Teaching Comparative Government and Politics

Sunday, May 27, 2007

The problem is real. Is the effort to resolve it?

If there's a pressing political problem in Nigeria, assign it to a study group. (Don't be misled by the BBC headline.) This makes Nigeria's political system sound more and more like a large corporation or an authoritarian bureaucracy.

Yar'Adua 'to make poll reforms'

"Nigeria's president-elect has said he will reform the election process, which observers strongly criticised during last month's poll.

"Umaru Yar'Adua said he would review April's elections, which he controversially won...

"Mr Yar'Adua said he would set up a committee of eminent Nigerians to recommend changes to the electoral law..."


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