Professor Kingsley Moghalu
Between technocrats and politicians, who should lead Nigeria? In a democracy, the politician ought to have the legitimacy of the popular will behind him/her, but the problem is our elections are selections, really, because they’re rigged. So, who exactly is legitimate?
— Kingsley Moghalu (@MoghaluKingsley) July 9, 2020
2. Meanwhile, the reality is that, after the First Republic, whatever progress that has occurred in Nigeria has been almost entirely wrought by technocrats, or at the very least under politicians who empowered and protected the technocrats from “politics”, eg OBJ presidency.
— Kingsley Moghalu (@MoghaluKingsley) July 9, 2020
3. This should tell us something: first, that we can marry the two by prioritizing proven, competent technocrats in the leadership selection process of our democracy; second, that politics, because of the way we play it, has prevented our making progress./ #Ends
— Kingsley Moghalu (@MoghaluKingsley) July 9, 2020
