If Balewa were to come back from the dead today and is asked to pick his army chief, would he still go for Ironsi? He was wide awake, mixing his nationalist broth with condiments of small nepotism here, a little of altruism there. In her review of Adam Bellow’s ‘In Praise of Nepotism: A Natural History’, Joanne B. Ciulla says “nepotism was very much on the minds of America’s founding fathers. But that cautious beginning notwithstanding, America has evolved to mint its own brand of ‘safe’ nepotism. In all these nepotism matters, the peace of the country and the happiness of the people are the casualties.

Source: Nigerian Tribune November 04, 2024 17:35 UTC