Tag: failed state
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Nigeria: Is it not a failed State already? – By Godwin Etakibuebu
The Guru – Godwin Etakibuebu, hereby submits to the Nigerian People; ditto the International Community, that the Nigerian Nation State has failed. Or, succinctly put, it has manifested all the indices of a failed State, though it still goes about with the name Nigeria. Going out of the name Nigeria is just a matter of…
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Declaring Nigeria a failed state on basis of insecurity preposterous – FG
The Federal Government says for anyone to declare Nigeria a failed state on the basis of its security challenges, is “preposterous’’. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed stated this in response to a recent declaration by the Council on Foreign Affairs (CFA) in the U.S. that “Nigeria is at a point of…
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Nigeria sliding into anarchy, becoming a failed state – Governor Ishaku
Taraba State governor, Darius Ishaku, has said that Nigeria is dangerously sliding into anarchy and becoming a failed state due to increased insecurity. The governor raised the alarm in Jalingo, the state capital, on Saturday, during an interview with journalists to mark his sixth year in office. He said, “Nigeria is sliding to a failed…
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PDP Governors raise alarm: ‘Nigeria slipping to a failed state under Buhari’s watch’
Governors elected on the platform of Nigeria’s major opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have raised the alarm that Nigeria may soon slip into a failed state if the President Muhammadu Buhari led All Progressives Congress (APC) continue to standby and watch things go bad. The governors also noted that the country is in dire…
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Why Nigeria does not fit into ‘failed state’ narrative – ADP
The Action Democratic Party (ADP) says Nigeria is not a failed state in spite of its numerous challenges. The National Chairman of ADP, Mr Yusuf Sani, made the assertion at a news conference in Abuja on Saturday. The conference was organised by the party on the state of the nation. Sani, who noted that Nigeria’s…
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Nigeria on the verge of becoming a failed state – Atiku
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has said Nigeria is at risk of becoming a failed state if the foundational challenges preventing the central government from discharging its responsibilities are not resolved. Atiku said this in an article titled “Nigeria Needs The Peace Serum of Restructuring” which he shared on social media. He called for the…
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Nigeria close to becoming a failed state – Financial Times
The Financial Times of London has said if necessary steps are not taking, Nigeria, given its present circumstances may turn to a failed state. The UK-based newspaper said this in an editorial on Tuesday titled, ‘Nigeria at Risk of Becoming a Failed State’. It said the abduction and subsequent rescue of over 300 schoolboys in…
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Nigeria at 60: Nigeria not a failed country – Abdulsalam
Former Head of State, General Abdulsalam Alhaji Abubakar has frowned at the claims by some notable Nigerians among whom is former President Olusegun Obasanjo who described Nigeria as a failed country recently at a public function at Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory; pointing out that despite the numerous challenges bedevilling the country, Nigeria cannot be…