Ernest Shonekan.
Source: British High Commission, Abuja/Flickr
Shonekan’s enduring legacy is in the business world and not the political arena where he remains a footnote in Nigeria’s history.
President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed June 12 as Nigeria’s official
Democracy Day.
Esther Addy/Flickr
June 12 is widely regarded as the most important day in Nigeria’s post-independence poltiical history
Members of Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress party protest the 2015 elections. More trouble is likely ahead of the 2019 elections.
EPA/Tife Owolabi
Nigeria is far from ready to hold a credible ballot in 2019.