Nigeria, touted as the world’s most populous black nation, for a long time, has been at the precipice of collapse economically and politically because of bad leadership. Right from the locust years of the military, the country had been plunged into the abyss of retrogression. This continued even with the advent of democracy in the… Continue reading 2011 National Assembly Election Success in Nigeria: A Glimpse of Hope at Last?
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Nigeria: Politics at a Pivotal Moment (analysis)
AllAfrica.com, by Peter M. Lewis Washington, DC (USA) — The approach of elections next month in Nigeria has raised hopes and apprehension in almost equal measure. In a dozen years of civilian rule, Nigerians have endured a string of votes of deteriorating quality and credibility. The last polls, in 2007, showed signs of entrenching a… Continue reading Nigeria: Politics at a Pivotal Moment (analysis)