Alayeluwa Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, Ogbagba Agbotewole ll, the Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland is not an ordinary man. He is not an ordinary mortal. And he has refused, like Prince of Aragon in Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice, to ‘choose what many men desire and be ranked with barbarous multitudes!’ Right from that blessed day on April 2, 1960, the six-footer 26-year old newly crowned Oba made it clear in non-verbal communication, to the kingmakers, all of them his father’s age, that he would like to be ruled by his mind rather than by public applause. He would accord…

Nigeria, once brimming with promise and potential, has tragically veered off course in its pursuit of good governance. The fundamental principles of effective government and governance have been sidelined amidst a self-serving political elite. Government, the apparatus responsible for creating and enforcing laws, comprises three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. However, governance transcends these formal structures, encompassing the broader processes and systems that shape decision-making and policy implementation. While government focuses on institutions and power holders, governance emphasizes citizen participation, transparency, accountability, and responsiveness to societal needs. In Nigeria, corruption, nepotism, and mismanagement have become endemic, with political opportunists prioritizing…