How To Fix Politics In Nigeria, Africa - Ezekwesili

Former education minister, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has shared findings from her study from her fellowship on ways to fix politics in Nigeria and Africa as a whole.

She stated these in a report Thursday with 124 Nigerians from various walks of life on how to utilise her study.

Ezekwesili said that she found that politics in Nigeria was at the core, the reason for the "poor state of affairs" in the country and that democratic processes are not whole without politics.

She said, “My research findings primarily reinforce that the poor state of affairs in Nigeria is the consequence of the quality of politics at play. Politics is at the heart of everything any society can or will become. The essential process of democracy is not complete without politics."

She noted the three political pillars that must function together to entrench the "right quality of politics" that will consequently lead to better economic performance for the people.

“Every pillar or angle of the triangle must function effectively and concurrently with the other two to enable the right quality of politics that will deliver strong economic performance for a people," Ezekwesili shared.

“In evaluating the outcome of politics in Nigeria and Africa, my study established that the quality of the electorate, quality of political class and quality and lack of independence and capacity of political institutions constitute a structural and systemic problem for democracy and must therefore be fixed by citizens.

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“The constitutional, legal, institutional, and regulatory environment is compromised by the political class to more frequently act without independence, fairness, and adherence to the rule of law. The political space is thus completely monopolised by the supply side of governance, that is the political class, thereby, causing political, economic, and social stagnation for the nation and people.

“The bright prospect is that evidence from the #FixPolitics research shows that citizens are the only angle of the triangle that can act and propel systemic change by collectively and decisively acting for their common good."