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kleptocratic paradox

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Opinion

The kleptocratic paradox of Nigeria’s relationship with money (2)

By Dr. Jimoh OLOREDE For emphasis, Nigeria’s total public debt stock as at 2023 when President Bola Tinubu, GCFR, assumed office, was N87.91 trillion, according to the Debt Management Office (DMO). What an inheritance! Truly, uneasy lies the head that…

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July 17, 2024

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Opinion

The kleptocratic paradox of Nigeria’s relationship with money (1)

By Jimoh Olorede, PhD A keen analytical observation would show Nigeria had, in 1999, only returned to kleptocracy, and not democracy. The simple, common, widely-accepted definition of democracy as a system consent of the governed is “government of the people,…

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July 8, 2024