DEMOCRACY OR DEMOGREEDY? It is another democracy day! The special day in Nigeria that commemorates the transition from military to civilian rule in 1999 when Gen. Abdusalam Abubakar handed over the affairs of the country to the soldier turned civilian, Olusegun Obasanjo [now Dr. Olusegun Obasanjo]. A perfect definition was given to democracy by the late Abraham Lincoln that "democracy is the government of the people by the people and for the people". Nigerian leaders claim our country is a democratic one; apparently, we achieved democracy on May 29 1999 but the question is: do we practice true democracy in Nigeria? I mean are we truly democratic? Having a system of government in which the three arms—executive, judiciary and legislature—are all represented is one of the basic attributes of democracy but does it end there? Our executive arm of government has not been fully functional since 2006 according to my personal observation. The legislators are now in Abuja f
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