Coups in West Africa have recently increased. Mali, Guinea, and Burkina Faso had their turns. Now, Niger Republic. What factors exactly motivated these coups, and are those factors related or strange to Nigeria?
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The current political and economic events in Nigeria suggest that the citizens of Nigeria should take seize power from the current leadership. Nigerians are suffering despite the sufficient resources in their country. The legislature, the judiciary and the executive are packed up by cronies therebyRead more
The current political and economic events in Nigeria suggest that the citizens of Nigeria should take seize power from the current leadership. Nigerians are suffering despite the sufficient resources in their country.
The legislature, the judiciary and the executive are packed up by cronies thereby limiting the separation of powers, checks and balances. There is no hope in line given this current status.
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Nigeria should not experience any other coup, and we must avoid another civil war.
Let’s gradually work for a better Nigeria.
Let’s hope that the judiciary will live up to the expectations of Nigerians by kicking out Tinubu.
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