Author: Abitunde Taiwo

"Nigerian Peoples' Marshall Plan", A Solution To N

Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Dear Vice President President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, This is a follow up to the public letter I wrote to you on a proposal for a monthly infrastructure tax of a minimum of 1% of the incomes of Nigerians worldwide. Please see the link below for the published l ...

President Buhari, Please Send A Very Strong Message To Politicians, The Nigerian

Monday, August 31, 2015
Dear President Buhari, I commend you highly for your efforts to curb corruption that has brought the nation 39;s socio-economy to its knees. This horrendous vice has brought untold hardship and misery to millions of Nigerians, especially to the most vulnerable in the country: the poor, t ...

President Buhari, For A Sustainable Victory In The War On Corruption, You Need T

Friday, August 14, 2015
Dear President Buhari, Welcome to the command and control center in the current 39;war 39; against corruption that is responsible for the poverty, infrastructural decay, insecurity, and hopelessness in Nigeria. 1. You need a robust strategy to win the 39;war 39;. 2. You ne ...

Ndigbo And Yorubas Must Unite To Build A Prosperous South - East And South - Wes

Friday, July 31, 2015
Ndigbo and Yorubas since Nigeria 39;s independence, and even before it, and as the last elections show, have been engaged in unproductive non-beneficial antagonisms, namecalling, recriminations, and mutual distrust. They have been mostly on opposite sides of the political spectrum and generally ...

Nigerians Voted For A Change, Not For A Charade: An Open Letter To President-Ele

Thursday, April 30, 2015
Dear President-Elect Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President-Elect Yemi Osinbajo, Congratulations again on your electoral victory. I am confident that you recognise that your electoral victory gives you a responsibility to reach out to those who did not support your candidacies. I hope you ...

An Open Letter To Yorubas, Please Vote Massively For The Re-Election Of Presiden

Thursday, March 26, 2015
My fellow Yorubas, Please vote for President Jonathan for a second term as he supports the agenda of self-reliance that we Yoruba people of the Southwest want. Please ignore the misleading propaganda of the opposition party, and vote for the re-election of President Jonathan. 1. Suppor ...

Yorubas in Nigeria and in the Diaspora, please use your God-given talents and re

Tuesday, March 24, 2015
The world needs to see the Yorubas in Nigeria and in Diaspora use their God-given intelligence and resources to develop the Southwest. No excuses suffice, blaming Abuja will not do, and certainly no propaganda or deception can paper over the responsibility of the Yoruba people to unite to solve t ...

A proposed agenda for a 9-state Southwest region, the second largest economy in

Sunday, March 22, 2015
President Goodluck Jonathan has started to implement the recommendations of the National Conference. Great news Therefore, it is in the best interests of the Yoruba people to vote massively for President Goodluck Jonathan on 28th of March to finish the job including the creation of three new sta ...

To The People Of The Southwest, The Third Largest Economy In Africa, Please Ask

Wednesday, March 11, 2015
In this electioneering period in Nigeria, propaganda and falsehood are peddled relentlessly, and facts are avoided like a plague leaving many confused. The focus of this article is to raise the consciousness of the Southwesterners of the hidden resources in the region that when harnessed, and thr ...

Dear Dr. (Mrs) Okonjo-Iweala And Prof Soludo

Thursday, February 26, 2015
That you both have a passion for Nigeria is evident from your public service records. This passion is responsible for your public spat as you both care deeply about the destiny of the country and wish the nation well. I thank you very much for your public service. Please set aside your difference ...

An Open Letter To President Goodluck Jonathan

Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Dear President Goodluck Jonathan, Please send a bill to the National Assembly to make income tax the principal tool for government funding in Nigeria starting from October 2015. This is the case in all advanced nations of the world. There are many reasons why you should do this: 1. The ...

Yoruba Forge Ahead. Step Up, For Self-Help Is The Best Help! Southwest Must Stop

Friday, February 6, 2015
Yoruba forge ahead. Step Up, for self-help is the best help. Southwest states must stop collecting oil money from Abuja, but use income taxation to develop the region. Using the year 2014 as a point of reference, the total budgets for the 6 Yoruba states of the Southwest was approximately a N1.3 ...

Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country

Friday, January 30, 2015
The universality of the application of the appeal of late President Kennedy to his fellow Americans is evident. Citizens of advanced democracies worldwide embrace this call to citizen leadership, national service, and patriotism. Here are seven things Nigerians can do for Nigeria: 1. Elect politi ...
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