Any politician who cannot go back to the voters and renew his mandate should go and practice politics in North Korea. The President of North Korea...
Indonesia’s constitutional evolution after the Reformasi era illustrates this tension. While the amendments to the 1945 Constitution introduced important democratic principles, these changes cannot be viewed...
Nigeria’s democracy will mature only when citizens shift their mindset. When we stop treating governance as a favor and begin insisting on our rights, leaders will...
Indonesia can choose to remain with a system where policing inevitably runs the risk of becoming an agent of executive will, or it can move toward...
While rumours of a coup plot created anxiety across the nation, there is no evidence of an actual or ongoing military takeover in Nigeria. Both the...
As recent events clearly showed, Osun APC is pushing to drain life out of this democracy and that is a red flag of the danger that...
In essence, Nigeria’s democracy is at a crossroads—between the promise of progress and the peril of disillusionment. The direction it takes will depend not only on...
The decline of democracy in West Africa is not inevitable — but it is urgent. The region must reclaim its democratic spirit by strengthening institutions, enforcing...
It all boils down to preoccupation with the next election. We find that there's an obsession with second tenure. Retention of power by the outgoing incumbent's...
Mrs Abacha's claim that her husband kept Nigeria's money in foreign personal accounts on behalf of Nigeria is laughable and devoid of any financial logic. If...