In a lively exchange at the “25 Years of Unbroken Democracy” lecture and award event in Abuja on Thursday, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, disagreed with rights activist Mike Ozekhome and Senator Shehu Sani over Nigeria’s democratic progress and current realities.
Ozekhome, the guest lecturer, criticized the country’s democratic system, stating: “Of course, we have a civilian government, but I am not too sure that it is democracy in the true sense of the word. Democracy means the people elect or select their leaders; the votes are counted and are allowed to count. It is when these happen that you can say the people have elected or selected their leaders. The people become the dog, and those elected become the tail. The tail cannot wag the dog.”
He also painted a grim picture of the current state of Nigeria.
