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Politics, Governance and Leadership Recruitment in 21th Century Democracy: A Review of the Nigerian Situation By Attahiru M. Jega, PhD, OFR Professor, Department of Political Science Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria jegaattahiru@gmail.com Presentation at the Maiden Lecture of Kwara Visioners Network for Rural Development, Main Auditorium University of Ilorin, Main Campus, Saturday October 9, 2021 Introduction Nigeria’s democratic journey in the 21st Century is faltering, if not stalling, largely on account of deviation from the basic tenets and principles representative, liberal, democracy. This deviation is manifest in the role of political parties, especially the ways and manners in which they recruit candidates for elective positions and also the ways and manners by which they and their selected candidates engage with the electoral process, as well as engage in governance, once they get ‘elected’. The preponderance of political regimes in the 21st Century are democratic, and...

One Dollars ($1) VS Five Hundred (N500) BROUHAHA. By Engr. Ibrahim Danlami Aliyu. I came across people making a mockery of the Naira vs the dollar in the last 48 hours and I have being laughing since then, is the currency exchange rate a yardstick for the basic cost of living comparison? I am not happy that our Naira is depreciating always but hey....it is not that bad and this is why 1. N500 can buy me 2 square meals in Nigeria but $1 can't buy you a meal in the US. 2. N500 can buy me a 1.6gb worth of data in Nigeria but $1 can't buy you a 250mb of data in the US. T-Mobile charges N32,500 for a 30gb of data, AT&T charges N37,500 for a 30gb of data, Verizon also charges N40,000 for same 30gb of data in the US. Glo charges me N10,000 for 50gb and MTN charges me N10,000 for 40gb of data. 3. A 75cl bottle of water in Nigeria cost an average N100, a 55cl bottle water in the US is $1.45 which is N725. 4. The most expensive place to live in Abuja is Aso Drive, a single room...