45.⁠ ⁠Presidential Amnesia in the Information Age
The Nigerian Scam11 Joulu 2024

45.⁠ ⁠Presidential Amnesia in the Information Age

As we all delve deeper into the neoliberal vortex, a common coping mechanism is the tendency to look back nostalgically at the “good old days" — wishing for a return of bygone eras when more ‘competent’, ‘kind hearted’ or ‘decisive’ leaders held the reins.

While romanticizing past presidents appears to be a global phenomenon, there is a particular version in Nigeria that is especially sickening — insofar as the leaders in question (those that held power during the 4th Republic [1999 — present]) were among the architects of the current madness. All this begs the question: why are we so quick to forgive and forget with past presidents?

Why the sudden pining for the return of Goodluck Jonathan?

We examined the habit of romanticizing past tenures and why people struggle to situate bygone leaders within a policy and ideological trajectory. We also try to understand why presidents loom so large in Nigerian public discourse relative to, say, finance ministers… And then finally, after all our grammar, we succumb to the stupid game and each reveal our own rankings of the worst presidents in the 4th Republic. Stick around to the end to find out who is Mege’s least favorite, and let us know what you think/if you agree.

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18. Was it rigged?

18. Was it rigged?

In which we discuss the (s)election of a new president - not of the NLC, that's for later - but of our glorious federal republic. In addition to offering various takes on the titular question, we als...

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17. 2023 -- Naira Scarcity, Elections, and Elite Roforofo

17. 2023 -- Naira Scarcity, Elections, and Elite Roforofo

Coming back from our harmattan hiatus, we round out the presidential campaign banter with a discussion about the naira scarcity: whether it really is engineered by 'the cabal' (per El Rufai's claim);...

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16. Taking a shower with Babangida - A review of "Badamasi (Portrait of a General)"

16. Taking a shower with Babangida - A review of "Badamasi (Portrait of a General)"

@dvmilola joined us for our second film review, this time about an authorized biopic centered on Nigeria's wannabe Pinochet and so called "evil genius", Ibrahim Badamisi Babangida. We disagree about w...

31 Joulu 20221h 34min

Scam Hall of Fame Ep 1: The Cement Armada Scandal 1974 - ?

Scam Hall of Fame Ep 1: The Cement Armada Scandal 1974 - ?

In this episode, we revisit the Cement Armada Scandal, which we consider one of the foundational scams of the Nigerian political economy. The scandal saw the newly oil-rich post-civil war Nigerian gov...

20 Marras 20221h 39min

15. Of Bandits, Warlords, and Terrorists: A Recap

15. Of Bandits, Warlords, and Terrorists: A Recap

This episode draws out the key debates that came out of James Barnett's (@jh_barnett) reflections in our previous episode, centered on the findings of his in-person interviews with bandits in Zamfara....

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14. From Ballot to Revolution: AAC and the 2023 elections ft. Kunle Wizeman Ajayi

14. From Ballot to Revolution: AAC and the 2023 elections ft. Kunle Wizeman Ajayi

This week, we spoke with Kunle Wizeman Ajayi (@AjayiWizeman), former Lagos chair of the African Action Congress (AAC), about the AAC's ideology, 'structures', and electoral prospects. We also talked ...

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13. On ASUU strikes and boiling Indomie ft. Maberu Fagunwa

13. On ASUU strikes and boiling Indomie ft. Maberu Fagunwa

In this episode, we spoke to radical ASUU member Temitope 'Maberu' Fagunwa (@RealMaberu), who is also an afrobeat musician, a pan-africanist and a history Lecturer at the University of Osun State, UNI...

10 Elo 20221h 34min

12. Unlocked: Audience Appreciation Episode

12. Unlocked: Audience Appreciation Episode

(by popular demand, now liiberated for the masses) Did Atiku shout us out? We review some of the best (real) feedback we've received so far, and hint at future directions/collaborations. Subscribe to...

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