Politics

A State of Prepared Emergency

“If they explain Nigeria to you and you understand, they did not explain it well”

Unknown Sensei

In barely a month, Nigerians have seen an elected senator getting suspended for six months by other senators after making a sexual harassment allegation, and now, an elected governor and an entire set of state legislators getting suspended by an elected president. Is any of these suspensions legal or justifiable? The answer would depend on whether one subscribes to the constitution as an authoritative guide or the necessity of an authoritarian to maintain an asylum.

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Politics

Nigerian Politics: The Façade of Political Parties

I have a friend who has formed the habit of typing “John 8:7” as a reply whenever we have any discussion that hovers around politics, especially when the context is about the rightness or wrongness of a given view. I would usually argue with him on my fundamental human right to judge others but today I would take his side as I write about an issue for which I have also been guilty.  Continue reading “Nigerian Politics: The Façade of Political Parties”