Nigeria’s House of Lords

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The best Nigerians can pray for is that these well-loaded species of senators take a cue from the members of the House of Lords and not be on salary.

Andy Ezeani

Nigeria has always exhibited traits of multiple personality or at best a troubling uncertainty about its very status. Although it is not a monarchy, the country has remained tied to the flowing robes of all shades of monarchs across the length and breadth of the land. Not surprisingly, some of the bold ones among the monarchs have come up intermittently to suggest that it is high time they were accorded full constitutional roles, with their own legislative chamber. Why not?

Nigeria is not a theocracy. Yet the State and its various elected and unelected leaders over the years have refused to let religion be a personal matter. And so here Nigeria is, not a monarchy but with monarchs calling shots all over; not a theocracy,…



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