NIGERIA AND THE CONCEPT OF A FAILED STATE BY SALAMI TAIWO
Over the years, there has been a debate among Nigerians on wheather to categorise Nigeria as a failed or failing state. This categorisation is more pronounced among the political elite in which an opposition party believes the government in power has failed and thus Nigeria be regarded a failed state. To the government in power, its nothing but a political sentiment. Either coming from the opposition or government in power, Nigerians have learnt not to believe their politicians anymore because they are nothing but serial liars. No more can we dance to their tune as it's evident that they are one when it comes to looting our national wealth. A conscious analysis of the country gives one the opportunity to decide where to place her. Very shameful that no sector of the country is worthy of praise. Analysing the sectors one after the other will just be a task in futility. No one can doubt the fact that our leaders are the brain behind our failure as a nation. From the executive...