Warri: A Distressed And Dying City

 By Michael Owhoko

Who will restore Warri back to its glorious days? A city that was once the pride of all Wafarians is now a shadow of itself, rusty and reeking with aroma of poverty occa­sioned by systemic decline with peo­ple cocooned in deprivation and squa­lor. Warri is allusively known as Wafi, making the people and residents of the city identified as Wafarians. 

I was close to tears during my re­cent visit where I toured the length and breadth of Warri, covering Deco Road, Okumagba Avenue, Okere Road, McCiver, Odion Road, Market Road, Cemetery Road, Iyara, McDer­mott Road, Warri-Sapele Road, Upper and Lower Erejuwa, Ajamogha, Esi­si, and Warri Port. I stayed for over two months, the longest since my relocation to Lagos in 1984.

Four Biggest Losers Of 2023 General Elections

 By Michael Owhoko

Real losers of the 2023 Nigerian general elections are not the electorate who were deprived of their rights to freely choose candidates of their choice nor the first-timer youth who were disappointed by the Nigerian state nor the candidates who lost or won as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

*Yakubu and Buhari 

The biggest losers are President Muhammadu Buhari; INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu; President-elect, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu; and Nigeria as a political entity. Except for Bola Tinubu who carries the burden of legitimacy arising from what is perceived as a flawed process and total miniature votes garnered, the others will live with the scar and collective guilt slammed on the country by ethical deficit in the delivery process of the elections.