Open letter to every Nigerian

 The nation ushered in the year 2015 with great expectations, because it means so much to the nation's democracy in the sense that the much anticipated general elections will be held in few weeks time.

Elections make a fundamental contribution to democratic governance because the decision is made directly by the entire body of qualified citizens. Elections enable voters to select leaders and to hold them accountable for their performance in office. Electing a leader of one's choice is a duty of any well-meaning Nigerian. Since 1999 the nation has been practicing uninterrupted democracy but I can

Can the nation manage the population growth?

Population is the total number of persons inhabiting a country, the population of a country is determined through the census. Census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the numbers of a given population.

In 1960, when Nigeria became independent from the British government, the nation's population was 45.2 million but in 1991, when another census was conducted in the country, the population became 88.92 million which showed a statistics of almost 200% growth in the population of the country. In 2006, the population of the country was found to be 140 million, as of today, the population is

The role of debate in Elections

   
An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to
hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated since the 17th century.

The universal use of elections as a tool for selecting representatives in democracies is in contrast with the practice, in the democratic archetype in ancient Athens. In any election, public debate is a
significant tool in the process, because debate is a series of forums where people's opinions, interests and expectations are expressed on an issue that concerns the whole or part of the society. It offers a
platform where the aspirants will be able to voice out their plans on how they will go about their leadership if elected into offices.