Election without political parties: Outlook towards 2027 (2), by Usman Sarki
“Democracy is not merely a form of government. It is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience.” — John Dewey The reactions to my recent article, “Election Without Political Parties: Outlook Towards 2027”, have been several, and they raised important questions that deserve further examination. If political parties in Nigeria are losing […]
Facing emotional difficulties
Nigeria is at a crossroads of a suicide epidemic and definitely, more needs to be done to prevent further loss of promising young lives
Metaphor of the tail wagging the dog
Democracy is imperilled if, out of worshipful respect and admiration for the President, dissent and criticism are aggressively discouraged or suppressed. Without criticism no genuine democracy can stand
The president’s power is tyrannical power in Nigeria
An executive office with the kind of power it has in Nigeria is a recipe for corruption. The president is a god, and issue decrees. Such decrees may be self-serving nonetheless, and it would not matter. And such a power gives coverage to the kind of disregard functionaries appointed by the president accord the National Assembly.
Take up your stones and win the war
Be not deceived, everyone has one stone or the other limiting the fulfillment of one’s destiny. The issue is do you submit to the stone and allow it to limit you or you empower your spiritual life and roll away the stone
Do christians hate God
By Femi Aribisala There is an unchanging truth that has come from my relationship with God: God does not like me. Somebody once asked the late wife of Billy Graham about her relationship with her husband. The person asked her: “Did you ever consider divorce?” “No,” she replied. “But I considered murder.” Martin Luther was […]
