If you are an African policymaker/technocrat/leader who has been following the World Bank’s development advice for the last say 30 years, this finding would shock you.
The World Bank, Industrial Policy, and Africa by Dr Fikayo Akeredolu
Terrorists Should Not Be Given a Broadcast Licence by Lawson Akhigbe
At the height of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the British government imposed restrictions on the direct broadcast of the voices of leading members of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and associated organisations. Most notably, the BBC and other broadcasters were prohibited from airing the voices of figures such as Gerry Adams, then president of Sinn Féin, which was widely regarded as the political wing of the IRA. Television stations resorted to using actors’ voices to relay statements instead.
When Power Becomes Permission: The Retreat of the Rule of Law in Nigeria by Lawson Akhigbe
A state begins to lose its authority when the law is formidable when dealing with the powerless but negotiable when dealing with the politically connected. Nigeria is increasingly flirting with precisely that danger.
The American Constitution Was Never Designed for a President Who Treats Congress as Optional By Lawson Akhigbe
The framers of the United States Constitution expected conflict. They expected ambition. They expected rivalry between the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government.
NOT ON SEAT: When the Nigerian State Goes Home Because the Man Who Runs It Is Away by Lawson Akhigbe
You arrive at a government office because you need a service. You have your documents. You have paid the required fees. You have probably taken three days off work and spent half your morning fighting traffic.
