Democracy Day: ‘Nigeria Changing Driver But Still Heading In The Wrong Direction’ – Omole

Renowned author, Dr. Charles Omole, has warned that Nigeria’s security challenges will persist unless the country rethinks its approach beyond leadership changes, insisting that structural reform, rather than personnel shifts, was required to achieve meaningful progress.
He made the remarks on Friday at The Platform Nigeria Special June 12 Lecture held in Lagos. The event, themed “Governance, Democracy, National Security,” was organised by the Covenant Christian Centre led by Pastor Poju Oyemade as part of activities marking this year’s Democracy Day celebration.
Describing Nigeria’s security crisis as increasingly existential, Omole said the country must be willing to abandon convent...