Who are we to tell them how they should conduct their affairs and whom they should prefer as their rulers? Plus, in Nigeria, the tide of public opinion is overwhelmingly against any form of Nigeria-led military aggression to restore civilian rule in Niger. “France can give up Mali and Burkina Faso, but Niger is the only country it will not give up without a fight,” he said. Niger has the highest number of land cruisers per capita in Africa.”What Professor Falola describes isn’t exclusive to Niger, of course. I thought President Tinubu was following in Abdulrazaq’s lead and was going to write a full-length column to commend this.

Source: Nigerian Tribune August 05, 2023 17:59 UTC