Until we start holding our 37 emperors to the same standard we hold the president, we aren't practicing democracy. We are just paying taxes to a kingdom.
The 37 Emperors: Why Nigerian Democracy Goes to Die in the States by Lawson Akhigbe
Tinubu, the Sahel and Nigeria’s Most Dangerous Foreign Policy Failure
There was a time when Nigeria did not wait for foreign capitals to define West African security. From the anti-apartheid struggle in Southern Africa to military interventions in Liberia and Sierra Leone, Nigeria projected power, influence and diplomatic leadership. Whether one agreed with its methods or not, nobody doubted who was leading.
But I am not a plant
If you had to be an animal for a week, which one would you be and why? Humans are animals too I suspect you mean non human animals, probably a lion. Aptitude and actions are more allied with those of a lion. Leader of others and provider. Hunter and gatherer and without the mane.
The Tollgate on the Human Stomach: How Global Grain Cartels Engineered Food Insecurity in Africa
Most Nigerians have never heard of them, yet they influence what ends up on our tables more than many governments.
Schrödinger’s Immigrant: The Convenient Villain for Every Failure by Lawson Akhigbe
The immigrant today exists simultaneously as two incompatible creatures. On one hand, he is portrayed as a lazy welfare dependent draining public resources, crowding hospitals, filling council housing lists and surviving on benefits paid by hardworking natives. On the other hand, that same immigrant is somehow an unstoppable economic superhuman taking all the jobs, dominating industries, suppressing wages and outcompeting local workers in both skilled and unskilled sectors.
Centre for Nigeria Progress 