Despite being in a democratic era for 21 years, poverty is still walking naked in Nigeria. Youth unemployment is on the increase. Other factors militating against the success of democracy in Nigeria include hate speeches, abandoned projects, others.
Sir: Nigeria in 1979 returned to a democratic system of government with late Sir Shehu Shagari as president but he was overthrown by General Muhammadu Buhari in 1983. The second attempt was during General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida regime but the election conducted on June 12, 1993, which was seen by many as the freest and fairest, was annulled by the then government.
On the other hand, whenever I see the way elections are being conducted in Nigeria, I weep for our democracy, especially local government elections. Come to think of it, how could a single party win all chairmanship and councillorship election in a state? The ruling party in a state would win all the seats in local government elections. Are we really practising democracy? And this thing has been happening for more than two decades and no one tries to end it.
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