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Industrialising Nigeria and the task of the political class (2), by Usman Sarki

“The basis of every civilisation is wealth – wealth to provide the background of leisure, which in turn is the basis of culture in a commercial world”– John Buchan The historical task and challenge of leading the Black Race must be accomplished and fulfilled through the creation of the objective conditions at home that would favour […]

Industrialising Nigeria and the task of the political class(1), by Usman Sarki

“The economic factor in the politics of a country is always a difficult matter to discuss, for it is made up of infinite details, some of them purely speculative, all of them hard to disentangle”- John Buchan Presuming that there is a political class in Nigeria that is both visionary and patriotic, this series of articles […]

A word in favour of “Native Authority”(3), by Usman Sarki

“Yet even in the stress of work, it is often sound policy for a man to halt for a moment and collect his thoughts“- John Buchan I believe it is necessary that Nigerians should pause for a while and collect their thoughts even in the stress of day-to-day living, and reflect on the governance situation to […]

A word in favour of “Native Authority”(2), by Usman Sarki

“People who concentrate merely upon effects are unsound guides when constructive measures are required”-E. D. Morel Radical politics and intellectual adversity have played an important role in presenting the traditional system as archaic, conservative, feudal, exploitative, backward and even reactionary. But these allegations remain to be largely proved or substantiated by the critics of the system. In […]

A word in favour of “Native Authority”(1), by Usman Sarki

“People who concentrate merely upon effects are unsound guides when constructive measures are required”-E. D. Morel There is no single Nigerian today who, for better or worse, is not under some form of allegiance to the traditional system of administration in our country. Regardless of the villages, communities, ethnic groups, local governments or states that they […]

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