BREXIT: A long road to independence for UK

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By Morak Babajide-Alabi

As Britain is confused on BREXIT, let us cast a look back at the past. This article was first published in this column on September 11, 2016. It is relevant today as there is still no headway, almost three years after. Read on:

When on June 23, 2016, the majority of British voters decided it was time to dump the European Union, they never expected it would take this long before the process that will ease them out will start. The joy of the announcement of the result in the early morning of June 24 had turned into a nightmare for them now. While some have openly regretted the decision to vote to “leg” it from the EU, the majority have no idea what is going to happen next because of the foot-dragging of their leaders.

For some of them voting “out” was on sentiments rather than hard facts. Many have confessed if they were as educated as they are now on BREXIT, they probably would have voted otherwise.

Going down history lane, we do recall that the…



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