Clay Richie

How much does a country need to keep its busiest international airport from running like an oven? The Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos has to be the hottest airport in the world. It is easily the hottest I have travelled through and I have been through quite a lot of airports. Even the Nairobi airport in Kenya that was engulfed by fire is not as hot as the MMIA. You should not even get started with comparing it with the airport in Cape Town or Johannesburg, South Africa. Ghana’s Kotoka International Airport, Accra may be small but it does not meet you with the repulsiveness the MMIA greets you with. Even the Eyadema airport in Togo has a better atmosphere.

I would like to begin by thanking the Board of Trustees of the Goddy Jidenma Foundation, and in particular the Trustee/Executive Secretary, Dr. Ije Jidenma for inviting me to chair this 3rd Arc. Goddy Jidenma bi-annual public lecture.

The struggle for control of the soul of crisis-ridden PDP continued unabated today as the reinstated national secretary of the party, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola who was on Monday slammed with indefinite suspension has written to notify the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) of the judgment of the Court of Appeal ordering his reinstatement and his subsequent resumption of duties as the national scribe of the party. The former governor of Osun had in the same vein written the PDP.

Adamawa State Governor Murtala Nyako, has said that the suspension of four national officers of the break-away faction of the Peoples Democratic Party led Abubakar Baraje signifies that the peace process in the PDP is dead and buried.

I was with All Progressives Congress’ train that went to Kano Government House to invite Governor Musa Kwankwaso to join the league of progressives in the country, determined to bring about the change we need. I joined the train courtesy of a friend of mine who was with one of the APC governors present in Kano. I joined the delegation from the airport, at the instance of my friend who insisted I shifted my flight due for Lagos that afternoon. I felt elated that I was being part of unfolding history. Indeed I still feel happy that I was there especially after the fraternity I saw, the sign of hope for those looking for change as exhibited that day by the reception accorded the delegation by Governor Kwakwaso. Various members of the delegation spoke very well about the importance of joining hands together to remove the incompetent PDP government.

Former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Festus Iyayi was today confirmed dead after a car in the convoy of the Kogi State Governor, Idris Wada, rammed into his vehicle near Lokoja in Kogi State.

Scores of armed police officers sealed off a Nicon Luxury hotel conference room in the early hours of November 12, 2013, Tuesday, where an anti-corruption conference was planned.