By Andy Ezeani
Let no one deceive anyone; the
processes and structure of democracy in Nigeria are presently in grave danger.
There is no exaggeration in talking of a democracy in intensive care unit (ICU)
at the moment. The danger is clear, present and escalating by the day.
Unless there is a quick, drastic
containment of the excesses that have seized the democratic process in the
country, no special gift of clairvoyance is needed to predict an imminent
debacle. Smothering the pervasive voices of discontent and disapproval at the
widening corrosive abuse of the system, as seem to be the strategy of the
powers that be, can last but for a short while.
