Nigeria’s scorecard on democracy, federalism very poor – Osun CSOs
A coalition of Civil Societies Coalition in Osun State has said the assessment of the nation’s democracy and federalism still calls for concern.
In a statement signed by Comrade Waheed Lawal, Shenge Raman and Wale Adebisi and obtained by DAILY POST on Friday, they described the 1999 constitution on which the foundation of Nigeria’s democracy and federalism was built, as bereft of integrity. The statement read in part, “Yes, today June 12, 2020, is DEMOCRACY DAY! The question that constantly forces itself to the centre stage of our self-assessment as a country is: are we truly democratic in truth and spirit or are we merely under CIVIL RULE?“The other pertinent question is: notwithstanding our self-description as the Federal Republic, are we really running a Federal System or a centralised/unitary arrangement? That we ask these questions 21 years after the formal disengagement of...
“In concrete, practical terms, Nigerians as citizens and the various constituent units of the country are constantly confronted with a system that has demonstrated a glaring lack of capacity to yield the dividends of democracy, justice and progress. Not only has the state been unable to provide security of life, but prosperity and welfare for the generality of citizens, peaceful coexistence among the many ethnic nationalities that make up the country is also in grave jeopardy.
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