By Femi Falana SAN(Being the text of the keynote address delivered at the Pan-African High-Level Dialogue on Accountability in Lagos, Nigeria, 10-11, September 2026)
INTRODUCTION – THE WRONG QUESTION
The organisers of this dialogue have posed a question which is both timely and provocative: Have We...
The 2023 general election had its strengths and weaknesses. With the use of the Bimodal Voters Accreditation system (BVAS), prominent politicians, including serving and former governors, ministers and commissioners, among others lost in their polling units and states.
We are all suffering because the tiny corrupt elite are fighting amongst themselves. The central bank created a scarcity of Naira notes in a vain attempt to stop vote buying. The fuel marketeers are refusing to supply enough fuel because of disputes over subsidy and the price of petrol.