Policy Making

Val Ozigbo PDP Candidate Consult’s with Oseloka H. Obaze 

PDP Governorship Candidate H.E.  Mr Val Ozigbo Calls today called on Oseloka H. Obaze, MD/CEO of Selonnes Consult and a major PDP Stakeholder at his Office in Awka. Both PDP …

Selonnes Policy Tidbits: | Afghanistan: Is ‘Ending the Forever War’ About to Turn Ugly?

History tends to repeat itself, and when that happens, the stage is fraught with recriminations. Afghanistan should be on the minds of U.S. policymakers. It is now a hot-button and …

Selonnes Policy Tidbits: | Nigeria’s Forex Kabuki

Nigeria’s policy somersaults relating to it’s forex regime remains disconcerting and a Catch-22 situation. Any which way, the nation is bleeding. Since 2015, CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele, seems conflicted on …

Selonnes Policy Tidbits: | Covid 19 Vaccine – Nigeria Must Attend to Most Vulnerable First.

Global best practices in any sector, requires copying or emulating policies adopted by other members of the international community to promote the welfare of their citizens. In that regard, there …

Policy Brief 82-21| Nigeria’s Divergent Tales of Fishermen and Herdsmen

Ejeviome Eloho Otobo & Oseloka H. Obaze*   In Nigeria, two important traditional food and agricultural occupations face existential threats. The fishermen in the coastal areas of the country and …

Policy Brief 81-21| Biden’s Likely Policy Orientation Toward Africa

Ejeviome Eloho Otobo & Oseloka H. Obaze* “U.S. support for Africa should transcend the promotion of democracy, and include actions on a range of economic-related issues, in particular support for …

Current Policy Briefs on pressing security issues in Nigeria.

Selonnes Consult is proud to have collaborated with  Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) in producing two seminal policy briefs dedicated to interrogating two pressing security issues in Nigeria:  Governing and Securing …

Policy Brief 79-20 | The Strength of Government

Nigeria teeters between coercion and consensus building. The federal government should not succumb to the former, having already initiated wide-ranging consultations with national stakeholders, including governors, traditional rulers, women and …

Obaze’s Waning Strength of Government Resonates

Book Review, 30/10/2020; Title: ​​Waning Strength of Government; Author: ​Oseloka H. Obaze; Publisher:​Parrésia Publishers, Lagos Nigeria;  Pages: ​255​; Price: ​N4,500 (Jumia); $11.50 (Amazon); Reviewer: ​Chiagozie Udeh.   Oseloka H. Obaze, diplomat, …