A British Example Nigeria Could Apply To Its Nationality Crisis

One of the four Nigerians who recently won elections into the British parliament is aiming for the highest political office in that country, a reminder of how Nigeria can bridge its debilitating nationality chasms with democracy. Vincent Obia writes Ahandy expression for any Nigerian politician is, “The country is not mature enough for that.” Most socio-political problems troubling Nigeria today could be traced to this mentality.

For their own convenience, politicians in Nigeria are at odds with many things that would advance democracy and good governance. Their grounds are always that the country is not mature. They seem intent on shutting their eyes to the fact that the things they oppose are the necessary ingredients for the maturity of the democracy and development of the country. From the issue of CARD reader to electronic voting, fiscal federalism or true federalism to state police, the story is the same.....Read Full Article Here

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