Former Vice Chancellor of University of Abuja and Sokoto State University, Prof. Nuhu Yaqub, has said that Nigeria is still under civil rule and not democracy. According to him, if democracy is a government of the people, by the people and for the people, then Nigeria in its current state could not be said to be practising one, but rather an ‘electoral democracy,’ which only ensures electioneering and change in government. Also, Chairman, ARCAN, Lagos Branch, Ambassador Oladapo Fafowora, who said there was a need to review the structure of foreign policy in the country, urged Nigerians to get involved in issues concerning them. According to him, instead of terming the process elitist, “citizens, academics and civil society groups should get up, get involved and ask questions. This will ensure an all-inclusive policy formulation and implementation, which consequently results to growth and development.”

Source: The Guardian September 14, 2018 03:56 UTC