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Sunday 12 November 2017

Nigeria's Democracy And Its Crisis Deliberate, Avoidable : Inclusive democracy; a big challenge that's hard to ignore

President Muhammadu Buhari visits Ebonyi State, South-East Nigeria . Photo: Facebook

Suddenly the government has realised we are in a democracy. It has stepped up efforts to build new coalition and reconcile with aggrieved party members. The new Secretary to the Federal Government was quickly dispatched to mend faces with the legislators, amidst numerous blunders. I also learnt the new SGF had just visited ailing Ekwueme in a hospital in London. We're told that the president can now stand for more than ninety minutes to deliver a budget speech and that clears the doubt about his health status. The President has suddenly visited the South-East for the first time in two-years. Everyone wishes the president a good health, that's not the real issue. This sudden self discovery may have come too late.

We have heard of a recent meeting with Christian leaders, despite their opposition to the long list of the country's membership to  some international religious bodies. The government has promised to look into lopsided political appointments. We are also aware of  the various attempts to 'woo' the Igbos, using carrot and stick strategy.  So who is fooling who?.
 This has become very imperative, because we are approaching the next election. So what happens after the next election?  Indeed, this is a time to beware!.

 Inclusiveness is a great challenge that is hard to ignore. However,  what is happening in this dispensation mocks our understanding of democratic governance and questions our commitment to it. We need to be afraid of the future.

 Moving the country forward requires the need to address the gross corrupt relationship between the powerful 'few' and the weaker majority, created by the present political system, but the government seem to hold a contrary view. The Presidency says 'at present the country does not need restructuring as being clamoured for across the country', but the President was leading the voice for the restructuring of the United Nations.

Their preferred option is the status-quo and possibly a one-party state. Every state must bow and belong the ruling party to benefit from the federal power.; a useless and crude ideology sold to ignorant people in the name of crude nationalism that serves the interest of just few people. Anyone that does not agree is an enemy that must be bullied by the federal power.  So why would they earn our trust?

The solution is very simple : 'restructuring 'of the present political system. The government has made it very clear, that it's not going to happen, despite their promise during the last election. The result is obvious. It's up to us to blindly ignore the implications to continue with the status-quo that has denied us a better future. That's the whole point. The choice is obvious. We will all pertake in the devastation. Look around you and see how you have truly benefited from this system.

The government has demonstrated a great lack of understanding of inclusive democracy thus a great danger to the future. Nobody can predict the future, however, another opportunity could be a great misfortune given the blunders so far. It's worst when the government seem to believe that the blunders are normal.

Uche Okeke.

1 comment:

  1. "This sudden self discovery may have come too late.
    The government has demonstrated a great lack of understanding of inclusive democracy thus a great danger to the future. Nobody can predict the future, however, another opportunity could be a great misfortune given the blunders so far. It's worst when the government seem to believe that the blunders are normal."-Uche Okeke

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