State of the Nation with Olu Fasan

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PDP’s Gang of Five: A danger to Nigeria’s ‘representative’ democracy, By Olu Fasan

PDP’s Gang of Five: A danger to Nigeria’s ‘representative’ democracy, By Olu Fasan

In theory, Nigeria is a representative democracy; in practice, it is not. Unlike in a direct democracy, where people determine how they are governed by voting on policies and laws themselves, in a representative democracy, they elect those who govern them, who make policies and laws for them. However, to be truly “representative”, a democracy […]

El-Rufai’s wish for an ‘Islamic Republic of Nigeria’, By Olu Fasan

El-Rufai’s wish for an ‘Islamic Republic of Nigeria’, By Olu Fasan

Mallam Nasir el-Rufai is an unrepentant religious bigot; a militant Islamic supremacist, who believes Islam is superior to Christianity and should be privileged in national leadership. He doesn’t just hold these views, he actively pursues them. As governor of Kaduna State for eight years, until May this year, El-Rufai ran an Islamic government, with a […]