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that it "is not as expensive as people are thinking in relation to the alternative. The alternative is allowing one man to dictate to the whole
Nigeria because you don't want it to be expensive. If money is not spent on democracy and a one-man dictatorship emerges ... it is the same Nigerians who are
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magazine, Momoh talked about the rich and diverse
Nigerian culture. He stated that British-style parliamentary democracy and the American-style presidential system had both failed in Nigeria because they were not compatible with these local cultures. He said that Nigeria was now establishing a system
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Babangida was tough on the press at times, but tried to avoid open conflict. When the press began calling for Momoh's dismissal he was slow to respond, since Momoh was intelligent and reflective, and had experience from his own days as a newspaper editor. However, he finally dismissed Momoh and
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Babangida followed a policy of donating money, vehicles, offices and so on to local governments, political parties and others on the basis that this would keep them free of influence by the rich and powerful. As
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Economic Advisory Committee in 1991, and a member of the Nigerian Press Council in December 1992. As of 1996 Momoh was one of the directors of the
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talking of expensiveness now that will shout that one man is a dictator".
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The Edo culture group in the Nigerian polity: in search of sanity
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935:"Breaking: Former information minister Tony Momoh dies at 81"
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Momoh started his journalism career as a sub-editor at the
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Momoh died on 1 February 2021, after a brief illness.
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Information and communications ministers of Nigeria
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835:"Nigeria Prepares for 1st Presidential Election"
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1188:"Tony Momoh emerges CPC National Chairman"
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730:"Biography – Education and Qualifications"
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901:. University of Pennsylvania Press.
1112:. Africa World Press. p. 104.
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866:"Senator Adesanya died since 2003"
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1259:"CPC is here to stay –Tony Momoh"
1058:. Human Rights Watch. p. 6.
1326:. University Press of America.
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895:ʻAbd Allāh Aḥmad Naʻīm (2003).
418:. Fourth Dimension Publishers.
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198:on sabbatical, he attended the
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1161:"JIMOH IBRAHIM BUYS NEWSWATCH"
968:Osabuohien P. Amienyi (2005).
580:"Life and times of Tony Momoh"
518:M. Buhari, Tony Momoh (2003).
473:Experiment with disintegration
308:National Republican Convention
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539:In search of a viable Nigeria
200:University of Nigeria, Nsukka
1382:University of Nigeria alumni
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192:Later, while working at the
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799:"Biography – Consultancies"
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766:"Tony Momoh (1939 – 2021)"
475:. EFUA Media Assoc., ltd.
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364:All Nigeria People's Party
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133:http://www.tonymomoh.com
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360:Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila
245:Constitution of Nigeria
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275:In 1983 the editor of
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939:TheStreetJournal.org
405:. EFMA Publications.
259:Senate v. Tony Momoh
1165:Nigerian News Daily
1106:Ndaeyo Uko (2004).
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537:Tony Momoh (2005).
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643:"Chief Tony Momoh"
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223:Daily Times
195:Daily Times
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1346:Categories
557:References
217:Journalism
178:of Auchi.
148:Tony Momoh
100:1939-04-27
66:Chairman,
28:Tony Momoh
1221:The Punch
1039:0012-9011
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348:Newswatch
330:Newswatch
316:democracy
283:Dele Giwa
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