₦airaland Forum

Democracy is considered the fairest and perhaps the most appropriate form of government.; little wonder therefore that it is the most recommended and the most adopted form of government the world over.

Nigeria adopted the practice of full democracy in 1979 under Alhaji Shehu Shagari's government and thereafter had a spate of Military rule before the commence of this present democratic government that has made our parliamentarians billionaires.

I remember that some years back a leading politician once said that Nigeria was not ripe enough yet for a full-blown democratic government. The truth about this statement is becoming very glaring and starkly obvious. Aside the questionable and fraudulent means most politicians use in forcing their way into office, the law makers also fix for themselves, robust salaries and allowances running into billions of Naira as salaries and remuneration for their short period of stay in office. This billing is considered outrageous in most quarters especially when it is obvious that an average Nigerian Senator earns far more than the President of the United States of America!

This uncontrolled salary and allowances of the Law Makers probably averages more than 20 per cent of the National Expenditure yearly. The bitter truth is that nobody is even considering reducing this exorbitant spending on governance both at the National and State levels of government.. If this trend goes unchecked, the economic situation of the country may worsen.

The Nigerian economy now, going by statistics, is in depression and the situation may become even more deplorable if the salaries and allowances of Law Makers and Governors are not reviewed downward!

You're wrong.

Rephrase your subject to "Cost of Presidential System of Government" will bankrupt Nigeria

LadyExcellency:
You're wrong.

Rephrase your subject to "Cost of Presidential System of Government" will bankrupt Nigeria

Say no more

Exactly. I totally agree

Thanks.

LadyExcellency:
You're wrong.

Rephrase your subject to "Cost of Presidential System of Government" will bankrupt Nigeria

Then hold a referendum let constituent parts who are no longer interested with the union move on with their lives and determine how they want to run their lives.