Commentary: What are the prospects for political stability in Nigeria, which has a federal system that has been modeled on that of the United States?
People near a billboard with a congratulatory message for President-Elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos, Nigeria, on March 5, 2023.
Quickly adjusting America’s stance, U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Mary Beth Leonard called on INEC to address the challenges before the next electoral round.INEC responded to the multiplying protests by postponing the election of governors and state assemblies to March 18 from March 11. Much is at stake in how this combustible situation in Africa’s largest democracy is handled.
In the 2015 elections, Nigeria’s current president, Muhammadu Buhari, struck a historic deal with Tinubu, political chieftain of the Yoruba southwest. It enabled him to wrest the presidency after several tries. Discontent and damage are real, but they are attributes of a country with malfunctioning institutions, extreme poverty, violent Islamist insurgencies and widespread insecurity. The vise was further tightened on Nigerians, including electoral workers, when the currency was changed ahead of the elections, and cash became scarce.
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