Tag: democracy

Shall We Tell the President?

By Oseloka H. Obaze   Nigeria’s democracy has advanced another year. Yet three years into President Muhammadu Buhari’s presidency, telling him and his team how well or badly the administration has …

News Track: Nigerian elite and democracy’s uncertainties (2)

Oseloka H. Obaze Consequently, Nigeria’s democracy struggle due to an unwritten code and consensus of elite collegiality in subjugating the nation, even as some observers contend that “there is an …

Policy Brief 47/18:   Nigerian Elite Indorse Democracy’s Uncertainties

By Oseloka H. Obaze  Description of Nigeria’s nascent democracy and its increasingly uncertain state can be redacted to a simple phrase – paradox of plenty and deprivation. Oddly, the presumption …

President-elect Donald Trump – its history and unprecedented choice – Obaze

Americans have made history with their unprecedented presidential choice. It’s a cliché to say the people have spoken; but indeed they have. The underpinning ethos of democracies is the holding …