Yemi Michael

Constitutional Review: The Case for Unicameral Legislature

Governance through representation is the prevalent practice across the world today. Nigeria, like other countries, has representatives across the various arms of government. Of all these arms of government, the legislature receives the most attention because the framework for national development is drawn there. Nigeria’s bicameral legislature is modelled after that of the United States,…

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Ben Ayade’s Flamboyant Flight of Fantasy

Benedict Ayade, former Senator and suave-talking Governor of Cross River State, is one of the few politicians of colour and aesthetics in Nigeria today. The 53-year-old University of Ibadan-trained microbiologist, and former Delta State University lecturer, who hails from Kakum in Obudu Local Government, Cross River State, first contested on the platform of the PDP as…

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Sit-Tight Museveni: Is Uganda a Working Model of Good Governance?

President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda was recently sworn in for his sixth term in office after a very controversial election. Nigeria’s Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, was in attendance as the representative of the country’s government. What actually generated so much interest was the fact that the 76-year-old Museveni has been in power since 1986. This…

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