Central Minds of Government

News Track| Leading foreign relations think tank in Africa, SIRA, gets new leadership – Owei Lakemfa is President; Obaze chairs public affairs committee

The leading foreign relations Think Tank in Africa, Society for International Relations Awareness, has elected human rights activist, labour leader and author, Owei Lakemfa, as its new President. Lakemfa, who …

Obaze to Speak on his Two New Books Waning Strength of Government & Africa’s Vision  in the context of Vision 2020 -Reflections and Projections.

Topic: Vision 2020 and the way forward. Reflections and ProjectionsTime: Dec 9, 2020 03:00 PM West Central Africa Join Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/71782869937?pwd=ZFZMUkZPSmNrMDRpaHdvYkZFdTB0dz09 Meeting ID: 717 8286 9937 Passcode: Parresia

Reference U.S. politics; leaders need to grasp the fundamentals of leadership in turbulent times.

The dramatic political developments in the U.S. underpin the essence use of history in decision-making. Only once in America’s history has there been such an impasse in presidential transition. Lesson: …

Selonnes Policy Tidbits: |  FGN Disbanding SARS – a good move – but more work remains. 

FGN disbanding of SARS is a good move.   Speaking truth to power takes different dimensions and ultimately, will yeid some concrete results. As we congratulate advocates of SARS reform, …

Oseloka H. Obaze’s two books, Waning Strength of Government & Africa’s Vision – A Second Anthology, published.

Announcing Parresia’s release of Oseloka H. Obaze’s two new (2020) books: Waning Strength of Government & Africa’s Vision – A Second Anthology.   Both books which will be available at bookstores …

Selonnes Policy Tidbits: |  Covid-19 Response; we must overcome groupthink.

For Nigeria to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic, the national leadership must overcome the Groupthink syndrome that is driving national response. The “Central Minds of Government” can’t do it alone. By …