Republic of Niger - The Crisis and the Irony

[Sabella]

The political crisis in the Republic of Niger and other coup-infested countries calls for a political solution and NOT a military intervention or threat of military intervention.

One of the ironies in the ongoing saga is that Nigeria which could not effectively defeat Boko Haram is about to insert itself into the internal affairs of Niger. What a joke! One false move by Nigeria/ECOWAS and the crisis will engulf the West African sub-region. Possibly wider!

A military intervention gone wrong may even lead to widespread mutiny and or military coup d’état in Nigeria. 

There is not a single professional, well-trained, well-armed, and well-constituted army in West Africa – more so in Nigeria where some four decades of false-politicization, corruption, measly financial compensation, poor training, and poor staffing have emaciated a once buoyant military.

In Nigeria, as in much of Africa, there is a crisis of leadership and a crisis of effective institutions and governance. In this instance, one of the biggest jokers is Abuja (where the circus is painful to watch, and the tragic comedy continues).

Really, what does Nigeria have to offer the Republic of Niger in terms of good governance and leadership principles? What!?

Sabella Ogbobode Abidde

https://www.facebook.com/sabidde/

[Oluwatoyin Adepoju]

Sadly true

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[Victor Okafor]

The war mongering and saber rattling constitute a joke of the century laced with a load of political ironies. 

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