” Syndrome?

Ejeviome Eloho Otobo and Oseloka H. Obaze  Ungoverned space is a new concept applied to an old problem, namely the lack of effective government presence in parts or places within …

Selonnes Consult Policy Brief 60/19:   Reducing the Cost of Governance in Nigeria

Ejeviome Eloho Otobo and Oseloka H. Obaze   Nigeria suffers from democratic overload. Governance expenses are hugely disproportional to its developmental strides and democracy dividends. This is reflected in the …

Selonnes Consult Policy Brief 59/19:   Rebooting Nigeria’s Fledgling Economy

Chima Christian and Oseloka H. Obaze Nigeria’s economy is stressed, even if seemingly vigorous. Several performance indicators and ratings point to its parlous inclination. But no performance indicator is as …