Nigeria: From an imperfect democracy to a perfect mess
By Is'haq Modibbo Kawu “The PDP appears to have added public brawling to its list of accomplishments. The self-proclaimed largest party in Africa has turned into a fight club that employs the police as ushers for its matches...When the interest of the nation is subjugated so that the narrow, parochial interest of a clique in power is served events like we see unfold in Rivers will soon become common place. As a new breed of imperial rulers run amok and with impunity violate Nigeria’s constitution, the days ahead seem gloomy and uncertain” - Bola Tinubu writing on the events in Rivers State. F RANKLY, it is not often that I agree with Bola Tinubu, ACN opposition figure and former governor of Lagos state. But he has been spot on this week, in his well-publicised analysis of events unfolding at a dizzying pace in Rivers state. [caption id="attachment_403670" align="alignnone" width="412"] Mbu-Amaechi[/caption] As a matter of fact, the title of today’s p...