The Nigeria Political Science Affiliation (NPSA) has suggested President Bola Tinubu to represent a technical committee to take a look at the idea of liberal democracy and its follow within the nation.
The affiliation famous that liberal democracy is the reason for challenges dealing with the nation through the years.
NPSA’s President, Prof. Hassan Saliu, throughout an interview with LEADERSHIP in Ilorin, Kwara State famous that the sociopolitical and socioeconomic challenges bedeviling the nation could proceed, “as a result of each capitalism and its offspring, liberal democracy, have been noticed to endure from perennial disaster, not solely in Nigeria however in all places on the planet”.
Saliu, who teaches political science on the College of Ilorin, mentioned that liberal democracy idea was developed as a type of complementing capitalism, including that liberal democracy is the political face of capitalism, which was not designed for commoners.
He opined mentioned that there isn’t any want going for one more constitutional convention, due to the price implication and the financial scenario of the nation.
He, subsequently, referred to as for the structure of a technical committee to assessment and work on previous efforts in constitutional conferences and convey out one thing that may assist Nigeria resolve most of its issues.
Saliu mentioned there’s nothing new in Nigeria as the issues have been the identical, including that failure to deal with the issues as at when applicable had created greater concern that now worries everybody in Nigeria.
“For us as an expert affiliation, we don’t imagine in chasing the shadow. Most Nigerians discuss excessive price of this and that. Some would blame APC, and others, whereas some discuss ethnic rivalry or chauvinism, non secular intolerance and so forth, however we as an affiliation has risen above all that.
“We are saying all these are manifestations of a system. Why can’t you confront the system? The system on this case occurs to be the car with which we’re practising our democracy, which is liberal democracy. Look world wide, liberal democracy is dealing with challenges. It’s the most well-liked type of democracy, but it’s dealing with challenges the world over. In our view, no a lot tinkering, coverage, efforts can remedy liberal democracy from its unique illness.
“What’s the unique illness? Liberal democracy was developed as a type of complementing capitalism. In different phrase, liberal democracy is the political face of capitalism. It was not designed for commoners. And one elementary assumptions of liberal democracy is that there’s an affordable stage of manufacturing within the society.
“Being political scientists, we’re saying that Nigeria ought to have a look at most popular car to follow our democracy. Are we positive the car is match sufficient for the type of aspirations we have now. Our aspirations revolves round speedy improvement, higher situation of life.
“Could also be our democrats have forgotten. The one factor that is sensible to Nigerians is for them to get pleasure from an affordable price of dwelling. Nigerians need to see how the financial circumstances have improved resulting from democratic follow. However every time they attempt to plot the graph, what they see is all the time, as accountants would say, within the crimson. This implies it’s not significant or not so impactful to them. Democracy in Africa is being seen for its utilitarian worth for its skill to remodel lives,” Saliu mentioned.
