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	Atsar Terver Public affairs Commentator Port Harcourt Rivers, Nigeria
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Twinkle, Twinkle Little Stars. by Atsar Terver September 02, 2010 The first time I saw a helicopter was in 1979. As a village boy, together with my primary school mates, we had gathered in the open field of the LGEA School Ikpapam on that sunny afternoon to witness the arrival of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the then Presidential candidate of the UPN. Our enthusiasm was not as much about Awolowo as it was for the mode of his coming.NigerianNews Special
This House Has Fallen. by Atsar Terver June 28, 2010 Almost three years after Hon. Aminu Safana was ‘killed’ right inside the chambers of the lower house of the Nigerian Legislature, a repeat of the ugly incident was nearly witnessed in the House Tuesday when attempts were made to forcefully remove some members purportedly suspended from the House because they attempted to commence impeachment proceedings against the Speaker. Luckily no one died this time but one is reported to have left with a broken arm.NigerianNews Special   The Pitfalls of Anti-Zoning Argument by Atsar Terver June 15, 2010 Perhaps one of the hottest topics for political discourse in Nigeria today is the Zoning Formula which allows for the rotation of the Presidency between the Northern and Southern divides of the country. The death of President Yar’Adua and the consequent ascension to power of his erstwhile Vice, Goodluck Jonathan has suddenly awakened some political analysts to the ‘unconstitionality’ of the Zoning arrangement.NigerianNews Special   Jonathan is still the ‘Vice President’. by Atsar Terver March 17, 2010 I am a lone voice that has been unable to see the ‘emergence’ of Goodluck Jonathan as Acting President as being equivalent to a change in government. Perhaps there could be others who feel this way but are afraid of being labelled with unprintable names by a largely opportunistic but extremely vociferous mob overtaken by some ecstatic, even sardonic euphoria of seeing a deputy upstage his boss.NigerianNews Special   The Enemies of Electoral Reform and El-Rufai’s Silly Outburst. by Atsar Terver June 09, 2009 When former President Obasanjo recently declared in his characteristically reckless manner that he was not aware of any ongoing electoral reforms in the country, not many may have read the evil intentions pregnant in those words. Coming at a time the Uwais Report on Electoral Reforms was being widely debated by the public, such a declaration from a former President meant either of two things, namely that he was truly ignorant of political happenings around him or that he was just expressing cynical apathy. The later seems more plausible for a former head of state that he is.  NigerianNews Special   Obama Not a Snub. by Atsar Terver May 21, 2009 Efforts have been made by many Nigerians to interpret the planned visit to Ghana by American President Barack Obama as a snub on Nigeria for failing to demonstrate commitment to free and fair election-a feat which Ghana has managed to achieve in three consecutive times since Jerry Rawlling’s revolution. NigerianNews Special