The Farmer in a Suit and the Governor Who Refused Geography

In a feature piece, Abdullahi O Haruna Haruspice argues that Nigeria's tragedy is not a shortage of talent but the habit of imprisoning talent within geography. He contends that for decades, opportunities have been distributed according to origin rather than merit, leading to underutilisation of the nation's most abundant resource—its people. The article highlights Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru of Ebonyi State as an example of a public official demonstrating that progress begins where prejudice ends. It notes that Ebonyi is one of Nigeria's most important food-producing states, particularly in rice cultivation.

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