GEJ, THE DEMOCRAT

Democracy is about allowing the majority have their way and the minority have their say.
Let's take a look at the sharing of money from the Excess Crude Account. The Chairman of the Nigerian Governor's Forum at that time, Rotimi Amaechi, and his fellow governors kept agitating for the sharing of monies from the Excess Crude Account. GEJ resisted for so long but as a DEMOCRATIC leader, he gave in to the NGF. I think it's weak leadership but strong leaders are RARELY democratic...

Case 2 - Removal of Fuel Subsidy in 2012 and #OccupyNigeria. GEJ announced the full deregulation of the petroleum industry and we occupied Nigeria (including Hephzibah Oyinda). GEJ gave in to the wish of the people and we continued with the subsidy fraud. 4 years later, I wish he wasn't so democratic.

Democracy is the government by the people, of the people and for the people. It is based on the notion that sovereignty belongs to the people. I am not convinced that we can survive as a nation with this structure that we have while practising democracy. Democracy and this unitary government that we're calling Federalism is not for Nigeria. It's either we stick with democracy and practice TRUE federalism OR we keep our unitary government and ditch democracy. The two of them cannot coexist, irrespective of which party or person is in power.

The only time we will experience TRUE change is when we fix the anomaly of the unitary government disguised as Federalism (assuming we choose to keep democracy). Unfortunately, those that have the constitutional power to effect the change are benefitting from the current arrangement...

GEJ probably deserves the award but it doesn't have an effect on the prices of goods and services in Ogba market, lol.