Akinola Olojo

Policy work + research on countering violent extremism | Community resilience | Music, history, art + good food | Chess

[Inibehe Effiong @InibeheEffiong]

As at today, Mr. Tinubu does not have the constitutional authority to deploy a single member of the Nigerian Armed Forces as part of the proposed ECOWAS Standby Force to invade Niger Republic.

It is not only when a state of war between Nigeria and another country is declared that parliamentary approval is required. Parliamentary approval is also required for all combat duties and missions by our Armed Forces abroad.

While Section 5 (4)(a) of the 1999 Constitution mandates that the approval of National Assembly must be sought for declaration of a state of war between Nigeria and another country, Section 5(4)(b) of the Constitution specifically provides as follows:

“except with the prior approval of the Senate, no member of the armed forces of the Federation shall be deployed on combat duty outside Nigeria.”

The fact that Nigeria currently chairs the ECOWAS, and is a signatory to the treaty of ECOWAS does not change the above constitutional stipulation. Every treaty entered into by Nigeria is subject to the Nigerian Constitution.

Since the Nigerian Senate had passed a resolution and ruled out military option in the resolution of the Niger crisis, any attempt by Mr. Tinubu to deploy a single member of our Armed Forces to take part in the invasion of Niger under any guise or name will be not only reckless, but a gross misconduct which can be treated by the National Assembly as an impeachable offence.

It is unfortunate that ECOWAS leaders have given in to imperialist demand by France to go to war with Niger. They should have asked themselves why the coup seems to enjoy popular support of the citizens of Niger?

I believe that the reasonable way out of this crisis is diplomacy. Nigeria is not in a position to go to war. Our Armed Forces are overstretched and underpaid. We are still struggling to overcome internal insecurity and insurgency.

A country that is going through terrible financial crisis has no business going to war.

[ISS @issafrica]

Policy Brief > Communities can be sensitised to view some #BokoHaram defectors as victims, just like themselves.

#LakeChadBasin has valuable lessons for other West African countries on #DDRRR https://t.co/rMgbyK3QUk

@Sazedek @Akinzo8 @HoinathyR

[Malik Samuel @Sazedek]

.@issafrica @ISSAfricaFR shares #DDR lessons from the #LakeChadBasin for the #Sahel and other West African countries. One lesson is community engagement from the onset as a way to ensure that ex-associates aren’t rejected after their reintegration.

[ISS @ISSAfricaFR]

Gérer les désengagements des groupes extrémistes violents dans le bassin du lac Tchad – L'Afrique de l'Ouest et le Sahel peuvent apprendre de ces processus #DDRRR pour inciter les défections, inclure le genre et impliquer les communautés. Les détails dans cette fil.

🧵

[ISS @ISSAfricaFR]

Nouvelle note d'analyse par Remadji Hoinathy, Malik Samuel et Akinola Olojo 👇https://t.co/AuB3X67PHZ

@Sazedek @Akinzo8 @HoinathyR

[Femi Mimiko, mni @FemiMimiko]

Sending Nigerian troops into Niger Republic at these times, is, in my considered opinion, fraught with much danger. It should be avoided.

https://t.co/8CqQEYaM7I

[United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research @UNIDIR]

[1/2] Our Managing Exits from Armed Conflict 'MEAC' Project co-convened a discussion on #TransitionalJustice in the #LakeChadBasin on the sidelines of the 4th #LCB Governors’ Forum in N'Djamena, Tchad 🧵⬇️

[UNDP Africa @UNDPAfrica]

📢 Save the date! This ground-breaking new report by @UNDP explores the drivers of military coups & reflects on the growing urgency towards democratic renewal on the continent.

Click here to RSVP https://t.co/v4qZ5ul1bl

#SoldiersAndCitizens
#InclusiveTransitions
#CoupPrevention

[Akinola Olojo @Akinzo8]

A thread for everyone!

[Subomi @subomiplumptre]

𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗙𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗘𝗢,

I am not married, and I do not have children. I provide this caveat because by the time you finish reading this, you may think, "She doesn't understand."

#DearCEO

['Fisayo Soyombo @fisayosoyombo]

The government opted to push the burden to the people rather than get down to work itself.

How is a government that promised to tackle corruption suddenly unwilling to block bloated payments to the rich and keep them to real figures in the interest of the poor?

[Mr Olu @profolu]

@_Gamchan_ @Rotankwot There is no money for subsidy as a matter of fact. It’s a borrowed money. The real question is that. Will the government also cut its cloak according to its size ? Will they stop excessive borrowing ? Will they stop the irrational spending and stealing. That’s the real point

[Kalu Aja @FinPlanKaluAja1]

I posted a while back "do not be in a hurry to remove the PMS subsidy"

The economy will stop if fuel is sold above N700 without any relief.

There is no harm in consultations, consensus is not illegal, speed is not certitude.

What is your plan? communicate it

[Kalu Aja @FinPlanKaluAja1]

You don't make policy statements without policy clarifications

[Prof Folúkẹ́ Adébísí @folukeifejola]

Please Retweet!!!
FACE 2023: An African Research Day
A day to celebrate African research, teaching and careers in Higher Education.
June 7 2023
9-5
University of Bristol
Dress code Pan African
African themed lunch
Attendance is both online and in person
https://t.co/llFC6YNEBI

[Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareem_carr]

Statistics can never be completely objective.

This is not just my opinion. It's a *mathematical* fact.

Read on if you want to learn a deep fundamental truth about data and its relationship to the universe we live in.

[Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareem_carr]

This bar chart has attracted the attention of the richest man in the world. Let me walk you through how I would interpret it as a statistician (and a human).

[Akinola Olojo @Akinzo8]

Gripping narrative and brilliantly written.

[David Zabinsky @DavidZabinsky]

By 14? She had her pilot's license.

By 16? She was flying her country's once exiled Sultan back to Morocco.

But by 19? She was assassinated.

In cold blood.

This is the wildly inspiring yet devastatingly tragic story of the aviatrix you've never heard of...

Touria Chaoui:

[Kennedy Wandera @KennedyWandera_]

Today, we cannot even support Somalia. We are waiting for EU to give us $85m. We cannot fund it as AU. It's stupid. I mean. It's madness. 54 countries, 60yrs after independence, we cannot manage $85m to sort out Somalia which has no government?

~Kenya's President @WilliamsRuto

[Akinola Olojo @Akinzo8]

Powerful thread.

[African Leadership Centre @ALC_KCL]

📢📢📢Call for applications!

Fully-funded PhD opportunity for African nationals and permanent residents in an African country on 'African Fashion' at King's College London @ALC_KCL

Full details: https://t.co/Tp9bkRrRtW