The continuing mystery of President Buhari’s illness and the handling of the saga by his aides is more evidence that Nigeria’s political system works almost independently of the individual nominally in charge. If we had a responsive and functional political system in Nigeria, the independence of the system from political actors would be a good … Continue reading
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IDLEMINDSET | SANGO AND THE NIGERIAN CONUNDRUM
Last weekend, I had 24 hours of electricity supply. Scratch that, last weekend, I had 48 hours of electricity supply. But where I come from, even 24 hours of continuous electricity is an impressive feat. I have gone over the foibles of the electricity situation in Nigeria elsewhere. But the curious thing about the general mentality in this … Continue reading