By Ayodele Seun
Aristotle argued against democracy as the government
of the majority ruling in their own interest. In reality that is what democracy
depicts in developing country/third world country.
Democracy has been conceptualized in different country
of the world, in order to suit their social setting and proffer solution to
social problems. Country of the world has modern the pattern and system of
governance that is best for their contemporary society.
Nigeria democracy has been characterized by the
hegemony of the major tribes at federal, state and local government level.
Nigeria democracy is government by number whereby smaller tribes are not been
treated fairly in power sharing and fair representation. Minority is a concept
of disadvantageous and been use as a scapegoat in politics.
Since the creation of kogi state only one major tribe
from kogi east has been producing the state governor which is unfair on the
kogi central and west and also in Benue state one major tribe has occupied
state governor position.Other states need to imbibe the political culture in Delta state,which as rotated the governorship position among the three senatorial districts ( james Ibori Delta south,Dr emmanuel Uduaghan Delta centrral and now Dr Ifeanyi Okowa Delta north). If there is power sharing at the central government
where positions is been zone to different geo-political zone, which is the true
spirit of federalism. Power sharing should also be adopted at the state level whereby
governorship position should be rotate among the three senatorial districts of
the state. If there is equal representative in legislative arms, why can’t also
be equal representative in executive arm? Federal character should be adopted
at state level and spirit of oneness can be built on fairness and justice.
This injustice is characterized in many state in
Nigeria (Kogi, Benue, Nasarrawa,Taraba and Kaduna etc.) where a section or one
major tribe will hold on to power for long and established is hegemony on the
other tribes. State of Assembly that has enacted law for the position of
governor and deputy governor to be pensionable should also enact law to make
power rotation constitutional in their various states among the senatorial
districts.
Our democracy should be built within the concept of
federal character to stop this marginalization of the minority tribes.
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