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Nigeria Still Searches For Democracy by Justblog7: 6:23am On Dec 07, 2013 |
[img]http://3.bp..com/-3L8xaDDsCiw/UqKuBoE6n9I/AAAAAAAAzH0/ho4Enf5-KQc/s1600/1+Girl+1c.jpg[/img] “The values of freedom, respect for human rights and the principle of holding periodic and genuine elections by universal suffrage are essential elements of democracy. In turn, democracy provides the natural environment for the protection and effective realization of human rights. These values are embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights .” –UN. Nigeria does not have a democracy. There is politics in Nigeria, in fact too much of it, but no democracy. Having civilian rulers does not make a democracy. And unlike the USA, where as Hilary Clinton said- in-Nigeria, “our democracy is yet evolving,” Nigeria does not yet have a democracy, so nothing is evolving. Democracy is about the provision of, and protection of Human Rights. It is not simply a process of putting papers in ballot boxes. The conditions to test; questions to ask ourselves are: Are we lead or ruled? Are any of those who rule us the people we would really choose with our eyes open? Do those who rule us represent us and provide us our basic rights? Do they lead us to where we need be, or do they only rule over us for their gains? Are we able to remove them when they fail? And then, can we honestly say that the 80 million rural dwellers are represented, know candidates and vote for candidates to lead them in our current system, or these villagers do not count in the selection but suffer the most from its consequences; these rural dwellers who account for 80% of our 100 million destitute population. These questions are essential conditions democracy fulfils; do we have them? continue reading from here http://www..com/2013/12/nigeria-still-searches-for-democracy.html |
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