Author: Dr Saleh M Maina

“Throughout history, those who have advocated a more hopeful view of human nature – often the progressives- have been persecuted.” Popular Dutch Historian, Rutger Bregman, 1988 NOTHING delineates the above mentioned quote like the situation of the immediate-past governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello. The recent allegation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, that Yahaya Bello was involved in alleged  N80bn misappropriation of the state’s fund has generated anger across the country as to the true intention of the anti-graft agency. This is more justified as the alleged crime was curiously said to be been committed four months before…

ON March 18th 2023, Nigerians came out to Vote for their preferred candidates in the gubernatorial and state Assembly elections in all but a few states of the federation. In Kano State, the gubernatorial election was a straight fight between the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) and the All Progressive Congress (APC). The NNPP had Engineer Abba Kabir Yusuf as its Flag bearer while the APC was represented by Dr. Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna. After what was obviously a hot contest, the NNPP defeated the APC hands down, thus leading to the emergence of Engineer Abba Kabir Yusuf as the popularly…