I will come back to the matter in some detail shortly. But let me preface my comments by asserting that the subliminal issue behind this request is the ongoing conversation about restructuring Nigeria ...

My impression of our democracy is that democracy is yet to come. What we are having are attempts towards democracy. So, we are like people who want to study medicine and they are doing pre- med ...

“The American System is, in many ways, more difficult, certainly far more expensive and much longer than parliamentary system, and I really admire the people who subject themselves to it. Even when I, ...

Former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, says when the parliamentary system of government was practiced in Nigeria, it led the country into disaster. Information Nigeria reports that ...

Building Bridges Initiative chairman Yusuf Haji (left), vice-chair Adams Oloo and the task force secretary Paul Mwangi address the media in Nairobi. [Collins Kweyu, Standard] It is possible that those ...

The subtitle of Maxwell L. Stearns' new book, “Parliamentary America,” is critical: “The Least Radical Means of Radically Repairing Our Broken Democracy.” Perhaps the worst single aspect of America's ...

The ongoing debate in South Asia is part of a larger conversation about what type of democratic governance is best. With the notable exception of China, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, and a handful of ...

The House of Representatives has passed to the second reading a bill to return Nigeria to a parliamentary system of government This was part of the 31 constitutional amendment bills that passed the ...

RODRIGO Duterte won the presidency riding on the slogan "Pagbabago." His campaign centered on "federalism," a concept dear to the neglected people from the margins, milking this polarizing catchphrase ...