By May 29, 2024, Nigeria would have recorded 25 years of unbroken spell of civil or democratic government after the long dictatorship of the military since January 1966.
How has Nigeria fared since the rebirth of democratic rule in 1999? Has the new democracy delivered good governance, popularly called dividends of democracy and has it truly promoted the rule of law as opposed to the rule of man?
To answer these and other related questions, we reached out to a critical segment of the Nigerian society for a clinical assessment of the journey so far.
Namely: Senator Abdullahi Adamu, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, General Alani Akinrinade, Mr. Suleiman Abba (former Inspector General of Police), Senator Olufemi Lanlehin, Senator Alex Usman Kadiri, Mr. Emeka Izeze, Senator Ameh Ebute, Chekwas Okorie, Monday Ubani and Chief Goddy Uwazurike.
Also, thought leaders like Ray Ekpu, Dan Agbese, Yakubu Mohammed, Soji Akinrinade, Dr. Usman Bugaje and several renowned editors put pen to paper to answer the questions.
Their assessment, cold and dispassionate, is contained in this issue and also available online.
