25 Years Later, Is Nigeria “Truly Democratic?’’ – Peter Obi
Nigeria is going through a time that could be described as more than rough. From uncontrollable inflation to worsening insecurity, healthcare, extreme poverty, and a high unemployment rate, citizens have had to deal with 25 years of bad leadership since the start of the fourth republic that ushered us into modern-day democracy in 1999. […]
Interesting Facts About Nigeria’s Democracy
Nigeria’s democracy is a complex and evolving political system, characterized by challenges and progress since gaining independence from British colonial rule in 1960. Here’s a timeline Read more about Politics Independence and First Republic Fact: Nigeria gained independence from British colonial rule on October 1, 1960. Fact: The First Republic was established in 1963 […]
The Pros And Cons Of Democratic Leadership
There are various leadership styles. One of them is Democratic leadership. It is an open style that involves group members in decision-making. If you operate in an industry that benefits from the open conversation and opinion exchange, this leadership style may be worth considering. In this post, we’ll go over the benefits and drawbacks of […]
Up To $10,000 On Offer In The Seedstars Digital Democracy Challenge 2021
Seedstars is calling on teams with innovative and low-cost digital solutions that uphold digital democracy to enter for its Digital Democracy Challenge. Read more about Opportunities This Challenge is in keeping with the Seedstars mandate; the organization is a Swiss-based group that exists to positively impact lives in developing countries through technology and entrepreneurship. […]
What 2023 Elections May Look Like
The ruling party at the national level, the All Progressives Congress (APC) began to show signs of internal scuffles this year when they embarked on their party member registration at the ward level. Inconclusive registration, accusations, counter-accusations, violence among party bigwigs and their loyalists became the order of the day. Read more about Politics […]
Threats To Nigerian Democracy – Recommendations
On June 12, Nigeria celebrates another Democracy Day. However, threats to the nation’s nascent democracy remains partly constant. Read more about Politics Situations such as voter apathy, poor delivery of justice, non-transparent institutional structures, high cost of governance/inflated contracts, jumbo take-homes for a public servant, nepotism and cronyism, violence and insecurity, and others all […]
The Brutality Of Change In The Workplace
Whenever I have to interview managers for any top executive role, I always ask, “So what’s most important to you, result or relationship”? Over to you, what’s most important to you, result or relationship? Read more about Business In the workplace, democratic leaders seem to care more about relationships than results. On the other hand, […]
Analysis: Testing Election Integrity In Nigeria
One of the salient points of the conversation which ensued after the last U.S elections bordered on the integrity of the entire process. Safe to say that no election is perfect. But a slim margin of error or inconsistency in the structure and process of elections itself can give legitimacy to the wrong candidate. […]
Institutional Lessons From US Democracy: Electoral College In Nigeria (8)
I am super glad that you are still reading, please what do you think about the previous articles? I would love to read your thoughts in the comment section. The electoral college votes for each state also does not change even with an increase in the population of any state. Therefore, states which have had […]
Institutional Lessons From US Democracy: Electoral College (7)
Today we continue from the previous article. The Electoral College, though criticised even by some Americans of modern-day political thought, is a way by which each of the 50 states in the U.S can have a quota vote in choosing the U.S president. The allocated electoral college votes of a state have remained constant […]
Institutional Lessons From US Democracy: Elections Are Conducted By Individual States (6)
If you are following this special series, you must have read the previous article on True Federalism! The 50 states which make up the U.S federation individually conduct elections which usher in a new government either within the state, Congress or as an aggregator for the presidential position. It is a sum of all […]
Institutional Lessons From US Democracy: Separation of Powers – Judiciary, Legislature and Executive Arms (4)
As stated in the previous article, much as the powers of the arms of government are separated yet they are also intricately woven to serve as checks excesses on each other and ensure balance. For instance, the Vice President doubles as the Senate President and only presides at important congressional functions such as the […]
Institutional Lessons From US Democracy: Separation Of Powers – Judiciary, Legislature, Executive Arms (3)
Following the previous publications –Part 1 and Part 2– we’ll also be highlighting some lessons from the US Democracy. At the Constitutional Convention in 1787, John James who was one of the founding fathers of America capitulated and helped to develop a plan to divide the federal government into three branches—legislature, executive and judiciary—each […]
Institutional Lessons From US Democracy: The Constitution And Its Amendments (2)
Continuing from Part 1, the U.S Constitution is one of the most concise constitutional documents in the modern world. The Constitution not only provides the framework for how the federal and state governments are structured, but it also places significant limits on their powers. It also aptly makes provision for the extant life, safety […]
Institutional Lessons From US Democracy: Preamble (1)
For all its failings, American democracy is the most popular and most concise in the world. While many other citizens of the world wonder how the U.S was able to pull off a smooth transition despite the challenges they had after the November 3 elections, it is not so far-fetched that the combination of […]
Free Speech, Censorship and Democratic Freedom (2)
As highlighted in the first part of this article, going by the flurry of such actions in recent time, the verdict was easy to reach. The inference pointed to one of the government regulatory/oversight bodies (ONSA, NBC, NCC) requesting that the mobile telecom internet service providers halt internet access to The People’s Gazette. Read […]