A former Nigerian Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, on Monday said Nigeria has retrogressed because the political elites have perfected a 'monopoly democracy” over the country.
, on Monday said Nigeria has retrogressed because the political elites have perfected a “monopoly democracy” over the country.
She said: “When you look at the degree of participation in a democracy, it will tell you whether such democracy is participatory or a monopoly. A monopoly democracy is more dangerous than an economic democracy. To have a monopoly in how the system functions is to retard the system.“In Europe, statehood is about people with a similar language coming together. In Africa, it was the Berlin Conference that marked out the territories.
She blamed the post-independence leaders for not renegotiating the terms of Nigeria’s existence when they replaced the British. Also speaking at the event, the Head of the Centre for Values in Leadership, Pat Utomi, noted that one of the most important attributes of democracy is a “rational public conversation”.
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