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Nigeria Should Give Up Western Democracy in Favor of Its Traditions, Ex-President Says
Nigeria Should Give Up Western Democracy in Favor of Its Traditions, Ex-President Says
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In October, Otunba Biodun Ajiboye, an executive secretary of the National Institute for Cultural Orientation, said during a press conference for the... 01.11.2024, Sputnik Africa
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Nigeria should give up the concept of Western democracy in favor of its own traditions, the former President Olusegun Obasanjo said during the valedictory service in honor of Prof. Chinedum Babalola, the outgoing Vice-Chancellor of Chrisland University in Abeokuta in the southwest of Nigeria.Obasanjo added that African traditions are connected with communalism, when citizens of one country do everything together instead of opposition. He noted that there are prominent Nigerians who could contribute to changes in the country.Earlier, Dr. Abdulkareem Alhassan, Director of the Center for General Studies at the Federal University of Lafia in central Nigeria, told Sputnik Africa that Abuja should join the growing trend of trading in local currencies, particularly with Russia.In an interview, Dr. Alhassan emphasized the numerous benefits of this shift. He argued that using local currencies would conserve Nigeria's foreign exchange reserves, alleviate pressure on the naira, and enhance the country's economic sovereignty.
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Nigeria Should Give Up Western Democracy in Favor of Its Traditions, Ex-President Says
16:37 01.11.2024 (Updated: 17:36 01.11.2024) In October, Otunba Biodun Ajiboye, an executive secretary of the National Institute for Cultural Orientation, said during a press conference for the International Day of Intangible Cultural Heritage that it is important for Nigerians to decolonize their minds and see their cultural festivals, language, and rituals as a national heritage.
Nigeria should give up the concept of Western democracy in favor of its own traditions, the former President Olusegun Obasanjo said during the valedictory service in honor of Prof. Chinedum Babalola, the outgoing Vice-Chancellor of Chrisland University in Abeokuta in the southwest of Nigeria.
"I have always been talking about Western liberal democracy. It is not working for us; it is not even working for those who gave it to us. The British were complaining. We must rethink democracy," the former president said, as quoted by local media.
Obasanjo added that African traditions are connected with communalism, when citizens of one country do everything together instead of opposition. He noted that there are prominent Nigerians who could contribute to
changes in the country.
Earlier, Dr. Abdulkareem Alhassan, Director of the Center for General Studies at the Federal University of Lafia in central Nigeria, told
Sputnik Africa that Abuja should join the
growing trend of trading in local currencies, particularly with Russia.
In an
interview, Dr. Alhassan emphasized the numerous benefits of this shift. He argued that using local currencies would conserve Nigeria's foreign exchange reserves, alleviate pressure on the naira, and enhance the country's economic sovereignty.
