Certificate Education and Good Governance -Anaenugwu Ndubuisi

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February 10, 2026

I have written repeatedly on the urgent need to reposition our education system to address the real and pressing needs of our society.

Increasingly, I find myself compelled to ask a simple but uncomfortable question: are our governors truly exceptional, or are they merely overrated by a system that rewards rhetoric over results?

Building a modern and functional society is not rocket science. What is the big deal in constructing durable urban and rural roads?

What is so difficult about developing new cities, functional markets, and well-planned communities?

Development, in its simplest form, is the strategic assemblage of quality human resources, combined with the effective utilization of abundant mineral and natural resources, to deliver basic but critical outcomes: low-cost housing, efficient 21st-century road networks, proper urban and rural planning, a clean and attractive environment, affordable food, public pipe-borne water, and stable, affordable electricity.

Unfortunately, our obsession with certificate education has failed to deliver these essentials.

For decades, we have glorified paper qualifications with little or no practical value, while neglecting productivity, innovation, and real problem-solving capacity.

The result is a growing army of certificate holders who are unemployed, underemployed, or unemployable—graduates trained to seek jobs that do not exist rather than to create value where opportunities abound.

This model must be jettisoned.

We must deliberately transition from certificate-driven education to a skills-based, productivity-oriented system that encourages entrepreneurship, innovation, and wealth creation.

Crucially, this reform must begin from the primary school level. Our pupils should be taught how to add value to their environment—how to identify problems, apply skills, and create solutions—rather than being burdened with obsolete curricula and recycled theories that no longer reflect the realities of the modern world.

In this regard, the initiative of the Soludo administration to introduce skill-based subjects such as solar installation, garment making, GSM repairs, agriculture and agro-processing, plumbing, tiling, POP installation, event management, bakery, hairstyling, makeup artistry, interior design, CCTV and intercom installation, digital literacy, information technology, and robotics is both timely and commendable.

However, introducing skill-based subjects alone is not enough.
Government must go further by deliberately establishing industrial and agricultural villages where these skills can be harnessed, refined, and scaled into a true industrial revolution.

With proper planning, coordination, and investment, young people can begin to create value, build wealth, and earn legitimate and sustainable income.
This approach offers a powerful and practical response to social vices such as kidnapping, internet fraud, armed robbery, and other forms of criminality, which thrive largely on unemployment, frustration, and economic exclusion.

The Soludo government must , therefore be intentional in building a new educational order—one that links learning directly to production. Planning, building, and maintaining new cities, markets, roads, housing estates, and industrial clusters can engage millions of young people in dignified, well-paying jobs while simultaneously transforming the state’s infrastructure and economy.

In today’s fast-changing global economy, practical skills have become the primary driver of human capital demand. Nations that prioritize skills over certificates are the ones creating jobs, driving innovation, and sustaining long-term economic growth.

Our school children must therefore be provided with an academic environment where they learn not only how to read and write, but also how to think critically, solve problems, create wealth, and contribute meaningfully to society.
This strategic shift is aimed at nurturing entrepreneurial thinking, technical competence, and job-ready skills from an early age—ensuring that our graduates leave school prepared to create value, not merely to accumulate certificates, titles, and empty credentials.

Education must once again become a tool for development, not decoration.

Anaenugwu Ndubuisi
Ambassador General
Good Governance Ministry (GGM)
Email:ggovernanceministry@gmail.com

Gov. Soludo and the Disconnect with the Ordinary People- Anaenugwu

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February 10, 2026

Governor Soludo, despite his intellectual depth and strong academic background, appears disconnected from the everyday realities of ordinary people.

With his training in economics, one would have expected policies that stimulate production, expand economic opportunities, and ultimately create quality jobs. Unfortunately, this has not translated into tangible economic prosperity for the people.

More troubling is the failure to build trust—without which public respect and genuine loyalty cannot be earned.

Governments ordinarily deploy public policies to win public confidence and affection. Sadly, Governor Soludo has not demonstrated sufficient empathy or love for the ordinary people of Anambra State. This vacuum partly explains why many still see Nnamdi Kanu as a prophetic figure of the times. Can we entirely blame the people for this perception? It is largely the political and economic elite who endorse Governor Soludo’s approach, including the controversial closure of Onitsha Main Market.

I have never supported the weekly sit-at-home policy; it is unproductive and strategically flawed. At the same time, I cannot endorse Governor Soludo’s increasingly autocratic approach. The Governor has missed a critical opportunity over the past 46 months to genuinely endear himself to the people just like Gov Alex Otti of Abia State.

With the tools of 21st-century good governance, he could have demonstrated what true public service looks like.
Key questions remain unanswered:
Is Governor Soludo genuinely interested in improving electricity supply in Anambra State, especially when the state has regulatory powers over power generation, transmission, and distribution? Why the silence while the state monopolist, EEDC, continues to exploit the people? What of the businessmen mining our crude oil and natural gas ? What about the enforcement of the open grazing law? Food security? Modernization of existing markets and construction of new ones? Low-cost housing? Public pipe-borne water? Industrial and agricultural villages? Where are the economic opportunities? What concrete steps have been taken to reduce the widening income inequalities in the state?

The people are angry—deeply so—and Nnamdi Kanu increasingly appears to them as the last hope. I expected Governor Soludo to consult more widely and engage more inclusively. It is not enough to brand those who obey sit-at-home orders as criminals or terrorist sympathizers.

Politics is driven as much by emotion as by rational thought. Governor Soludo appears uninterested in this emotional dimension, which explains why his speeches fail to resonate with ordinary people.

That said, the people must also share in the blame. Many failed to strike a balance between emotional outrage and rational civic engagement. They had the opportunity to vote Governor Soludo out, yet widespread political apathy prevailed. Some of those who voted sold their votes.

Under such circumstances, how seriously can any government take the people? Too often, our people follow leaders sheepishly and blindly, without critical thinking or accountability.

In truth, we have failed ourselves and must confront the consequences of our collective irrationality.

After God comes the government. We must recognize that we willingly transferred our power to Governor Soludo for four years. It is now our responsibility to organize, engage, and demand accountability—especially in the area of security and economic opportunities.

What we seek is a just, equitable, and fair society where human dignity and mutual respect are guaranteed. Sadly, Nigeria in its current form struggles to deliver this.
Therefore, the call for a new Nation or Nnamdi Kanu release from prison cannot be achieved through sit-at-home protests, but through political processes and active political participation.

Ndubuisi Anaenugwu is the Ambassador General of Good Governance Ministry ( GGM)

Biafra–Odùduwà Alliance Announces Plan for “Peaceful De-Amalgamation Congress

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February 10, 2026

A coalition of pro-self-determination groups under the banner Coalition to De-Amalgamate Nigeria for Security (CODES) has announced what it calls a historic alliance between Biafran and Odùduwà movements, urging a peaceful separation of Nigeria into independent national entities.

At a press conference monitored by BVI Channel 1 Online, representatives of the coalition described their initiative as a non-violent political campaign aimed at addressing insecurity, political marginalization, and humanitarian crises across the country.

The Alliance and Its Demands
CODES said it is jointly championed by activists associated with the Yoruba and Igbo self-determination movements. According to the group, the proposed “De-Amalgamation Congress” will be open to all ethnic nationalities in Nigeria who wish to pursue self-governance through legal and internationally recognized processes.

The coalition called for Internationally supervised referendums on self-determination,restructuring or dissolution of Nigeria into separate nations including Biafra and Odùduwà.
Organizers argued that the campaign is grounded in international law, citing provisions in the UN Charter and African human rights instruments that recognize peoples’ rights to political self-determination.

Speakers at the briefing accused the Nigerian government of failing to protect citizens from armed violence and terrorism. They alleged widespread displacement, attacks on rural communities, and a lack of accountability for perpetrators.

They further claimed the country’s current structure lacks the consent of its constituent peoples and therefore cannot guarantee stability. According to the coalition, insecurity across multiple regions has eroded public trust in federal authority.

Government officials have repeatedly rejected similar accusations in the past, maintaining that security agencies are combating insurgency, banditry, and communal violence nationwide.
CODES based much of its position on historical grievances. The group argued that the 1914 amalgamation of Northern and Southern protectorate by British colonial authorities created a state without popular consent and entrenched structural imbalances that persist today.

The coalition also referenced:
The Nigerian civil war and post-war political tensions involving the Igbo
Political disputes affecting Yoruba regions, including the annulled 1993 election.
Long-standing communal conflicts in parts of the Middle Belt.

According to the speakers, these events demonstrate a pattern of unresolved disputes within Nigeria’s federal framework.

The coalition linked its call for separation to ongoing violence involving insurgent groups such as Boko Haram and other armed factions operating in various regions.
It alleged that communities in the North-East, North-West, Middle Belt, South-East, and South-West have experienced repeated attacks and displacement.

The group argued that local self-governance would better enable communities to manage security and accountability.

However, security analysts often note that Nigeria’s conflicts involve multiple complex factors including criminal networks, resource disputes, climate pressures, and regional instability across the Sahel — not solely constitutional arrangements.

CODES appealed to the international community to support what it described as a peaceful political process rather than violent confrontation. The coalition warned that unresolved tensions could lead to wider humanitarian consequences if not addressed through dialogue.

They emphasized that their proposal is intended to prevent conflict, not provoke it, and framed it as a democratic alternative to armed struggle.

The statement was attributed to several prominent figures linked to self-determination advocacy, including:
Prof. Banji Akintoye

Sunday Adeyemo (Igboho)

Dr. Kayode Emola

Nnamdi Kanu (referenced as leader of IPOB)

Other delegates affiliated with the coalition.

Nigeria has long faced debates over restructuring, regional autonomy, and federal balance. While some political leaders advocate constitutional reforms within a united country, separatist groups continue to push for independence.

The federal government has consistently maintained that Nigeria’s unity is non-negotiable, although discussions on devolution of powers and security reforms remain ongoing.

The announcement by CODES is expected to intensify national conversation around governance, security, and identity in Africa’s most populous nation.

— Queen Madu, BVI Channel 1 Online

IPOB Sit At Home: Soludo Shutsdown Main Market Onitsha

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January 26, 2026

Governor Soludo shuts down Onitsha main market for one week after traders obeyed IPOB’s sit-at-home order

The governor of Anambra state, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has ordered the closure of the Onitsha Main Market for one week over the traders’ failure to comply with the directive to defy the Monday sit-at-home order.

The state government had vowed to take decisive action if businesses in the state as well as government officials continue to obey the sit-at-home order of IPOB.

This morning, the governor while visiting the market, noticed most shops were shut down in obedience to the IPOB directive, The governor immediately ordered that the market be shut down till Monday February 2.

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Stop Waste Now: Peter Obi To Tinubu

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January 16, 2026

It is both tragic and concerning that our leaders continue to prioritize waste, corruption, propaganda, lies, and negative aspects of development over positive initiatives.

Recently, it was reported that $9 million of taxpayers’ money was spent on lobbyists in Washington, which I believe is just a small fraction of the global waste occurring in the same manner. This situation aligns with the disgraceful state of Nigeria.

This is merely a small example of wasteful spending that has contributed to our nation’s current failing status. To further illustrate the impact of such waste, we can look at a critical measure of development: the Human Development Index (HDI). Nigeria has remained stagnant in the low HDI category for 35 years, from 1990 to 2025. In contrast, comparable nations within the same low category, such as China—where Nigeria had a three-fold higher per capita income in 1990—and Indonesia have advanced from low to medium, and now to high categories.

The achievements of these nations were not the result of fate, miracles, or natural endowments, but rather a consequence of choices and the cumulative effects of good and bad leadership. This underscores the importance of prioritization.

To explain further the implications of the $9 million expenditure, let’s consider the components of HDI: life expectancy (health), education, and per capita income (poverty). Nigeria is failing in all three measures. For instance, regarding health, let’s examine the $9 million, which is approximately ₦14 billion spent wrongly. Nigeria now has the lowest life expectancy in the world and ranks among the top two countries globally for maternal mortality, making childbirth one of the most precarious experiences for Nigerian women. Instead of investing in life-saving systems, we spend millions trying to obscure our failures.

Our key medical centers are teaching hospitals, and I will use six—one from each geopolitical zone of Nigeria—to illustrate this failure. For the 2024 capital budget for teaching hospitals, which remains operational today, the allocations are as follows: ₦2.67 billion to the University College Hospital, Ibadan (South-West), ₦2.46 billion to Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria (North-West), ₦2.8 billion to the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu (South-East), ₦2.43 billion to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City (South-South), ₦1.16 billion to the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin (North-Central), and ₦2.37 billion to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri (North-East), totaling ₦13.9 billion for our premier medical centers.
The $9 million spent on foreign lobbyists could have been used wisely to purchase essential hospital equipment for Nigerian hospitals, improving our healthcare capabilities and positively influencing our national image.

This $9 million is sufficient to fund the entire 2024 capital budget for at least one major teaching hospital in each zone, directly enhancing survival rates, care, and life expectancy. The funds are available; what is lacking are prioritization, discipline, and effective leadership.

This situation is unacceptable. Every naira of taxpayers’ money should serve the Nigerian people. Instead, citizens are dying in failing hospitals while the government pays foreigners to pretend that everything is fine. We cannot continue to live in an illusion while our reality deteriorates. This constant prioritization of trivial matters must come to an end.

A New Nigeria is POssible.

– PO

ERA OF FINANCIAL RECKLESSNESS- Peter Obi

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January 7, 2026

Financial recklessness is increasingly becoming normalized in our country. Just last week, it was alarmingly reported that the President approved the write-off of ₦5.57 trillion and $1.42 billion—approximately ₦8 trillion—in debts owed by NNPC, a company that recently announced profits and claimed it had turned a new leaf.

This is the same agency currently facing serious audit inquiries for failing to account for ₦210 trillion, an amount that far exceeds the combined Federal budgets of Nigeria from 2023 to 2026. For context, the Federal Government’s budgets for these years were approximately: ₦21.83 trillion for 2023, ₦43.56 trillion for 2024, ₦54.99 trillion for 2025, and an estimated ₦58.18 trillion for 2026. The total budget for these four years amounts to roughly ₦178.56 trillion.

Nigerians are still waiting for the outcome of the National Assembly investigation into the missing trillions. This company is also under scrutiny for trillions spent on non-functional refineries. Yet, the President, who also serves as the Minister in charge, has approved the write-off of about ₦8 trillion in NNPC debts.

Nigerians, already enduring severe hardships due to the removal of petroleum and electricity subsidies—with no tangible improvements in their lives—are now confronted with this unexplained debt forgiveness. The nearly ₦8 trillion write-off will effectively replace revenue that the government is currently seeking through unfair taxation.

It is imperative that the government provides a clear and transparent justification for the write-off, given the immense impact such a large amount of resources could have on national development.

This almost ₦8 trillion write-off could have generated the revenue the government now seeks through these unfair taxes. The amount exceeds the 2025 combined Federal budget allocations for education, health, and agriculture, which total ₦7.1 trillion. In practical terms, this money alone could fully fund critical areas of development, lifting millions of Nigerians out of poverty and significantly reducing the over 130 million people currently living in poverty in the country.

The write-off sum of ₦8 trillion is nearly twice the 2025 Federal Security budget of ₦4.9 trillion, even as insecurity continues to devastate communities across the nation.

Such resources could empower 8 million youths—10% of the 80 million unemployed—creating approximately 1,000 jobs for each of the 8,809 wards, thus substantially reducing the 130 million impoverished individuals in the country.

The President, who is also the Minister, owes the Nigerian people clear answers. The citizens deserve honesty, fiscal discipline, and governance that protects their interests—not the interests of mismanaged corporations or political elites.

This betrayal of the people must be stopped.

A New Nigeria is POssible.

– PO

We Are Free And We Are Happy – Venezuelans Around The World Celebrate The Capture of Maduro By US Government

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January 4, 2026

Venezuelans across the world have taken to the streets to celebrate the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, who was flown out of the country and indicted in the United States on drug and weapons charges.

The development has sparked scenes of jubilation among Venezuelans at home and in the diaspora, many of whom say they were forced to flee the country due to years of violence, hyperinflation, gang activity, and shortages of food and medicine. More than eight million people have left Venezuela since 2014, leaving the nation with one of the largest displacement crises in the world, according to the United Nations.

Venezuela is also home to the world’s largest proven crude oil reserves, a resource wealth that contrasts sharply with years of economic collapse, mass migration, and political crisis under Maduro’s rule.

Following news of Maduro’s capture, crowds gathered in cities across Latin America, the United States, and Europe, singing, dancing, and waving Venezuelan and US flags.

Many said the moment symbolised the collapse of what they described as a dictatorship.

One celebrant in Chile said, “I’ve come to celebrate because the dictatorship has fallen, Maduro’s drug trafficking has fallen. We are free and happy that the dictatorship has fallen and that we will have a free country.”

Another Venezuelan in Doral, Florida, said, “Today, justice is being served for all the Venezuelans who were forced to leave our country. We are fighters, entrepreneurs, and good people, and we want to return home to rebuild Venezuela.

“Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were seized during a US military operation carried out in the early hours of Saturday in Caracas. Explosions, low flying aircraft, and columns of smoke were reported across the capital as the operation unfolded.

Speaking shortly after announcing the raid, US President Donald Trump described it as a “brilliant operation,” crediting extensive planning and elite troops. Asked whether Congress had been consulted before authorising the strike, Trump said the issue would be discussed later.

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Breaking: Federal Government Withdraws Criminal defamation Case Against Senator Natasha

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January 4, 2026

Court documents show the office of the Attorney General of the Federation on the 12th of December 2025, filed a notice of discontinuance notifying the Federal High Court of its decision to terminate the criminal matter against Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan initiated by the dual petitions of Senator Godswill Akpabio and Ex Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state.

It would be recalled that she was charged amongst others for accusing Senator Godswill Akpabio and Yahaya Bello on Seun Okinbaloye’s Politics Today show on their plans to eliminate her.

While Senator Natasha’s petition to the Inspector General of Police on threat to life was ignored, she was criminally arraigned on charges of criminal defamation and cyber bullying for speaking out on the threat to her life.

Governor Usman Ododo, Senator Ekpenyong Asuquo, Ambassador Reno Omokri and Sandra Duru stood as witnesses for Godswill Akpabio and Yahaya Bello.

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GGM Cooperative New Year Message – 2026

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January 4, 2026

we celebrate the dawn of 2026—a year of renewed hope, collective action, and purposeful commitment.

As a Cooperative, we have made a clear promise: to build a sustainable food ecosystem across Igboland as a practical response to the growing challenge of food insecurity. No society can thrive without food security, and no economy can develop without an inclusive financial system. Sadly, Nigeria’s financial architecture continues to favor the wealthy, while the poor and the working class are trapped in a vicious cycle of exclusion and economic dependency.

In 2026, GGM Cooperative will deepen its mission of economic inclusion by creating a structured platform where the surplus sector of the economy productively interfaces with the deficit sector. This deliberate linkage will unlock access to capital, stimulate productivity, create decent jobs, and expand shared prosperity within our communities.

Building a modern and prosperous society is not rocket science. What it truly requires is visionary leadership, discipline, integrity, and collective sacrifice. With the right leadership and an organized people, even the most daunting economic challenges can be overcome.

GGM Cooperative has risen to this historic responsibility.
We are not driven by rhetoric, but by action. We are not motivated by short-term gains, but by long-term group wealth creation and generational impact.

As we step into 2026, we will consolidate on our gains, strengthen our institutions, and scale our group wealth-building initiatives for the benefit of all members.

On behalf of the Management and leadership of Good Governance Multipurpose Cooperative Ltd., I wish you and your families a Happy, Prosperous, and Impact-Driven New Year.

Welcome to 2026 — the year of consolidation, productivity, and shared prosperity.

Ndubuisi Anaenugwu
President, GGM Cooperative

Is Nigeria Practicing Democracy or Mere Civil Rule? Anaenugwu Ndubuisi, GGM

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January 4, 2026

Democracy, in its classical and modern understanding, goes beyond the mere existence of elected civilians in government.

It encompasses popular sovereignty, rule of law, separation of powers, accountability, free and fair elections, protection of civil liberties, and meaningful citizen participation in governance. When assessed against these benchmarks, a fundamental question arises: Is Nigeria truly practicing democracy, or merely operating under civil rule?

Civil rule simply means governance by civilians rather than military officers. Democracy, however, is a deeper and more demanding system—one in which power genuinely resides with the people and leaders govern with their consent under clearly defined constitutional limits.

Nigeria returned to civilian governance in 1999 after years of military dictatorship. While this transition ended overt military rule, it did not automatically institutionalize democratic culture. What Nigeria has largely practiced since then is electoral civilianism, not consolidated democracy.

Elections are the heartbeat of democracy. In Nigeria, elections are routinely conducted, yet they are persistently marred by irregularities—vote buying, intimidation, violence, logistical failures, judicial manipulation, and elite capture of electoral institutions.
The credibility of elections has suffered greatly, leading many citizens to believe that leaders emerge more from elite consensus and judicial affirmation than from the genuine will of the electorate. When citizens lose confidence in elections, democracy becomes hollow, reduced to ritual without substance.

A true democracy is governed by laws, not by men. In Nigeria, however, the rule of law is often applied selectively. Powerful political actors like Governors frequently evade accountability, while ordinary citizens bear the full weight of the law.
Court orders are sometimes disobeyed by state institutions, prolonged pre-trial detentions persist, and anti-corruption efforts appear politicized. Where laws do not bind the powerful, democracy is fundamentally compromised.

Nigeria operates a highly centralized federal system that contradicts the principles of democratic federalism. Power and resources are concentrated at the center, leaving states and local governments financially dependent and politically constrained.
This overcentralization weakens institutions, encourages rent-seeking, and undermines grassroots participation. Local governments, which should be the closest democratic units to the people, are largely controlled by state governors, reducing democracy at the base to an illusion.

Another indicator of democratic health is citizen engagement. In Nigeria, voter apathy is rising, particularly among young people. Many citizens no longer believe their votes count or that government represents their interests.
Peaceful protests are often met with excessive force or legal restrictions, shrinking civic space and reinforcing public cynicism. A democracy that fears its citizens’ voices is already in distress.

Although Nigeria enjoys a relatively vibrant media landscape, journalists and media organizations face intimidation, harassment, and regulatory pressures. Whistleblowers and critics of government policies are often labeled as enemies of the state.
When the press is constrained, accountability weakens, and democracy slides toward authoritarian civilian rule.

Nigeria today operates under civil rule with democratic features, but not a fully functioning democracy. The presence of elections, a constitution, and civilian leaders creates the appearance of democracy, yet the substance—popular sovereignty, accountability, rule of law, and institutional independence—remains fragile.

Democracy is not defined by the absence of military uniforms in government houses, but by the presence of justice, transparency, and genuine consent of the governed.

For Nigeria to transition from civil rule to true democracy, several reforms are imperative:
1. Electoral reform to guarantee credible, transparent, and verifiable elections.

2. Judicial independence and strict adherence to the rule of law.

3. Political restructuring and decentralization to strengthen federalism and local governance.

4. Protection of civil
liberties, including the right to protest and free expression.

5. Institutional accountability, ensuring no individual or office is above the law.

Nigeria’s democratic journey remains unfinished. What exists is a civilian-controlled state with democratic aspirations, not yet a democracy in the true sense. Until power genuinely belongs to the people and institutions serve public interest rather than elite privilege, Nigeria will continue to practice civil rule wearing the garments of democracy.

True democracy is not declared; it is built—patiently, courageously, and collectively.

Anaenugwu Ndubuisi is an economist and Ambassador General of GGM