Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Okey Ndibe asks: Nigeria: why are we sleeping easy when terrorists have kidnapped our children?

Is this true in spite of the limitations of Nigeria- 'For the most part, the Nigerian state abjures all responsibilities to the citizenry'?

I think it is untrue and unfair.

This is more of exaggeration and uncritical condemnation than genuine criticism.

toyin

On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 7:27 PM, 'Ikhide <xokigbo@yahoo.com>' via USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> wrote:

 "It's a cruel, but true, joke that Nigeria is the most "privatised" country in the world. If a citizen wants water, s/he digs a borehole. If s/he wants sound medical treatment, then s/he must travel abroad to get it. Want electric power? Buy yourself a generator and fuel it. How about security? Pay off the local police chief to acquire two or three police officers – or, better still, hire your own private security. If you want good schools for your children, make/steal enough money to put them in a private school or send them abroad.

 

For the most part, the Nigerian state abjures all responsibilities to the citizenry. The state exists to empower a tiny few to hijack the country's resources, and to enjoy perpetual immunity from prosecution for their crimes..."

 

- Okey Ndibe

 

Nigeria: why are we sleeping easy when terrorists have kidnapped our children?

			Nigeria: why are we sleeping easy when terrorists have k... The government seems to have renounced all responsibility for its citizens – forcing parents to consider their own rescue attempt, says Okey Ndibe
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- Ikhide

 

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