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The Challenge of Politics and Governance in Nigeria (Part 1)

Posted By: adminon: May 19, 2023In: Words and WorldTags: Edmund Burke, First Republic, Governance, Leadership1 CommentViews:
The Challenge of Politics and Governance in Nigeria (Part 1)

  By Ambassador Usman Sarki  “Every age has its own manners, and its politics dependent upon them”, Edmund Burke, 1729-1797   Contemporary manners in Nigeria are amorphous, brittle... Read more

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2023 is, Indeed, When Nigerians Must Shake Themselves Free of Democratic Disempowerment Since 1999

Posted By: adminon: April 08, 2022In: Words and WorldTags: Authoritarianism, Edmund Burke, Participatory democracyNo CommentsViews:
2023 is, Indeed, When Nigerians Must Shake Themselves Free of Democratic Disempowerment Since 1999

By Ambassador Usman Sarki The consciousness of our being is the ultimate driver of change and progress in human societies. This sense of being “here” in the present, is what propels us to ex... Read more

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Edmund Burke, the Paramountcy of Reason and the Future of Democracy in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: January 12, 2022In: GovernanceTags: DEMOCRACY, Edmund Burke, NIGERIA, RepresentationNo CommentsViews:
Edmund Burke, the Paramountcy of Reason and the Future of Democracy in Nigeria

By Amb Usman Sarki There might be no better time than today to remind ourselves of the wise words of the Philosopher, Edmund Burke when he wrote that, “Before men are put forward into the gr... Read more

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